The Merge External Calendar option allows users to subscribe to external calendars such as an institutional calendar, or a web calendar (Google, Outlook, etc.) in iCal format.
Note: This feature has some limitations:
- It does not support all-day events.
- It only supports events defined with <VEVENT>.
- It does not support reoccurring events.
- It does not support events without an end time.
Select Calendar.
![Select Calendar](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/669/906/original/4cb3bad0-3173-4120-b51c-4309b190d6f5.png)
In the target Sakai site, or from Home, select Calendar from the Tool Menu.
Select Merge External Calendars.
![Select Merge External Calendars](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/669/908/original/3f595e24-c0a7-4cff-b9fb-20d7c77da806.png)
From the Actions Menu, select Merge External Calendars.
Enter Calendar information.
![Enter Calendar info and select Subscribe and select Save](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/669/910/original/34ec9f0d-fbc3-4f65-86c7-7461feccf947.png)
- Enter a name for the external calendar.
- Copy and paste the external calendar's subscription URL.
- Select Subscribe.
- Select Save.
View subscribed calendars.
![Subscribed calendar displays](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/669/912/original/404bb6f9-62e5-41b2-b5ef-806d40341b6c.png)
The subscribed calendar displays.