Calendar integration with HawkSoft makes it possible for you to sync with Outlook or selected online calendars to open and view events from the Calendar side panel on the HawkSoft Start Page.
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Multiple calendars with the same provider can be configured with HawkSoft.
For example, if you have more than one calendar set up under your Google account, one for customer birthdays and one for annual review appointments, they can be combined in the HawkSoft calendar view.
Calendars from multiple providers cannot be combined. For example, you cannot configure both your Google and Outlook calendars together in HawkSoft.
- When integrating with a Microsoft Outlook® calendar,HawkSoft will have access to the calendars for the user logged onto Windows® only.
- Calendar events are displayed on the Calendar panel for all of your calendars configured with your provider.
- HawkSoft automatically displays up to 25 calendar events for two different days. Those two days must be within five days of each other, starting with the current day. Click More... to open your calendar and view more scheduled events.
Required Permissions
No special user permissions are required to complete calendar integration in your own profile or from the HawkSoft Start Page.
See User Permissions for more information.
Software requirements
Calendar integration can be configured with Google™, Microsoft® Office 365, Outlook.com.
Calendar integration for Outlook.com automatically includes Hotmail, Live.com, and MSN email accounts.
HawkSoft supports integration with Microsoft 365, Microsoft Office 2016, 2019, and 2021 “Professional” or “Home & Business”.
Microsoft Office 2013, Microsoft Office Home, Office Home Premium, Office Home and Student, and Trial editions are NOT supported; Microsoft Office must be purchased separately. See System Requirements for more information.
To set up or modify calendar integration
Click Configure below the calendar in the right-hand panel on the HawkSoft Start Page.
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Click the
Profile icon or your username/initials in the top-right corner of HawkSoft, select User Preferences, and then select the Calendar side-tab.
The Calendar dialog opens.
Select your Calendar Type from the available drop-down list.
Calendar integration can be configured with Google™, Microsoft® Office 365, Outlook.com. Calendar integration for Outlook.com automatically includes Hotmail, Live.com, and MSN email accounts.
Determine how often you want your calendar to refresh on the Start Page by selecting the number of minutes from the Refresh Interval drop-down.
Click Connect.
All of your available calendars, for the selected Calendar Type, appear in the Calendar list.
For calendar types other than Outlook, the calendar provider Login screen opens if you are not already logged in.
Enter your login information, if prompted.
For calendar types other than Outlook, a screen will appear requiring you to give HawkSoft permission to display your calendar events.
Click Allow or Yes to grant permission.
Use the available check boxes to select the calendar(s) you want to configure with HawkSoft.
Multiple calendars with the same provider can be configured with HawkSoft, but calendars from multiple providers cannot be combined. For example, you cannot configure both your Google and Outlook calendars together in HawkSoft.
Click OK to save your configuration.
Your calendar is now integrated and your upcoming calendar events display in the Calendar side-panel of the HawkSoft Start Page
If you don't see your new calendar on the start page, return to the Calendar Configuration and click the Refresh Calendars button.
See To use the calendar from the HawkSoft Start Page Calendar panel for more information.
To use the calendar from the HawkSoft Start Page Calendar panel
The HawkSoft Start Page calendar panel displays a view of the current month, and the Calendar Events section displays scheduled appointments for two days (within a five day window, starting with the current date).
- To add an appointment from the Calendar Panel:
- Click the date for the appointment on the calendar.
The calendar launches with the selected date open. Add or view appointment details.
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To view or make changes to an existing event displayed on your Calendar Panel, click on the event to launch your calendar and display the event details.
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