
It is safest to select to “Merge” your data for the first time you sync. *Note that the first time you sync your device,you will be asked to select from either: merging your data together, to replace the data on iCloud from your Mac/iPad/iPhone, or replace the data on your computer from the following applications: Address Book, iCal, Microsoft Entourage, or Microsoft Outlook 2011. Editing Calendars on the iPad Calendar App On the Mac, existing calendars are listed under the “Calendars” button, although to add a new Calendar, first select “File/New Calendar” from the drop down menu, before choosing “On My Mac” or “iCloud” for the Location of your new Calendar. This menu is found by tapping the “Calendars” and then “Edit” buttons from the iPad/iPhone. Selecting which calendars are in sync, as well as adding or removing custom calendars is done under the edit calendars menu. The events you create are then color coded to match the appropriate calendar. By clicking on the “Calendar” button at the top-left of the Calendar/iCal window, you can select whether an event is listed under your Home or Work calendar as defaults, or create a new calendar name such as “Gym” or “Holiday”. So make sure you have selected Calendars as “On” on your Mac, iPhone, and/or iPad, before you open up the Calendar App to create a new event.Īpple’s Calendar app (iCal on the Mac) also lets you determine how your events are organized within your schedule. This determines which data will be “pushed” or updated across your devices by iCloud.

On the Mac this is done by clicking on the check-boxes next to each service from the iCloud menu, while on the iPad or iPhone, just select “On/Off’ from the slide buttons next to each service. Google Calendar: import ICS file and eventsĪfter creating your iCloud ID and password, you can choose which Apple services you wish to keep in sync across your devices, such as Mail, Calendars, Bookmarks or Contacts.
