Now that you’ve switched from IBM® Notes™ to Google Workspace, here are some tips on beginning to use Google Calendar to manage your events.
How to create events:
In IBM Notes Calendar users can create a new calendar entry as a meeting and send the invitation to guests.
In Google Calendar users can create an event in Google Calendar. When you save the event, your guests receive an email invitation.
How to schedule video meetings:
- In IBM Notes Calendar users can schedule a meeting with the use of IBM Sametime or Smartcloud for voice and video conferencing.
- In Google Calendar users can add a video call.
- Use Google Meet to add a video call to your event.
How to share calendars:
- In IBM Notes Calendar users can grant sharing permissions from your computer with IBM Notes installed.
- In Google Calendar users can share calendars by:
- Granting sharing permissions online at calendar.google.com
- Sharing a link to your calendar, such as through email or Google Meet
- Embedding on a website
What sharing visibility is available:
- In IBM Notes Calendar users can change the sharing visibility to:
- Specific people or Contact groups
- Everyone
- In Google Calendar users can change the sharing visibility to:
- Specific people or Google Groups
- Public (web search)
- Specific people in your domain (domain search)
- People who don’t use Google Calendar
What are the access permissions:
- In IBM Notes Calendar users can change the access permissions to:
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- Read, create, edit, and delete(full access)
- Read (view only)
- In Google Calendar users can change the access permissions to:
- Make changes and manage sharing (full access)
- Make changes to events
- See all event details (view only)
- See free/busy information (no details)
What are the customizable views:
- In IBM Notes Calendar users can customize the view to:
- 1 day
- 2 days
- Week (or Work Week)
- Month
- Weekly Planner
- In Google Calendar users can customize the view to:
- Day
- Week (optional: exclude weekends)
- Month
- Agenda
- Custom view (between 2–7 days, or 2–4 weeks)
You can access your calendar from any computer, smartphone, or tablet.
On your computer:
- Users can access IBM Notes Calendar from the computer where it’s installed.
- Users can access Calendar from any computer with Internet access.
On the web:
- Users can access IBM Notes Calendar on the web via mail.wdc.in (a web-based version of IBM Notes) from the computer where it’s installed.
- Users can access In Google Calendar through web browsers on any device at calendar.google.com.
On your mobile devices:
- Users can access IBM Notes Calendar from mobile devices by installing and opening the IBM Notes Traveler app.
- Users can access In Google Calendar from mobile devices by installing and opening the Calendar app.
