#rev 2020-09-01 pmeier
= Google Calendar Sync with Thunderbird =
To use Google Calendar with Thunderbird, you have to perform the following steps:

== Downloading & installing Provider for Google Calendar ==
If you need both read and write access to your calendar, you need to install the "Provider for Google Calendar" from [[addons.mozilla.org|addons.mozilla.org]]. Maybe this add-on is already installed in your Thunderbird. If so, skip these steps.
 1. Open the [[https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/4631/|Provider for Google Calendar]] addon website.
 2. Download the file. 
 3. Install the add-on in Thunderbird
  1. Select the Tools menu from the Thunderbird menu bar and choose Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager page will open. 
  2. Click "Gear" Icon on the Add-ons Manager page and then select "Install Add-on From File..."
  3. Locate the downloaded file on your machine and click "Open".
  4. You will be prompted to install. Click "Install Now" to complete the installation. 

== Importing the Google calendar into Thunderbird ==
 1. Click on the calendar icon to open the calendar view.
 {{attachment:thunderbird-cal.png}}
 2. Right click on the left > New Calendar...
 3. Choose "On the Network"
 4. Choose "Google Calendar" and follow the steps

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