Google Calendar Month View integration

The Google Calendar Month View integrations widget provides a portal into an existing Google calendar, displaying events in a wall calendar-like grid. Through it, you can view, update, and create events.

Sections in this article: 

Widget layout

The Google Calendar widget on a page.

Location Description

View Events

 Scroll through a list of upcoming events in the displayed calendar.

Jump to date

Select a specific day to show by clicking on the date in the upper left corner of the widget. 

Selecting a specific date to view.

Add Events

Create new events in your calendar by selecting the + button.

Adding an event using the widget.

Update Events

Update an event by clicking on its title in the list.

Editing an event in the widget.

Move to Next/Previous month

Two buttons in the upper-right corner of the widget allow you to move to the next or last month.

Buttons for cycling between months.
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Consideration and caveats

Limitations

Some features of Google Calendars are not supported through the Integrations widget:

  • Only English language use is supported in the Google Calendar integration.
  • Google Calendar is not compatible with the Igloo mobile app.
  • You cannot add or edit attachments.
  • You cannot view multiple calendars in a single widget.

Set up

  1. Place an  Integrations widget on a page, space, or dashboard. For more information, see Placing and setting up a widget. 
  2. Select the placed widget's Edit button.
  3. Under Integration Library, select Igloo Integration Library.
  4. Select Google Calendar Month View from the library.
  5. Review and make changes to the settings on the Options and Appearance tabs. You can find details about the widget's settings in the Settings section below.
  6. In the widget editor, select Update to apply your changes.
  7. At the bottom of your page, space, or dashboard, select Publish or Save as Draft to save your changes.

Settings

Options Tab

Setting Description
Title

Enter a title for the widget. The title appears as a heading above the widget's contents. You should use the title to provide context to the widget and better structure a page's content by clearly denoting different sections.

When entering a title, you do so only for your currently selected language. If your digital workplace supports multiple languages, you should select  Translation and enter a title for each supported language. 

This field can contain a maximum of 140 characters.
Title link

Enter the URL of a location in your digital workplace. Users who click the widget's title, if it has one, will go to this location. Whether you enter the link as a relative URL or an absolute URL does not matter, it will convert to an absolute URL the next time you edit the widget.

This field can contain a maximum of 2,083 characters.
Description

Enter a description for the widget. The description appears between the title and the widget's contents. You can use this text to provide information to users about the widget.

When entering a description, you do so only for your currently selected language. If your digital workplace supports multiple languages, you should select  Translation and enter a description for each supported language.
Calendar ID

If you would like the calendar Integration to display a specific calendar when it loads, enter the ID of that calendar in the Calendar ID field. The calendar ID can be found in the Calendar Details in the Google Calendar interface.

If you want to see the primary calendar associated with the logged in user’s email, enter “primary”.
General options
Setting Description

Show Attendees

Determines if attendees will be visible when inspecting the details of an event. 

Read Only

Enabling this feature prevents adding and editing events through the widget.
Advanced Settings

Appearance tab

Appearance options
Setting Description
Class

 Enter CSS class selectors to provide additional styling to the widget. For more information, see Applying custom CSS to widgets.
Height

 Select the height of the widget.

The default value is Auto (leftmost slider position) scales the widget's height to fit its contents. You can use the slider to set a fixed height between 50px to 600px in increments of 50px.

Selecting a height less than what is needed to display its contents results in the widget having a vertical scrollbar.

Note

Your digital workplace's theme overwrites many of the settings on the Appearance tab. However, the settings listed above are usable.

Frequently asked questions

Can I sync my calendar to an Igloo calendar?

Not directly. You can, however, invite an Igloo calendar to an event in your google calendar. See Adding content via email for more detail.

Can I search my Google Calendar through the normal Igloo search feature?

Your Google Calendar cannot be searched by Igloo. Igloo does not have direct access to that information due to security restrictions.