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SOGo on Thunderbird - Calendar

This manual is meant for users of SOGo Groupware on the 1A-server. It explains how you can use Thunderbird, the free Open Source Groupware client, to access calendars and share them.

Requirements

To complete this manual, you will need:

Steps

1
Share your calendar
  • Go to the calendar overview
  • Right-click "Personal Calendar"
  • Choose Sharing...
Share your calendar
2
Share your calendar with everyone
  • Double-click Any Authenticated User
  • Adjust the User Rights according to your wishes
  • Click Update
Share your calendar with everyone
3
Share your calendar with a specific user (1)
  • Click the icon with the green plus
  • Type the desired name
  • Double-click the intended user
    You will now return to the window "Rights Management" and the user has been added.
Share your calendar with a specific user (1)
4
Share your calendar with a specific user (2)
  • Double-click the newly added user
  • Adjust the User Rights according to your wishes
  • Click Update
Share your calendar with a specific user (2)
5
Remove sharing permissions
  • Click the user or group for which you want to remove the permissions
  • Click the icon with the red cross
Remove sharing permissions
6
Add a shared calendar
  • Click the icon to add a shared calendar
  • Type the desired name
  • Double-click the intented user
  • Double-click Personal Calendar for this user
  • Right-click the newly added calendar
  • Choose Properties
  • Change Calendar Name to a shorter name, for example only the name of the user
  • Optionally select a different color for this calendar
  • Click OK
Add a shared calendar
7
Remove a shared calendar
  • Select the shared calendar you wish to remove
  • Click the icon to remove a shared calendar
Remove a shared calendar
8
Invite Attendees (1)
  • Open a (new) appointment
  • Click Invite Attendees
Invite Attendees (1)
9
Invite Attendees (2)
  • Add attendees in the left column
  • The availability will be shown in the right column (the color legend can be found at the bottom)
Invite Attendees (2)