Embed "Add to Google Calendar" in Gmail

Environment

U-M Google, Google Calendar

Issue

How to embed "Add to Google Calendar" in an email

Resolution

If you want people to be able to click the "Add to Google Calendar" link via an email message:

  1. Create the Google Calendar event and add guests in Google Calendar. (There is no need to send the invite.)
  2. Open the email and compose the message
  3. Type "Add to Google Calendar" in the message
  4. Highlight "Add to Google Calendar"
  5. Click the "Insert link" icon at the bottom of the message
  6. Copy the calendar invite URL from Google Calendar and enter the web address to the calendar event in the URL field
  7. Click OK
  8. Click Send

The recipients will be able to click the "Add to Google Calendar" link from the email and add it to their calendar.

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