Fons provides the ability to sync with your other calendars.
FAQs
For Google calendar, you can sync your Fons appointments to show in your Google Calendar. And you now have the option to have your Google appointments block off availability in your Fons Calendar.
For iCal, you can only sync your Fons appointments to show in your iCal
If you need staff members calendars to sync to another calendar they can use the "Other Calendars" and copy and paste the link to you
Changes to the original calendar should be reflected in the connected calendar within a few seconds. If you're not seeing the new event in your calendar as expected, try refreshing the page
Google Calendar Sync
Fons Calendar → Google
Automatically sync your Fons appointments to Google Calendar. Only appointments where you are the provider will sync.
While in Fons navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar
Choose "CONNECT TO GOOGLE"
Sign in to the Google account calendar you want to sync with
Click "Continue"
Google Calendar → Fons (Optional)
Automatically sync the events from your selected Google calendar(s) into your Fons calendar. Events from your Google calendar will display as "Busy" in your Fons calendar when a single staff member is selected. No private details will be shown.
While in Fons navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar
Connect your Google calendar (see "Fons Calendar → Google" steps above)
Click "ADD CALENDARS"
Select the Google calendar(s) you would like to sync into Fons. Note: you can select more than one calendar if you'd like.
Click "Save"
If you go to "Calendar" and select your name, you should now see all "busy" events in your Google calendar displayed as "Busy" in your Fons calendar
Notes on Google Calendar → Fons:
All Google events that sync into your Fons calendar will display as "Busy" (the event title and event details will not be shown in Fons)
You can only make changes to your Google calendar in Google, not in Fons
If you are invited to an event in your Google calendar, that event will show in your Fons calendar unless you decline the event invite.
Only Google calendar events that are marked as "Busy" in your Google calendar will sync to your Fons calendar. If a Google event is marked as "Free" in your Google calendar, it will not sync into Fons.
You can change an event from "free" to "busy" in your Google calendar if you'd like it to show in Fons. Note: while most Google events default to "Busy" status, all-day events and tasks default to "free" status.
You can add any Google calendar you have access to or delete which Google calendars are synced to your Fons calendar at any time
You can only connect one Google account to your Fons account at a time
Apple Calendar Subscription
Subscribe to add a read-only Fons calendar in your Apple Calendar. Note: iCal has to be setup on your PC/mobile and this will sync to both your PC and mobile
While in Fons navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar
Choose "SUBSCRIBE" under Apple Calendar Subscription
Sign in to the Google account calendar you want to sync with
Click "Add"
Other Calendars
Add a read-only Fons calendar to your preferred digital calendar. Paste the url into your calendar of choice, such as Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook.
While in Fons navigate to Settings->Personal Profile->Calendar
Choose "COPY CALENDAR FEED" under Other calendars
Paste it into any other calendars you need Fons to show on
Troubleshooting
Google Calendar Sync - disconnect and reconnect
Apple Calendar Subscription - delete from your calendar account and subscribe again
Other Calendars - copy and paste the link again
If none of these work report the issue to Fons support with any errors, exact details of what appointments are not syncing
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