Calendar Feed instructions
The NTF Racing Diary Calendar Feed is supplied in iCalendar / ICS format, which is supported by most major devices and calendar applications.
Subscribing to the feed means you will be up to date with the latest fixtures / sales dates on your PC, Mac, Tablet or Smartphone.
Simply use the 'add to calendar' link from within your chosen device to customise and subscribe to the feed.
Android users: Please see the section below for instructions on how to subscribe to the feeds using Google Calendar syncing.
The instructions below will help with manually subscribing to a calendar if your device does not directly support the webcal protocol.
For all devices:
Once you have selected the options for your calendar, copy the URL to your clipboard by right clicking the 'Add To Calendar' button in the overlay and selecting 'Copy Link URL' (this is similar on most desktop browsers). On a touch enabled or mobile device, the process may be slightly different.
Using Outlook 2010 for Windows:
In Outlook, from the selection of 'Mail', 'Calendar', 'Contacts' and 'Tasks' - Select 'Calendar'
In the ribbon, pull down the 'Open Calendar' menu
Select 'From Internet'
Paste the URL in the box entitled 'New Internet Calendar Subscription'
Press OK
Optionally - Click 'Advanced' to name your calendar and configure some options.
Click 'Yes' to add the calendar to outlook and subscribe to updates.
The contents of the calendar will now be downloaded into Outlook, and will automatically update periodically as fixture information changes.
Using Google Calendar:
Go to https://www.google.com/calendar
If you are not already, log in with your Google account.
On the left of the page, pull down the option 'Other Calendars'
Select 'Add by URL'
Paste the URL in the box entitled 'Add by URL' (change webcal:// to http:// if the former does not work correctly)
Do not tick "Make this calendar publicly accessible" - our feed is already publicly accessible.
Your feed will download into your calendar and continue to automatically update periodically.
Each subscribed calendar will appear under 'Other Calendars' and you can pull down the options menu to change the colour of events, create notifications, or hide the calendar.
More info: https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37100?hl=en
Using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch (iOS 6+):
Go to the 'settings' app on your device.
From the list, select the 'Mail, Contacts, Calendars' option.
Select ‘Accounts’ and 'Add Account'
From the list, choose 'Other'
Under 'Calendars', Select 'Add Subscribed Calendar'
Paste the URL in the box entitled 'Add by URL' (change webcal:// to http:// if the former does not work correctly)
More options should appear, you can optionally enter a description for the calendar. You do not require a username or password, and should ensure 'Use SSL' is set to 'off'.
Select 'Next' - the calendar should sync, and then 'Save' to confirm the subscription.
Leave the 'settings' app, and go to the 'calendar' app. You should now see the subscribed calendar(s) in the list under 'subscribed' - ensure they are selected, and you should see all of the events in your calendar.
More info can be found via http://www.macworld.com/article/1143365/tip_calendars.html
Using an Android phone or tablet (using the default calendar app):
Calendar subscriptions on Android devices using the default calendar application are handled via Google Calendar.
In the Google Calendar app, go to Menu...."Calendars to be displayed", then scroll down to the "Calendars to be synced" button at the bottom.
Click this button, and make sure the fixtures calendar(s) you subscribed too are checked.
Click "OK" to exit.
In the "Calendars to be displayed" list, you should now see the new calendar(s), check the box next to those you want to be visible.
