MS Outlook, Schedule Import File

You can choose to download a coma separated value (or CSV) file containing all the data from your schedule which can be directly imported into Microsoft's Outlook program.  If you're a regular Outlook user, this feature can come in very handy.  You'll be able to include games and practices in with your other appointments and have Outlook remind you of coming events.  You can also download Outlook schedule data to most hand held computers such as a Palm Pilot so you have your schedule handy on the road.

If you click the "Download" link on any team's schedule or from the Multi-Schedule form, a "File Download" dialog box will appear.  Choose "Save" and then choose the destination folder on your computer from the resulting "Save As" dialog box.  You'll then have a file on your computer named "MySchedule.csv" (by default) located in the folder you chose above.  This file contains all the data for all the events in your schedule.

To import the file's data into Outlook, use the File/Import and Export menu commands.  The resulting dialog box allows you to choose what action to perform.  Choose "Import from another program or file" and click "Next".  The next screen prompts you for the type of file to import.  Choose "Comma Separated Values (DOS)" and click "Next".  On the next screen, enter the path and file name of the file you downloaded previously.  You can also choose how duplicate events are handled.  We recommend that you replace duplicates.  After you press "Next" again, you'll be prompted for the folder to import into.  Choose your "Calendar" from the list and press "Next" and then ""Finish" on the following screen.  Your calendar should now contain all the game and practice events from your schedule.

Note that if the schedule changes in the future, and you want to re-import the data, you should first delete all the events you imported previously.  You can do this by using the "Tools/Advanced Find" menu commands and then searching for the team's name.  You can then delete all the events from the resulting list.