CoachEase and Outlook

Coaches ask, “Does CoachEase work with Microsoft Outlook?” The answer, yes!

Here’s how. CoachEase uses the industry standard iCalendar format for its scheduling. If you’ve used other Internet calendars such as those from Apple, Google, or others, you probably already are familiar with iCalendar stuff. If not, don’t worry. It’s simple.

It’s especially simple with Outlook 2007 (about to be released) because iCalendar comes standard. But you can use earlier versions of Outlook with iCalendar as well using a little program to help Outlook keep up with industry standards.

You can use iCal for MS Outlook 2 with Microsoft Outlook 2000, XP (2002), or 2003. There’s a free trial version for the $30 program available at http://www.kenner-price.com/icalendar/.

There’s also a free solution called Remote Calendars available from http://remotecalendars.sourceforge.net/ that works with Outlook 2003.

Let us know what calendar solution you prefer to use with CoachEase. (We know coaches who swear by Google calendar with CoachEase…)