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You can even embed the calendar itself on your blog or home page. In Google Calendar, open the

calendar drop-down by pressing the arrow icon next to the calendar name, and click “Calendar

settings.” On the dialog that appears, you will nd two small blue buttons reading “HTML”; click the

one that appears under “Calendar Address,” and another dialog with the calendar address will open.

As you want to embed this instead of just point to it, click the link reading “conguration tool.” A new

browser window or tab will open up to allow you to congure the layout for the calendar widget, as

shown in Figure 7-16. You can set the calendar to a new width, toggle which elements you want to be

visible, and switch to another background color, among other layout options.

When you’re done with the calendar widget wizard, copy the HTML snippet from the top box, and

paste it into your web site, as shown in Figure 7-17. Others can now not only look at your calendar

on your home page, but also add this calendar to their own Google Calendar by clicking the “Add to

Google” button within your widget.

But there’s still one thing left: the option for others to create new events on your calendar, too.

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To fully share the calendar with someone else, including giving them the rights to add or delete

events on it, open the calendar drop-down ...