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Sync Planner with Google Calendar

In short

On Planner's To-Do page, click Connect Google Calendar and allow access. Then open a task and turn on Add to Google Calendar. The task appears in your primary Google Calendar and follows your edits. The sync is one way: events from Google Calendar don't come back into Planner.

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Connect your Google account#

  1. In Planner on the web, open To-Do.
  2. Click Connect Google Calendar at the top of the page.
  3. Choose your Google account and allow Zetrr to manage events on calendars you own.
  4. You return to To-Do with a message that Google Calendar is connected.

You connect Google Calendar on the web only.

Send a task to your calendar#

  1. Click a task to open it.
  2. Under Google Calendar, turn on Add to Google Calendar.
  3. Wait for Synced to Google Calendar.

Only the tasks you switch on are sent.

How tasks appear#

  • A task with a deadline becomes a one-hour event that starts at the deadline.
  • A task without a deadline becomes an all-day event on the day it's planned for.
  • Events go to your primary Google Calendar.
  • Change the title, description, day or deadline, and the event updates.
  • Complete the task, switch the setting off or delete the task, and the event is removed.

Edits you make to a synced task in the Planner apps reach Google Calendar too, though they can take up to a day. Zetrr never reads the events in your Google Calendar.

Disconnect#

Click Calendar at the top of To-Do, then Disconnect. Zetrr removes the events it created, gives up its access to your Google account, and turns sync off on all your tasks.

Fix a problem#

  • Reconnect Google Calendar at the top of To-Do means Google stopped accepting Zetrr's access. Click it and connect again; your synced tasks are brought up to date.
  • "Calendar access wasn't granted": connect again and allow Zetrr to manage events on calendars you own.
  • "Google didn't return a refresh token": remove Zetrr at Google account permissions, then connect again.
  • Couldn't sync — it'll retry automatically. on a task: there's nothing to do; Planner tries again on its own.
  • Calendar (off) at the top of To-Do: Google Calendar sync isn't available at the moment. Contact us if you need it.

Questions

Do events I add in Google Calendar appear in Planner?

No. The sync is one way, from Planner to-dos to Google Calendar.

Can I sync content cards to Google Calendar?

No. Only to-dos you switch on with Add to Google Calendar are sent.

Which calendar do events go to?

Your primary Google Calendar, for the Google account you connected.

Still stuck?

Message the Zetrr team. We reply to every message, usually within one business day.