Calendar Settings
In Reach's Calendar, all of your real estate Events can be seen in one place. For people that are already using a calendar app (e.g. iCal), it would be nice if all of their Reach events can be seen there as well. Reach provides this functionality by integrating with an external calendar: Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook.
Reach allows you to configure a single external calendar to sync with. This means that any Events that are created in Reach are automatically synced with your external calendar and any events created in the external calendar are automatically created in Reach the next time you refresh the application. Any updates to events are also synced as well.
Any time an update happens in the external calendar, Reach will receive the update right away, no need to refresh!
How Syncing Works
Whenever Reach is launched (or refreshed), it syncs with the user's configured external calendar. Only events that have an end time in the future will be synced. Syncing is a 2-step process:
- Any new external events will cause the creation of a new Reach event; any updated external events will update the linked Reach event.
- Reach will create in the external calendar any events that exist in Reach but not exist in the external calendar.
Configuration (Google)
Using a New Calendar (recommended)
We recommend using a new Google Calendar for your Reach configuration. Once signed in to Reach, follow the steps below:
- In the sidebar, click on Settings
- Click on Calendar
- Under Syncing click Configure
- If necessary, click Grant Google Calendar Access, as this is needed to sync your calendar with Reach. You will now be prompted to sign into your Google Account to grant that permission. Select the Google Account that you are signed in with Reach.
- You will need to allow Reach access to “View and Edit all your google events”, as well as “See, Edit, Share, and permanently delete all the calendars you can access using Google Calendar”. Click Continue.
- Next, click Configure Syncing to setup 2-way syncing, which will give you the ability for changes in Reach to take effect in Google, and changes in Google to take effect in Reach (2-way communication)
- Select Enabled for 2-way Sync.
- Select Create New
- Specify a Title for your new calendar and click Create Google Calendar
- Ensure that the new calendar is selected from the drop down menu, if not, select it.
- Click Save
- If you don't see your new calendar settings, you may need to refresh Reach.
Changing the Google Calendar will initiate a sync. Give it a moment and then in Google Calendar (or your preferred calendar app) check that your Reach calendar is appearing (see below).
If you are using a calendar app, make sure you are signed in to the same Google account as the Google account you have used to sign in to Reach.
Using an Existing Calendar
Choosing an existing Google calendar means that any events in the calendar that end in the future will be synced with Reach. For example, if you select your personal calendar, Reach will create its own copy of all of your personal events (i.e. "Pick up kids from soccer" will end up as an Event in Reach).
You can also configure Reach to use an existing external calendar. Once signed in to Reach, follow the steps below:
- In the sidebar, click on Settings
- Click on Calendar
- Under Syncing click Configure
- If necessary, click Grant Google Calendar Access, as this is needed to sync your calendar with Reach. You will now be prompted to sign into your Google account to grant that permission. Select the Google account that you are signed in with Reach.
- You will need to allow Reach access to “View and Edit all your google events”, as well as “See, Edit, Share, and permanently delete all the calendars you can access using Google Calendar”. Click Continue.
Next, click Configure Syncing to setup 2-way syncing, which will give you the ability for changes in Reach to take effect in Google, and changes in Google to take effect in Reach (2-way communication)
Select Enabled for 2-way Sync.
- If your current Google Calendar is not already selected from the Drop Down menu, click the drop down menu and select the desired Google Calendar to sync your Reach events with.
- Click Save.
- If you don't see your calendar settings, you may need to refresh Reach.
Changing the Google Calendar will initiate a sync. Check in the Reach Calendar to ensure your Google events have been brought in. Secondly, in Google Calendar (or your preferred calendar app) check that your calendar has synced and your Reach events are appearing.
Configuration (Microsoft)
Microsoft accounts can only select the primary calendar to sync to; it is not possible to configure a secondary Outlook calendar as the calendar Reach syncs with. Furthermore, choosing the primary calendar means that any events in the calendar that end in the future will be synced with Reach. For example, Reach will create its own copy of all of your personal events (i.e. "Pick up kids from soccer" will end up as an Event in Reach).
Using the Primary Calendar
- In the sidebar, click on Settings
- Click on Calendar
- Under Syncing click Configure
If necessary, click Grant Outlook Calendar Access, as this is needed to sync your calendar with Reach. You will now be prompted to sign into your Microsoft account to grant that permission. Select the Microsoft account that you are signed in with Reach.
If a new browser tab opened to facilitate the Microsoft sign in, it can be closed.
Next, click Configure Syncing to setup 2-way syncing, which will give you the ability for changes in Reach to take effect in Outlook, and changes in Outlook to take effect in Reach (2-way communication)
Select Enabled for 2-way Sync.
Click Save.
If you don't see your calendar settings, you may need to refresh Reach.
Changing the synced calendar will initiate a sync. Check in the Reach Calendar to ensure your Outlook events have been brought in. Secondly, in Outlook (or your preferred calendar app) check that your calendar has synced and your Reach events are appearing.