One of Facebook‘s most useful features is the way it alerts you to the birthdays of all your buddies. Did you know that you can export this valuable data to other calendar applications?
Apple iCal, Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar will all happily accept your exported Facebook info. We’ve pulled together a quick how-to for transferring the data to Google Calendar. You can receive E-mail and SMS alert for each birthday.
Here's how to do it.
Head to your Facebook home page. Click on "Events," which you'll see in the left-hand menu.
Hit the drop-down menu at the right of your screen and select "Birthdays."
In the "Birthdays" screen, hit the drop-down menu again and select "Export Birthdays."
This should generate a pop-up window with a URL. Copy this URL.
Next, go to your Google Calendar and on the left-hand side of the screen, you should see "Other Calendars." Click the drop-down menu next to this the option and select "Add by URL."
Paste the URL into the pop-up window and click "Add Calendar."
You should now see "Friends' Birthdays" under your "Other Calendars."
You can change the color of the birthdays by clicking the drop-down menu.
Finally, one great option Google Calendar offers is the ability to set up alerts. So for example, you can set reminders a few days before each birthday.
To do this, click on the drop-down menu next to your "Friends' Birthdays" calendar. Click "Notifications." This will let you set up email reminders.
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