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However, sometimes you may want to access your Google Calendar from the Windows desktop.

One is simply to sync your Google Calendar with the default Windows Desktop Calendar app.

Other ways are to sync Google Calendar with a variety of Windows desktop calendar apps you may use instead.

The easiest way to get your Google Calendar information is by syncing it with your Windows Calendar.

Select the Start menu, type calendar, and then select the Calendar app.

When Windows Calendar opens, select the gear icon at the lower left to open Calendar settings.

Once youre done syncing your Google Calendar account with Windows Calendar, youll see all of the events and other items from your Google Calendar agenda displayed inside your Windows Calendar.

Once youve synced your Google Calendar account, you can also add, delete, or edit existing Google Calendar events from inside Windows Calendar.

If the desktop calendar you use is Outlook rather than Windows Calendar, you can easily sync your Google Calendar with your Outlook desktop app.

Doing this allows you to see all of your Google Calendar events and agenda from inside your Outlook calendar.

Open Outlook, then select the calendar icon in the lower-left corner to open the Outlook calendar.

Select Settings and sharing, scroll down to the Customize section, and copy the Secret address in iCal format link.

Back in the Outlook calendar window, paste the iCal link you copied into the New Internet Calendar Subscription field and select OK.

Once youre done, Outlook calendar will sync with your Google Calendar account and display all of your events and appointments.

So you can see all the events, but you wont be able to create or edit any new Google Calendar events.

If you use the Google Chrome browser more than any other desktop app, it would make sense to access Google Calendar there rather than any other desktop app.

Accessing your Google Calendar from Chrome is as simple as installing the Google Calendar Chrome extension.

Adding Google Calendar to Chrome is especially convenient because you dont have to open another desktop application to see your Google Calendar information on your desktop.

Find Google Calendar in the Chrome Web Store and install the extension.

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