> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.bladesrowing.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Calendar settings and subscriptions

> Change your calendar display and subscribe to your assigned sessions in another calendar app.

Calendar display settings change how Blades looks on your device. A calendar subscription lets another calendar app read your assigned sessions.

## Change the calendar display

1. Open **Settings** and select **View**.
2. Choose the first day of the week and the start and end hours you want to see.
3. Return to your calendar to check the display.

These preferences are saved in this browser. They do not change session times or sync automatically to another browser or device. If early or late commitments seem missing, expand the visible hours.

View settings also include calendar overlays. Organisers can choose crew busy times, darkness, Cam Conservancy events and Rule 11 information through **Layers** in the crew calendar. See [Check availability and river information](/organisers/sessions#check-availability-and-river-information) for what those layers mean and their limits.

## Subscribe to your sessions

Open **Settings**, then **Sync**. Choose one of the following methods.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Open your calendar app">
    Select **Subscribe to calendar**. Your browser asks to open a calendar app that supports calendar subscriptions. Follow that app's prompts to add the feed.

    If no suitable app opens, use the copied-link method instead.
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Copy the link">
    Select **Copy calendar link**. In your calendar app, choose its option to subscribe to a calendar by URL and paste the link.

    Follow your provider's instructions:

    * [Apple Calendar](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/calendar/icl1022/mac)
    * [Google Calendar](https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37100?hl=en\&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop)
    * [Outlook Calendar](https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/import-or-subscribe-to-a-calendar-in-outlook-com-or-outlook-on-the-web-cff1429c-5af6-41ec-a5b4-74f2c278e98c)

    Choose a subscription rather than a one-time file import if you want later changes to appear.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

## What the feed contains

Your personal feed includes assigned sessions across your clubs for the past 90 days and the next 365 days. Events include session times and details such as the course, equipment, participant assignments and outing plan where provided.

The feed is read-only. Editing an event in another calendar app does not update the session in Blades. The feed contains assigned sessions, not your personal busy-time entries.

## When changes appear

Changes can take up to five minutes to reach the feed. Your calendar provider may refresh less often, so the total delay can be longer. If your app lets you choose a refresh interval, choose one that suits how you use the schedule.

Check **My sessions** in Blades for the current plan before an outing, particularly after an organiser changes it.

## Keep the link private

<Warning>
  Anyone with your calendar link can read its contents without signing in to Blades. Treat both the link and the displayed token as private. Avoid posting them in group chats, screenshots or public calendars.
</Warning>

The current screen has no revoke-link button. If you share the link accidentally, contact the person who operates your Blades service to arrange revocation. Removing the subscription from your calendar app does not revoke the link.