Brightspace Calendar

Brightspace has a calendar available that students can use to track course deadlines and other similar information. In addition to accessing the calendar within Brightspace, students can share the calendar with Google Calendar or Outlook for easier access.

Access the Calendar

Use the Calendar Widget

  1. Click on the USC logo in the top left corner to navigate to the Brightspace homepage.
This image shows the USC logo described in the previous step.
  1. Find the calendar widget below the banner. Note: Some instructors may also have the calendar widget available on their course homepage for quick access.
This image shows the Calendar widget. It consists of a calendar and a list of upcoming events.

Use the Navbar

  1. Click on the USC logo in the top left corner to navigate to the Brightspace homepage.
This image shows the USC logo described in the previous step.
  1. Click on Calendar on the navbar.
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Adjust Which Course Calendars Are Shown
  1. On the Calendar widget, click the dropdown arrow and select Go to Calendar from the dropdown menu. Note: You can also access the calendar by clicking Calendar on the navbar.
This image highlights the dropdown arrow inside the Calendar widget. Clicking on it creates a dropdown menu.
  1. Click the All Calendars dropdown arrow. This will display all calendars that currently feed into your overall Brightspace calendar.
This image highlights the All Calendars button on the Calendar page. Clicking it creates a dropdown menu with each calendar listed. Additionally there is a paintbrush icon and a plus icon in the top right corner of the dropdown.
  1. To remove a course from the calendar, click the X icon next to a course’s title.
This image shows an X icon to the right of each listed calendar.
  1. To add a course’s calendar to the Brightspace calendar, click the + icon.
This image highlights the plus icon in the top right of the All Calendars dropdown menu.
  1. Click the checkbox next to the course that you want to add. Note: Only courses that you are enrolled in will appear.
This image shows the Add Calendars popup. Here, the list of calendars that are not currently included on the calendar widget are shown.
  1. Click Add.
This image highlights the Add button at the bottom of the Add Calendars popup.
Change a Course’s Calendar Color
  1. On the Calendar widget, click the dropdown arrow and select Go to Calendar from the dropdown menu. Note: You can also access the calendar by clicking Calendar on the navbar.
This image highlights the dropdown arrow inside the Calendar widget. Clicking on it creates a dropdown menu.
  1. Click the All Calendars dropdown arrow.
This image highlights the All Calendars button on the Calendar page. Clicking it creates a dropdown menu with each calendar listed. Additionally there is a paintbrush icon and a plus icon in the top right corner of the dropdown.
  1. Click the Paintbrush icon.
This image highlights the paintbrush icon in the top right of the All Calendars dropdown menu.
  1. Use the dropdown menu to select a particular calendar.
This image shows the Calendar Colors popup. This image also highlights the dropdown menu used to determine which calendar should have it's color changed
  1. Choose a new color for course events.
This image shows the color choices available for calendars.
  1. Click Done.
This image highlights the Done button at the bottom of the Calendar Colors popup.
Export the Calendar

Students can use the calendar inside of Brightspace to see upcoming events for their courses; however, they can also share the Brightspace calendar with their personal Google or Outlook account to track course events there.

Instructions

  1. Navigate to the calendar using one of the methods outlined in the Access the Calendar section above.
  1. Click Settings.
This image shows the settings button on the righthand side of the calendar page.
  1. Click the checkbox for Enable Calendar Feeds.
This image highlights the Enable Calendar Feeds checkbox.
  1. Click Save.
This image highlights the Save button in the bottom left of the settings menu.
  1. Click Subscribe.
This image shows the subscribe button on the righthand side of the calendar page.
  1. Copy the link.
This image shows the Calendar subscription link.
Add Brightspace Calendar to Google Calendar

Creating a Gmail account automatically gives users access to a Google calendar connected to that account. These steps provide guidance for subscribing to your Brightspace calendar through Google calendar.

  1. In Google Calendar, click the + icon next to Other Calendars and select From URL from the dropdown menu.
This image shows the Add Calendar dropdown menu in Google Calendar.
  1. Paste in the link from Brightspace.
This image highlights the URL of calendar field in Google Calendar's From URL popup.
  1. Click Add Calendar.
This image highlights the Add Calendar button at the bottom of the From URL popup.
Add Brightspace Calendar to Outlook

These steps provide guidance for subscribing to your Brightspace calendar through the Outlook desktop app.

  1. In Outlook, click on the Home tab.
This image highlights the Home tab in Outlook's desktop application.
  1. Click Add Calendar and select From Internet… from the dropdown menu.
This image highlights the Add Calendar dropdown menu in Outlook.
  1. Paste in the link from Brightspace.
This image highlights the URL field in Outlook's From Internet popup.
  1. Click OK.
This image highlights the OK button at the bottom of Outlook's From Internet popup.