Where are all my calendars?
yCal will automatically pick up and list all calendars you have set up in Apple's iCal or Calendar app (either under "Local" or grouped by calendar server). Read here if you have problems getting your calendars to show up.
Where are all my events?
Events will typcially be visible only in week view; so make sure you are in week view (read here to learn about the different views in yCal). As a second step, activate the calendars by clicking the checkbox left to the calendar name in the left pane. Only events from checked calendars will show. Finally, make sure your data is synced with external sources — read here on how to sync.
How to apply markers?
Read here on how to use markers.
Event attendees get lost - why?
Unfortunately, the currently available programming interface to access calendar stores does not support adding/editing attendees. Using undocumented functions (not available for apps from the Mac AppStore) can help out... go to www.ycalapp.com and download the latest version from there. Also read here and here.
How to sync with external servers?
yCal only operates on your local machine's calendars. Please use Apple's iCal or Calendar application to sync external servers with your local machine's calendars. Get more info on syncing here and here.
Why can't I create new calendars?
Currently, you can only create local calendars with yCal. Calendars on remote servers cannot be created through yCal yet. Read here why.
Can I sync the yCal configuration across multiple machines / yCal instances?
Yes. If you purchased yCal from the Mac AppStore, you
can use your iCloud account to store your yCal
configuration (including markers, color settings etc.)
in the Cloud. Any other yCal instance running on a
machine using the same iCloud account then picks up
this configuration.
If you got yCal directly from www.ycalapp.com, iCloud
access is not available. However, you can tell yCal
to write its configuration to an external file (see
preferences) and then use a cloud service such as
Dropbox to sync that file to your other machines.
How does yCal store its meta data?
yCal only uses standard calendars and normal events to store all its meta data (such as markings and holidays). There is no proprietary data store. This way you can access all data from other calendaring applications, too. Read more about storage here.
Can I print the year view?
Sorry, no. We currently only support printing out the week view. However, we know printing is still very limited in yCal, and we're working on it.
Still questions left?
Sorry to hear that! Visit us at www.ycalapp.com or drop us some lines at support@whizbits.de.