NOTE: This article is for customers with the "classic" Admin interface (horizontal top-navigation bar).



If your interface is different, view the New Admin Experience version of this article.

In Microsoft Outlook, users can create calendar events as an .ics file; these files can then be sent to others, who can then download them, open them on their local machine, and save them to their personal calendars.

To use an .ics files in Higher Logic Thrive Marketing Enterprise (Thrive Marketing Enterprise), you must create the .ics file in Outlook and then upload it to your documents. Then, it can be linked to a message.

NOTE: Owner information associated to the .ics file will be viewable to anyone viewing its properties.

Step 1 - Create the .ics file

This is accomplished in Outlook. This article does not provide guidance on how to create .ics files in Outlook; for assistance, refer to Microsoft support.

NOTE: Your file name cannot contain spaces or special characters.

Step 2 - Upload the .ics file

With an .isc file created and saved to your computer, you can upload it to Thrive Marketing Enterprise.

1. Click on the Tools tab.
2. On the left menu panel, click Message Tools.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and select Manage Documents.
4. Select your file.
5. Click Upload File.

Step 3 - Link the .ics file to a message

1. Create or edit a message in Thrive Marketing Enterprise.
2. In the editor, highlight the text or image that will be associated with the link (e.g., “Add this event to your calendar.”).
3. Click the Insert Document Link icon in the editor toolbar.
4. Locate the .ics file and double click to insert it into the message.

The calendar invitation is now linked to the text you highlighted in the message.