WinDates to Trumba Conversion Guide

This guide will assist you in deciding whether Trumba Calendar is the right choice for your needs.

About Trumba


What Trumba is
  • Trumba is an online calendar accessed through your Internet web browser.
  • Trumba is a great way to keep groups organized and in-touch.
  • Trumba is an easy way to embed a calendar within your own Web site.
  • Trumba is a calendar service compatible with the WinDates publish feature.
  • Trumba is a yearly subscription based service.
What Trumba is not
  • Trumba is not a software program that you install on your computer.
  • Trumba is not a personal calendar program.
  • Trumba is not a birthday/anniversary age calculator.

See the What can I do with Trumba? help topic for an overview of what you can accomplish using Trumba Calendar.  You can also take the Trumba Tour for a detailed demonstration of Trumba capabilities.

Should You Switch to Trumba?

While Trumba Calendar is a great service, it may not make sense for you to switch to Trumba.  The biggest consideration is the fact that Trumba is an on-line calendar so you must be connected to the Internet to access it.  If you do not have reliable access to the Internet, it probably doesn't make sense to switch.  You may continue to use your registered copy of WinDates as long as you like.

However, if you do have reliable Internet access, Trumba Calendar may be a great choice for you.  You can choose to completely switch to Trumba or you can continue using WinDates in conjunction with Trumba by using the WinDates publish feature to publish your calendar to Trumba.

You should consider using Trumba Calendar if you want to...
  • publish your calendar to the Internet.
  • embed a calendar in your web site.
  • automatically email reminders and calendar updates to others.
  • synchronize calendars with Microsoft Outlook.
  • access your calendar from home, work or on the road.
  • share calendars with others.
  • use WinDates to publish calendars to the Internet.
  • have reminders sent to you and others via email or SMS text message.
You should probably not switch to Trumba if you...
  • just want to keep track of holidays, birthdays, anniversaries, etc on your home computer and don't need to share events with others.
  • need birthday age calculation.
  • need event reminders to be available without email or SMS text messaging.

How to Transfer Your Calendars to Trumba

You have two options for transferring your calendars from WinDates to Trumba.

Option 1: Completely Switch to Trumba Calendar

To completely switch to Trumba, export your calendar(s) from WinDates in iCalendar format using the "Calendar | Export" menu item.  For each calendar, create a new Trumba calendar, set the desired calendar time zone and then import into the calendar using the "Import calendar events" link under the Calendar Tasks list.  See the Import Help Topic for more details on importing events into Trumba.

Important: Please read the WinDates Data Not Imported into Trumba section below.

Option 2: Use WinDates to Publish Your Calendar to Trumba Calendar

You can continue to use WinDates to enter events and then use the publish function to publish the calendar to Trumba for shared access.  Prior to publishing your calendar, you must first sign in to Trumba, create a calendar and assign a unique "web name" for the calendar.  Then follow the steps below to publish the calendar from WinDates to Trumba.

  1. Select the Calendar Manager toolbar icon.
  2. Select the "Publish on a web server" option.
  3. Enter "http://www.trumba.com/service" for the Web URL.
  4. Enter your Trumba login and password.
  5. Select the Publish button.

See Subscribe and publish from iCal to Trumba for more information on Trumba iCalendar publish support.

Warning: If you plan to maintain your calendar in WinDates and republish changes, edit your calendar through WinDates and do not use the WinDates Refresh option.  Since not all WinDates data is maintained by Trumba, the refresh option may cause WinDates specific data to be lost.

WinDates Data Not Imported Into Trumba

While most WinDates data will be loaded by Trumba, the following list of data elements will not currently be loaded.

  • Event alarm details. Trumba allows you to setup reminders that can be sent via email or SMS text message but not local popup alarms.
  • Event Types. The event types you have assigned to events do not currently transfer to Trumba. Trumba offers color coding of events by calendar instead of by event type.
  • Certain advanced recurring event settings. Most recurring events will be transferred to Trumba. However, the following advanced recurring options are not currently supported.
    • Daily - Advanced: setting specific weekdays or months. (you may be able to setup weekdays as a weekly event).
    • Weekly - Advanced: setting specific months.
    • Monthly - Advanced: multiple month days, months or weekdays (only first value is imported).
    • Yearly - Advanced: multiple month days, months or weekdays (only first value is imported).
    • Easter Yearly
  • Age calculation. Trumba does not currently support the calculation of ages on yearly events such as birthdays or anniversaries.

 

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