许多微软(Microsoft)待办用户在开始搜索设置以找到某种方式将他们的微软(Microsoft)待办帐户与谷歌日历(Google Calendar)集成时感到失望。
许多其他任务管理应用程序，例如Google Tasks和Todoist，都与 Google Calendar 无缝集成(integrate seamlessly with Google Calendar)。不幸的是，到目前为止，微软拒绝添加这样的集成。(Microsoft)
你并不完全不走运。有一种云服务可以与Google Calendar(Google Calendar)和Microsoft To Do完美集成。该服务是 Zapier(That service is Zapier)。
什么是扎皮尔？
Zapier是一项云自动化服务，可让您自动执行几乎所有在线帐户之间的活动。
您可以从一项服务（例如Gmail或WordPress ）中获取触发器，然后使用它们来激活其他服务（例如Twitter或Google 日历(Google Calendar)）上的操作。集成实际上仅受您自己的想象力的限制。
您可以使用一个免费的Zapier帐户，每月为您提供 10 个“ (Zapier)Zap s”和 2,000 个任务。每个Zap都是一种自动化，每个任务是在达到您的限制之前每个月可以触发多少次。
如果您确实需要更多，有一些计划的范围从每月不到 20 美元的 3,000 项任务到每月 50,000 项任务的 100 多美元不等。
将Zapier与微软(Microsoft)待办集成
在Zapier中创建帐户后(create your account in Zapier)，选择左上角的制作 Zap(Make a Zap)以开始创建您的第一个Microsoft To Do Google 日历(Google Calendar)集成。
在第一个Make your zap步骤中，您需要在Zapier中搜索(Zapier)Microsoft To-Do应用。
1.在搜索栏中输入微软待办事项(microsoft to-do)。在结果中选择微软待办(Microsoft To-Do)。
2. 这将打开使用Microsoft To-Do 事件创建Zap的第一步。要查看可用事件，请选择显示另外 3 个事件(Show 3 more events)。
3. 这将显示微软(Microsoft)待办 的所有可用事件。
您可以使用以下事件来触发您与Google Calendar的集成。
- 新任务(New Task)：任何时候创建新任务。
- 新列表(New List)：每当您创建新触发器时。
- 已完成任务(Completed Task)：完成任务时触发。
- 更新任务(Updated Task)：在您更新任务时触发。
您可以使用这些活动中的任何一个来更新您的Google 日历(Google Calendar)。这就是您的创造力发挥作用的地方。
将Microsoft To Do 与Zapier集成(Zapier)
让我们来看看Zapier中的(Zapier)Microsoft To Do Google 日历(Google Calendar)集成是什么样的。
例如，假设您想要在微软(Microsoft)待办中创建新任务时创建新的日历条目。为此，请在选择一个事件(Choose an Event)下选择新任务(New Task)。然后选择继续(Continue)。
如果尚未将微软(Microsoft)待办与Zapier连接，则需要选择登录微软待办(Sign in to Microsoft To-Do)以继续。
连接到你的微软(Microsoft)待办帐户后，选择继续(Continue)自定义活动。要选择要触发的列表，请选择自定义任务(Customize Task)下的选择值(Choose value)。
这将加载你在你的微软(Microsoft)待办帐户中拥有的所有列表。(Lists)选择您要从中触发创建任务(Create Task)的那个。这会将事件限制为您在该列表中创建的任务。
选择继续继续(Continue)。选择测试触发器(Test trigger)以查看Zapier是否可以连接到你的微软(Microsoft)待办帐户。如果连接成功，您将看到Zapier在该列表中发现了一项新任务。
选择继续继续(Continue)。
将Google 日历(Google Calendar)与Zapier集成(Zapier)
现在您已经在Zapier和Microsoft To Do 之间建立了连接，并且每次创建新任务时都会触发触发器，是时候连接到Google Calendar了。
1. 在下一步中，您需要像上面一样搜索应用程序。在搜索字段中输入Google日历(Google Calendar)，然后在出现时选择Google 日历。(Google Calendar)
2. 接下来，每当您在微软(Microsoft)待办中创建新任务时，您需要告诉Zapier您希望它在Google 日历中做什么。(Google Calendar)选择显示另外 3 个事件(Show 3 more events)以查看整个列表。
3. 对于此示例，我们希望使用新的Microsoft To Do 任务中的详细信息在(Microsoft)Google Calendar中创建详细事件。因此，选择创建详细事件(Create Detailed Event)。然后选择继续继续(Continue)下一步。
4. 您需要选择要使用的Google 日历(Google Calendar)帐户，或连接到您现有的帐户。您只需执行一次，因为Zapier 会(Zapier)保存您建立的所有连接。完成后选择继续(Continue)。
5. 现在，您可以使用Zapier(Zapier)能够从您的Microsoft To Do 任务中提取的详细信息来定义Google 日历(Google Calendar)事件的每个元素。例如，对于日历事件摘要，使用(Calendar Event Summary)微软(Microsoft)待办任务主题可能最有意义。
Zapier可以从你的微软(Microsoft)待办任务中提取多少信息，这实际上是非常了不起的。这里列出的内容太多，但其中一些关键部分包括：
- 任务主题和正文。
- 到期(Due)、开始、完成和提醒日期和时间。
- 当前任务状态。
- 任务分配给谁。
- 重要性级别。
- 完成日期。
这些只是您可以选择的信息列表中的一小部分，以将其纳入Google 日历(Google Calendar)活动。
注意(Note)：在选择日期时，最好将Google 日历活动日期设置为与(Google Calendar)微软(Microsoft)待办中的提醒日期相同。这可确保您记得在任务到期之前启动任务，而不是在任务到期的日期。
6. 完成配置哪些微软(Microsoft)待办数据将进入日历事件(Calendar Event)后，选择继续(Continue)。
7. 选择测试并继续(Test & Continue)以确保集成有效。您应该会看到状态Test was successful。
8. 选择打开 Zap(Turn On Zap)以完成集成。
创建Microsoft To Do Google 日历集成(Google Calendar Integrations)
当您考虑可以将多少Microsoft To Do 任务数据提取到Zapier（以及Google 日历事件(Google Calendar events)）中时，您可以进行的集成数量令人印象深刻。
这里有一些开始的想法。
- 创建新任务时创建新的Google 日历活动。(Google Calendar)
- 更新任务时更新Google 日历活动。(Google Calendar)
- (Delete)完成任务后删除Google日历活动。(Google Calendar)
- 在您创建新的微软(Microsoft)待办事项列表时创建一个重复的Google 日历活动。(Google Calendar)
借助两者之间的这种自动化水平，微软(Microsoft)待办是否默认没有添加谷歌日历集成并不重要。(Google Calendar)尽管它是有代价的，但至少Zapier可以让您毫不费力地完成这项工作。
How Microsoft To Do Google Calendar Integration Works
Many Microsoft To Do users are dіsappointed when they start ѕearchіng through the settingѕ to find some way to integrate their Microsoft To Do account with Google Calendar.
Plenty of other task management apps out there, such as Google Tasks and Todoist, integrate seamlessly with Google Calendar. Unfortunately, Microsoft has so far refused to add such an integration.
You aren’t completely out of luck. There is one cloud service that integrates perfectly fine with both Google Calendar and Microsoft To Do. That service is Zapier.
What’s Zapier?
Zapier is a cloud automation service that lets you automate activities between nearly all of your online accounts.
You can take triggers from one service, like Gmail or WordPress, and then use them to activate actions on other services, like Twitter or Google Calendar. The integrations are really limited only by your own imagination.
There is a free Zapier account you can use, which gives you 10 “Zaps” and 2,000 tasks per month. Each Zap is an automation, and each task is how many times it can be triggered each month before reaching your limit.
If you do need more, there are plans that range anywhere from less than $20/month for 3,000 tasks a month up to just over $100 for 50,000 tasks a month.
Integrating Zapier with Microsoft To Do
Once you create your account in Zapier, select Make a Zap in the upper left corner to get started with creating your first Microsoft To Do Google Calendar integration.
On the first Make your zap step, you’ll need to search for the Microsoft To-Do app in Zapier.
1. Type microsoft to-do in the search field. Select Microsoft To-Do in the results.
2. This will open the first step of creating a Zap, using Microsoft To-Do events. To see the available events, select Show 3 more events.
3. This will show all available events from Microsoft To Do.
You can use the following events to trigger your integrations with Google Calendar.
- New Task: Any time you create a new task.
- New List: Whenever you create a new trigger.
- Completed Task: Triggers when you complete a task.
- Updated Task: Triggers any time you update a task.
You can use any of these events to update your Google Calendar. And this is where your creativity comes in.
Integrating Microsoft To Do with Zapier
Let’s take a look at what the Microsoft To Do Google Calendar integration looks like in Zapier.
For example, let’s say you want to create a new calendar entry whenever you’ve created a new task in Microsoft To Do. To do this, elect New Task under Choose an Event. Then select Continue.
If you haven’t connected Microsoft To Do with Zapier yet, you’ll need to select Sign in to Microsoft To-Do to continue.
Once connected to your Microsoft To Do account, select Continue to customize the event. To choose the list you want to trigger on, select Choose value under Customize Task.
This will load all of the Lists you have in your Microsoft To Do account. Select the one you want to trigger your Create Task from. This will limit the event only to tasks you create in that list.
Select Continue to move on. Select Test trigger to see if Zapier can connect to your Microsoft To Do account. If the connection is successful, you’ll see that Zapier discovered one of the new tasks in that list.
Select Continue to move on.
Integrating Google Calendar with Zapier
Now that you have the connection between Zapier and Microsoft To Do working, and firing a trigger every time you create a new task, it’s time to make the connection to Google Calendar.
1. In the next step, you’ll need to search for the app just as you did above. Type Google Calendar into the search field, and select Google Calendar when it comes up.
2. Next, you’ll need to tell Zapier what you want it to do in Google Calendar whenever you create a new task in Microsoft To Do. Select Show 3 more events to see the entire list.
3. For this example, we want to use details from the new Microsoft To Do task to create a detailed event in Google Calendar. So, select Create Detailed Event. Then select Continue to move on to the next step.
4. You’ll need to select the Google Calendar account you want to use, or make a connection to your existing one. You will only have to do this once, as Zapier saves all connections you make. Select Continue when you’re done.
5. Now you can define every single element of the Google Calendar event using details that Zapier was able to pull in from your Microsoft To Do task. For example, for the Calendar Event Summary, it probably makes the most sense to use the Microsoft To Do task subject.
It’s actually quite remarkable just how much information Zapier can pull from your Microsoft To Do tasks. There are too many to list here, but some of the critical pieces pulled include:
- Task subject and body.
- Due, start, completed and reminder date and time.
- Current task status.
- Who the task is assigned to.
- Importance level.
- Completed date.
These are just a small portion of the list of information you can choose from to pull into Google Calendar events.
Note: When it comes to choosing dates, it’s best to make the Google Calendar event date the same as the reminder date in Microsoft To Do. This ensures that you’ll remember to start the task before it’s due, rather than the date that it’s due.
6. When you’re finished configuring which Microsoft To Do data will go into your Calendar Event, select Continue.
7. Select Test & Continue to make sure the integration works. You should see a status Test was successful.
8. Select Turn On Zap to complete the integration.
Creating Microsoft To Do Google Calendar Integrations
When you consider just how many Microsoft To Do task data you can pull into Zapier (and into Google Calendar events), the number of integrations you can do is impressive.
Here are a few ideas to get started.
- Create a new Google Calendar event when you create a new task.
- Update a Google Calendar event when you update a task.
- Delete a Google Calendar event when you complete a task.
- Create a recurring Google Calendar event when you create a new Microsoft To Do list.
With this level of automation between the two, it really doesn’t matter if Microsoft To Do hasn’t added Google Calendar integration by default. Although it comes with a price, at least Zapier lets you accomplish this with not too much effort.
