How to Get Your Address Book Birthday Calendar on Your iPad Using MobileMe

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: In iCal on your Mac

   Click Publish. , Keep this handy for Step
   6. ,, Enter your MobileMe username and password and save. , If you want to change the color of your Birthday calendar, proceed to Step
   8. , Switch the Account switch to Off. , These calendars are temporary and will be deleted when you are done. , Repeat Steps 9 & 10, using a different calendar for each, until one shows up with the color you want (you may have to use the "Back" button on Safari to get back to your page of calendars). ,,,,, Your Birthdays calendar will retain it's color (unless you delete or turn it off again). , Birthday Calendars seem to just sync.
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   Step 2: check "Show Birthdays calendar" in Preferences if it is not already checked.

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   Step 3: Select the Birthdays menu

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   Step 4: then go to Calendar -> Publish...

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   Step 5: Check "Publish changes automatically" and ensure "Publish to:" is set to MobileMe.

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   Step 6: A window will pop up giving an address for the calendar (starts with webcal://).

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   Step 7: On the iPad

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   Step 8: go to Settings -> Mail

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   Step 9: Contacts

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    Step 10: Calendars -> Add Account... -> Other -> Add Subscribed Calendar

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    Step 11: Enter the webcal address from Step 4 and tap Next.

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    Step 12: That's it.

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    Step 13: On the iPad

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    Step 14: go to Settings -> Mail

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    Step 15: Contacts

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    Step 16: Calendars -> Birthdays (under Accounts).

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    Step 17: Using Safari on your ipad

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    Step 18: subscribe to other calendars to get the color you want.

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    Step 19: Click "Subscribe" in the popup

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    Step 20: then "View Events" in the next popup (if you don't get a "Subscribe" button

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    Step 21: try another calendar).

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    Step 22: Note the name of the calendar with your color (if you forgot

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    Step 23: you can tap on the "Calendars" button in the upper-left corner of the Calendar app and scroll to the bottom).

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    Step 24: Go to Settings -> Mail

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    Step 25: Contacts

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    Step 26: Calendars -> (name of the calendar) -> Delete Account.

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    Step 27: Go to Settings -> Mail

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    Step 28: Contacts

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    Step 29: Calendars -> Birthdays -> Account to On.

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    Step 30: You can go back to the Calendar app to ensure the Birthdays calendar is the correct color.

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    Step 31: Return to Settings -> Mail

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    Step 32: Contacts

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    Step 33: Calendars and delete the remaining temporary calendars.

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    Step 34: UPDATE: This no longer seems to be required in iOS 4.3.1 with Mobile Me.

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