Move a bunch of ical events at once

Question

I have got all the dates and times for my class seminars set in iCal, and I've also made week-long events that coincide with my colleges week numbering.

The thing is, I forgot to let out this Easter holidays, which are two weeks that should be blank.

What I want to do is select all events and move them two weeks. How can I do that?

Answer 1

iCal cannot do this by itself unfortunately. There is a $8 shareware program called Calibrate that can do bulk moves of iCal events. There is a trial period to ensure it does what you want.

Answer 2

Fast forward 7 years! iCal is now Apple Calendar.

You can now select multiple events and use the keyboard shortcuts:

⌃⌥ [ ↑ | ↓ ] to move the events 15min sooner or later (in day/week view) or 1 week (in month view).

⌃⌥ [ ← | → ] to move the events 1 day (in day, week & month views).

Events must all be visible - e.g. in day view you can only simultaneously move events that are in Today.

Answer 3

Coarse Solution Using macOS Calendar alone: Use "Select All" in Month View

1. Hide calendars you don't want to edit.
2. ⌘+2 (Week View)
3. Recommended: Select one of the events you want to edit so the next step focuses on that time period.
4. ⌘+3 (Month View)
5. The Fussy Part: Scroll to time period which shows only the events you want to edit.
6. ⌘+a (Select All)
7. Optional step if you want to adjust event time: ⌘+2 (Week View)
8. ⌃+⌥ (<- this key may be unnecessary), ↑↓←→ (shift event dates or times)

Accurate Solution Using Apple Shortcuts

1. Create a new Shortcut
2. Add Action: "Find Calendar Events" and adjust settings
3. Optional: Add the following Actions if you want to be safe:
   • "Show Result"
   • "Stop This Shortcut"
4. Add Action: "Adjust Date" and adjust settings