Calendar

The Calendar Components

7.1.12. The appointment editing window:

This window is used when creating a new appointment or editing an appointment.

Content

  • The title bar includes the following elements:

    • window title

    • icons for adjusting the window position, cancel icons

  • Appointment data

    • Subject input field. Enter the subject in this field. The subject is displayed as appointment title.

    • Location button. Here, you can enter the location where the appointment is to take place.

    • Starts on and Ends on. Set the start and end date of the appointment. Clicking on it opens the date picker.

      If All day is disabled, you can set start and end times.

    • If clicking on a timezone button next to a time, a dialogue window opens that allows selecting a timezone for the appointment's start and end time. You can set frequently used timezones as favourites in the calendar settings.

    • All day. Defines whether the appointment is supposed to last whole days.

    • Find a free time. Opens the scheduling view. In this view, you can find a free time when scheduling an appointment with several participants.

    • Repeat. Defines whether the appointment is supposed to last whole days. Examples can be found in the questions about appointments and tasks.

    • Description input field. You can enter a description for the appointment in this field.

  • Appointment view

    • Show as free. Defines whether the appointment is displayed as free. Enable this checkbox to avoid conflicts with overlapping appointments.

    • Appointment colour. You can define the colour in which the appointment is displayed. If the No colour checkbox is enabled, the appointment is displayed in the colour of the calendar. In order to set a different colour for the appointment, click on a colour field.

    • Visibility. Defines the visibility of the appointment in a shared calendar.

      • Standard. The appointment is visible to all users.

      • Private. Users that are no participants can only view the appointment date.

      • Secret. Users that are not participants cannot view the appointment.

  • Reminder. Defines when and how you will be reminded about the appointment's due date.

  • Add contact/resource input field. Enter the names of the participants or resources.

  • Add attachments. Adds files.

  • button bar

    • Create. Saves the current data of the appointment. Closes the Format window.

    • Cancel. Cancels creating or editing the appointment.

    • Calendar. Shows the calendar in which the appointment will be created. If clicking on it, a window for selecting a calendar opens.

Also see

Parent topic: The Calendar Components