Calendar - Adding, Editing, and Deleting

• About Calendar
• Adding, Editing, and Deleting Calendar Entries
• Compiling, and Downloading Entries

• Importing Entries
• Clearing the Calendar
• Customizing Calendar Settings

• add calendar entries
• edit calendar entries
• delete entries from a specific day

Adding calendar entries | Top

This option allows you to add individual public or private calendar entries. You can add entries to your calendar from View or Designer Options. Required fields are indicated by an asterisk.

1. From the Course Menu, click Calendar. The Calendar screen appears.
2. Click Add entry. The Add a Calendar Entry screen appears.
3. From the Date drop-down lists, select the month, day, and year to which you want to add an entry.
4. In the Summary text box, enter a brief description of the entry.
5. To add a link to a URL, in the URL text box, enter the full URL.
6. To add an internal link to a page of content, from the Internal link drop-down list, select the content page.
7. To elaborate on the text in the Summary text box, in the Detail text box, enter an explanation.
8. To associate a start and end time with the entry (for example, the start time and duration of a meeting), from the Start time and End time drop-down boxes, select the hour and minutes.
9. Specify the access level:
   • To allow all course members to view the entry, select Public.
   • To restrict the access so it only appears on your calendar, select Private.
10. Click Add. The Calendar screen appears displaying your new entry.

Editing calendar entries | Top

This option allows you to edit all public and private calendar entries. You can edit entries in your calendar from View or Designer Options.

1. From the Course Menu, click Calendar. The Calendar screen appears.
2. In the calendar, click the date of the entry that you want to edit. The View Day screen appears.
3. Select the entry you want to edit.
4. Click Edit. The Edit a Calendar Entry screen appears.
5. Revise your entry as required. For more information, see Adding calendar entries.
6. Click Update. The View Day screen appears displaying the edited entry.
7. To return to the Calendar screen, click View month.

Deleting calendar entries | Top

This option allows you to delete individual public or private calendar entries from a specific day. You can delete entries from your calendar from View or Designer Options.

1. From the Course Menu, click Calendar. The Calendar screen appears.
2. In the calendar, click the date of the entry that you want to delete. The View Day screen appears.
3. Select the entry you want to delete. Note: To delete all calendar entries, do not make a selection.
4. Delete the entries:
   • To delete an entry for the day, click Delete. A warning message appears.
   • To delete all entries, click Delete all from day. A warning message appears.
5. Click OK. The View Day screen refreshes and the entry is deleted.
6. To return to the Calendar screen, click View month.

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