Add/Modify Calendar Event

 

Overview

The Add or Modify Calendar Event pages contain the same fields and function almost the same way. The Add Calendar Event page opens with empty fields while the Modify Calendar Event page opens with the fields populated with information on a specific event. To modify an event, edit the information in the fields on the Modify Event page and click Submit.

 

Add Calendar Event

 

Find this page

Follow these steps to open the Add Calendar Event or Modify Calendar Event page.

Step 1                 Click Institution Calendar from the System Tools section of the System Control Panel.

Step 2                 Click Add Event or Modify next to an event on the Institution Calendar page.

 


Fields

The table below details the entry fields on the Add Calendar Event page and Modify Calendar Event page.

 

Field

Description

Event Information

Event Title:

Enter the title of the event. This title will appear on Calendar pages at the date and time indicated in the Event Time fields.

Description:

Enter a description of the event. The following options are available:

·          Smart Text: Automatically recognizes a link entered in the text box. Smart text recognizes the ENTER key as a paragraph tag and accepts HTML tags as well. Smart Text will also prompt to load images if an image source text is used when adding smart text as part of a content item.

·          Plain text: Displays text as written.

·          HTML: Displays text as coded using HTML tags.

·          √x: Opens the WebEQ Equation Editor.

·          <¸>: Opens the MathML Equation Editor.

·          ABC: Opens Spell Check.

·          Preview: Opens the text as it will appear to the user.

 

Event Time

Event Date:

Select the date of the event from the drop-down lists or click the icon to select a date from the calendar interface.

Event Start Time:

Select the time the event will begin from the drop-down lists.

Event End Time:

Select the time the event will end from the drop-down lists.

 


 



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