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How do I add an event to my personal calendar?

You can add a personal reminder to your own Calendar for an upcoming event.

Note: As a student, you can also add a to-do item to your Calendar.

00:07: Learn how to efficiently add an event to your calendar using the instructor application. 00:13: In global navigation click the calendar link 00:17: Click any date on the calendar to add an event or click the arrows 00:21: next to the month name to navigate to a different month and select a date. 00:26: If you don't want to manually locate the date, you can click the add icon. 00:31: Enter a title for the event in the title field. 00:34: Depending on how you added your event the date may be populated for you. 00:38: It's not enter a date and the date field. 00:42: The calendar times may also be populated for you in the front and two fields to 00:46: edit use the drop-down menus or enter the start and end time for your event 00:51: to create an all-day event Lisa from into Fields blank. 00:55: So there is no start or end time for your event. 00:59: In the frequency drop-down menu, you can set recurring calendar events. 01:03: If a location is required enter location for the event. 01:09: To add additional details to your event click the more options button. 01:12: You can use the rich content Editor to a description or resource 01:16: links. 01:19: Otherwise click the submit button 01:22: This guy covered how to add an event to the calendar as a student.

Open Calendar

Open Calendar

In Global Navigation, click the Calendar link.

Add Event

Add Event

Click any date on the calendar to add an event [1]. Or, click the arrows next to the month name to navigate to a different month [2] and select a date.

If you don't want to manually locate the date, you can click the Add icon [3].

Add Event Details

Add event details

Enter a title for the event in the Title field [1].

Depending on how you added your event, the date may be populated for you. If not, enter a date in the Date field [2].

The calendar times may also be populated for you in the From and To fields [3]. To edit, use the drop-down menus or enter the start and end time for your event. To create an all-day event, leave the From and To fields blank so there is no start or end time for your event.

To select repeating options for creating recurring events, click the Frequency drop-down menu [4].

If a location is required, enter a location for the event [5].

To make sure you are adding the event to your personal calendar, view or click the Calendar drop-down menu [6].

More Options

Submit Event

To add a detailed description, location, or address to your event, click the More Options button. Use the Rich Content Editor to add content or resource links.

Submit Event

Submit Event

Click the Submit button.