SUBJECT-Calendar "Quick Start"


The new calendar is extremely easy to use and has some very powerful features. The first thing to do is to create an account for yourself. Sign in with a Username and Password of your choice. You will receive a confirming email when the account is setup and ready to use. Do not forget your password because I will not be able to retrieve it for you. The best I can do is to delete your account so that you can set up a new one.

With your new account, you can now add personal events to the calendar. You will be able to edit the events you have added but will be blocked from changing anyone else's. To make changes to events other than your own, you will have to contact the Administrator .

I don't think anyone will need them, but there are detailed instructions on all of the calendar functions listed below. If you have any questions that aren't answered here, contact the Administrator .

SUBJECT-Logon Screen

Public Access
Press this button to be logged on with "public" level access. You will be able to view the calendar, but not add events.
Username
If you have previously registered for an account, enter the username that you used during the registration process here.
Password
If you have previously registered for an account, enter the password that you used during the registration process here.
Save Login Information
Check this box if you would like to save your login information, so you don't have to enter it each time you visit the calendar.
Logon To The System
If you have previously registered for an account, press this button after entering your Username and Password in the boxes above.
Register For An Account
If you would like to be able to post events to the calendar, you must first register for an account. Press this button to go to the registration page.

SUBJECT-Registration Screen

UserName
Enter the Username that you will use to access the system. The Username must be unique in this database.
Password
Enter the Password that will be associated with your Username.
Password Again
Enter the same Password again for verification that no typographic errors were made.
Contact Name
Please enter the name that will be associated with any MailTo links that will be generated by the script for you. The MailTo link will be setup with this name as the link.
Email
Enter your Email address for later verification of you Username, and for notification of your password or registration status.
Save Login Information
Check this box if you would like to save your login information, so you don't have to enter it each time you visit the calendar.
Submit Information
Pressing this button, after filling out all the above text boxes, will add your information into the user database.
Return To Logon Screen
If you came to this page by mistake, or have changed your mind about registering,

SUBJECT-Search for Old Account

Email
Enter the Email address you entered when you registered.
Submit Search
Press this button to start the search process and see your results. The results returned will be the username that is associated with the email address you entered. Password information can not be supplied.
Return To Logon Screen
If you came to this page by mistake, or have changed your mind about searching, press this button to return to the Logon Screen.

SUBJECT-Month View

This page displays all of the events that have been added for the selected month. The events are in chronological order, separated by horizontal rules and date. Mail links are provided for each event if you should need to contact the poster to gain further information.
Prev. and Next Month
These links do just what they say, they take you to the previous and next month from the current month displayed.
View Month
This link will display all of the events for the current month on one page. You will not be able to modify or delete any of the events, only view them.
Month Calendar
Here you see the month as you would on almost any other calendar. Days that are shown as links have events scheduled for those days. Click these links to get the details.
Week Links
Under the month calendar, there are links for each week of the month. Selecting one of these links will display all of the events for the indicated week.
Month and Year Selectors
These two drop down selectors under the month allow you to jump to any month in any year listed. Select the month and year you would like to see.
View Category
Select a category you would like to view events for. This will display only those events that fit in the category you have selected.
Refresh Calendar
After setting the Month and Year you would like to jump to, or the category you would like to work with, in the drop down selectors above, press this button to be taken to your selection.
Search
This button will take you to the form to search for an event in the calendar.
Add Item
This button will take you to the form to fill out in order to Add an Item to the calendar database of events.

SUBJECT-Week View

This page displays all of the events that have been added for the selected week. The events are in chronological order, separated by horizontal rules and date. Mail links are provided for each event if you should need to contact the poster to gain further information.

SUBJECT-Day View

This page displays all of the events that have been added for a selected day. The events are in chronological order, separated by horizontal rules. Mail links are provided for each event if you should need to contact the poster to gain further information. If no time is displayed for an event, that event is a general purpose notification, applicable to the entire day.
Modify Item
Press this button if you have events that you created on this day that you would like to modify.
Delete Item
Press this button if you have events that you created in this month that you would like to delete.

SUBJECT-"Add Event" Form

Subject
Enter the Subject or Title of your event. This should be a brief description, up to 40 letters.
Category
Select the category or categories you would like this event to fall under. Note that categories may not be used on the calendar you are on. If the event applies to more than one category, hold down the Ctrl key to select multiples.
Date
In these three drop down selectors, enter the Month, Day, and Year of your new event.
Start Time
In these two drop down selectors, enter the Start Time of the event, and the time zone for reference purposes.
Duration
In these drop down selectors, enter the duration of your event. If you would like to enter a general purpose notification type of event, applicable to the entire day, leave both of these at values of 0.
Location
Type in the Location in which the event will take place.
Body
Type in the Body of your event. This is the complete description of the event. Do not hit the Enter or Return key in this box unless you actually want to break the line in the listing of the event. The text box is setup to automatically wrap your text if it moves off the edge.
Notifications
If you would like to notify other users of the event, check the checkbox, then select each user you would like to notify from the multiple selector below it. To select more than one user, hold down the Ctrl key. Note that this is an administrator option, and may not be implemented on the calendar you are using.
Recurring Events
Here, you can specify the frequency of your event by selecting the radio button next to the option you would like to use.
Option 1 will post the event as a one time only event.
Option 2 allows you to have the event recur on any combination of Every, Every Other, Every Third, or Every Fourth Day, Week, Month, or Year. If you select Day, it will occur every number of days. If you select Week, it will occur on the same day of the week. If you select Month, it will be the same day number of the month. If you select Year, it will be the same Month and Day number of the year.
Option 3 allows you to have the event recur on any combination of Every, Every Other, Every Third, or Every Fourth day of the week. Note that you can select more than one day of the week by holding down the Ctrl key.
Option 4 allows you to have the event recur on any combination of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, and/or Last day of the week, every month, with the option of setting an increment between the number of months. Note that you can select more than one day of the week, and more than one option of First, Second, etc., by holding down the Ctrl key.
If you choose to have your event recur, you must specify a date for the series to occur through. This date must be a valid date, i.e., no February 30, and it must occur after the date specified at the top of the Add Event form.
Link Information
If you would like to include a link to another site with information regarding the event, please enter the Title and full URL in these fields. Valid protocols to enter are http:// , https:// , ftp:// , news:// , and mailto: . If you enter anything other than this, or omit a protocol, a default of http:// will be set as the protocol to use. Note that entries in these fields are optional for you, the user. Also note that this is an administrator option, and may not be implemented on the calendar you are using.
Add Item
When you are done typing in all of the specifics of the event, press this button to add it.
Clear This Form
Do just that. This will enable you to start over if you need to.

SUBJECT-"Modify Event" Form

This form allows you to modify the events that you have entered. In order to do this, you must first select one and only one event that is listed in the table above the form. Select the event you would like to modify by selecting the appropriate radio button, then change the information in the form that you would like to change for the event. Note that you can copy and paste from the table into the form, and you only have to fill in those items that you want to change. If you don't fill them in, they won't be changed.

SUBJECT-Delete Event

This page allows you to delete any events that you have posted for the month you accessed the page from. To delete an event, select it's checkbox, and press the Delete Event button. The item(s) will be deleted, and you will be notified. Note that you can delete more than one event at a time.

SUBJECT-Search for Events

Start Search
Select the Month, Day, and Year where you want to start your search.
End Search
Select the Month, Day, and Year where you want to end your search.
Category
Select the category you would like to search in. You can specify the default of All/Any to not use this to improve your search.
Keywords
Enter the keywords you would like to search for, separated by spaces. Note that the search function automatically ignores case.
Match
Select whether you would like to find all of the keywords (logical AND) or any of the keywords (logical OR).
Search In
Select the fields that you would like to search in. You can only search in the Body, Subject, and Location fields for the dates you have selected.

SUBJECT-Search Results

This page displays the results of your search. If no events were found, you may need to run a search with a broader set of keywords.
To view an event that is listed, click on its link. A new mini-window will be opened displaying the information about that event.