Managing calendar events

Note  If you belong to a group within your course, you can manage Calendar events for your group.

Table of contents

1. Editing calendar events
2. Add a location
3. Add a Seating Chart
4. Set dates for course content
5. Manage event recurrence and restrictions
6. Add an event presenter
7. Delete an event
8. Change default event duration

Editing calendar events

There are a variety of details you can add to your event from the Create Event page. You can add these details while creating an event for the first time, or when you edit it.

Access editing options

Do one of the following:

• In the day, week, or month view, select the event in the calendar content area, then click Edit.
• In the Agenda view, click the context menu for the event, then click
  Edit Event.
• In the List view, click on the event name. Click the context menu for the event, then click Edit Event.

Add a location

To	Do this
Add a custom location	Select Custom from the Location drop-down list. Enter the location in the text box.
Add a pre-set location to associate a Seating chart	Select a location from the Location drop-down list.

Note  If you don't see a drop-down list, or your location isn't available, your location may be set to Inactive. Contact your administrator to set your location to Active.

Add a Seating Chart

1. On the Edit Event page, select a location from the Location drop-down list.
2. Select Use Seating Chart.
3. Select a seating chart from the drop-down list. Click the Edit icon to make changes to the seating chart if needed.

For more information on the Seating Chart tool, see About Seating Chart.

Set dates for course content

If an availability event is not showing in the Calendar, this indicates that you must set its due dates.

1. Click Set Dates in the calendar content area.
2. Browse the modules of your course and select any module or topic. Click Add.
3. On the Set Dates page, enter a Description of the event. Enter a Due, Start, and/or End Date. Make your changes, then click Save.

   Note  You cannot select a module or topic that already has a start date or due date. To edit these events, search for them in the Calendar or in Manage Dates.

Note  The availability event displays on the due date unless the object only has a start date - in that case, the event displays on the start date. The full availability range always displays in the event details.

Manage event recurrence and restrictions

To	Do this
Add an event recurrence	On the Edit Event page for the event you want to add a recurrence to, click Add Recurrence in the When section. Set your recurrence options for the event.
Add an event restriction	On the Edit Event page for the event you want to add a restriction to, click Add Restriction in the When section. Set your restriction options for the event.

Add an event presenter

1. In the Presenters section, click Add Presenters. Click Manage Presenter Roles to edit and create roles.
2. Select the presenter from the list of users.
3. Specify the options for each presenter.

Note  If you don't see the Presenters section, contact your Administrator to configure the DOME variable that controls whether events can add presenters.

Delete an event

Do one of the following:

• In the Agenda view, click the context menu for the event name and select Delete Event.
• In the Day, Week, and Month view, click the event, and Delete.
• In the List view, click the event. Select Delete Event from the context menu of the event.

• Note  You can only delete events created in the Calendar tool.

Change default event duration

To change the default event duration of one half-hour, do the following:

1. Click Settings in the calendar views area.
2. In the Default Event Duration drop-down list, make your time selection. Click Save.

See also

• About Calendar
• About Seating Chart