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      xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
      type="topic" id="calendar-usage-add-appointment">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="calendar-usage" />

    <revision pkgversion="3.0.2" version="0.2" date="2011-08-01" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name its:translate="no">Andre Klapper</name>
      <email its:translate="no">ak-47@gmx.net</email>
    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>

    <desc>Adding an appointment.</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Adding an Appointment</title>

  <steps>
    <item>
      <p>Click
      <guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>New</gui><gui>Appointment</gui></guiseq>, or
      double-click in a blank space in the calendar to open the Appointment
      dialog. The particular time on the calendar view against which you have
      double clicked on will be suggested for the new appointment. You can also
      directly write in the calendar and then adjust the duration by dragging
      it with the mouse.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>If you use the Appointment dialog:</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select a calendar in the <gui>Calendar</gui> drop-down list.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Enter a brief summary in the <gui>Summary</gui> field.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>(Optional) Type a location in the <gui>Location</gui> field.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>To select this event as an all day event, click
      <guiseq><gui>Options</gui><gui>All Day Event</gui></guiseq>, or click the
      <gui>All Day Event</gui> button on the toolbar.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select the date and time.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>If the event is not an all day event, select either <gui>For</gui> to
      specify the duration, or select <gui>Until</gui> to specify the ending
      time of the event.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>(Optional) Enter a description in the <gui>Description</gui> field.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>To show the time as <link xref="calendar-free-busy">busy</link> to
      others, click <guiseq><gui>Options</gui>
      <gui>Show Time as Busy</gui></guiseq>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>You can also define a <link xref="calendar-timezones">time zone</link>, a
  <link xref="using-categories">category</link>, a
  <link xref="calendar-alarms-and-reminders">reminder</link>, a
  <link xref="calendar-recurrence">recurrence</link>, or a
  <link xref="calendar-classifications">classification</link> for the event, or
  add an attachment.</p>

</page>