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diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 3aeb9b23e2..db99bfa998 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ <para> The <guilabel>Event List</guilabel> is responsible for showing you all of - your scheduled events, whether they are all day events or simply one time - events that last a half an hour. + your scheduled appointments, whether they are all day appointments or simply one time + appointments that last a half an hour. </para> <para> @@ -106,10 +106,10 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. <para> Of course, you'll want to use the calendar to do more than find out what day it is. This section will tell you how to schedule - events, set alarms, and determine event recurrence. + appointments, set alarms, and determine event recurrence. </para> <sect2 id="usage-calendar-apts-basic"> - <title>Creating events</title> + <title>Creating appointments</title> <para> To create a new appointment, select <menuchoice> @@ -138,17 +138,17 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. starting and ending times or to mark it as an <guilabel>All day event</guilabel>. An <guilabel>All day event</guilabel> appears at the top of a day's event list rather than inside - it. That makes it easy to have events that overlap and fit + it. That makes it easy to have appointments that overlap and fit inside each other. For example, a conference might be an all day event, and the meetings at the conference would be timed - events. Of course, events with specific starting and ending + appointments. Of course, appointments with specific starting and ending times can also overlap. When they do they're displayed as multiple columns in the day view of the calendar. </para> <note> <title>Doing Two Things At Once</title> <para> - If you create calendar events that overlap, + If you create calendar appointments that overlap, <application>Evolution</application> will display them side by side in your calendar. However, <application>Evolution</application> cannot help you do @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. <para> The <guilabel>Recurrence</guilabel> tab lets you describe - repetition in events ranging from once every day up to once + repetition in appointments ranging from once every day up to once every 100 years. You can then choose a time and date when the event will stop recurring, and, under <guilabel>Exceptions</guilabel>, pick individual days when the @@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. <sect2 id="usage-calendar-rsvp"> <title>RSVPs with the Calendar</title> <para> - <application>Evolution</application> can be used to setup group events + <application>Evolution</application> can be used to setup group appointments and help you manage RSVPs. </para> <para> @@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ lack of time, resources, and interest. <para> The Task Pad, located in the lower right corner of the calendar, lets you keep a list of tasks separate from your - calendar events. Tasks are colored and sorted by priority and + calendar appointments. Tasks are colored and sorted by priority and due-date (see <xref linkend="config-prefs"> for more information), and are included with calendar data during synchronization with a hand-held device. You can use the list |