From aa1c1fa95bbccee08b044876b831f527ae835487 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kevin Breit Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:19:38 +0000 Subject: Verfied to make sure it was accurate against the calendar in 2001-09-21 Kevin Breit * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Verfied to make sure it was accurate against the calendar in functionality. Also added info about RSVP, scheduling appointments, and the like! Finally did this. svn path=/trunk/; revision=13049 --- help/C/usage-calendar.sgml | 179 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- help/ChangeLog | 4 + 2 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-) diff --git a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml index 710b637bfd..fcab399e93 100644 --- a/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml +++ b/help/C/usage-calendar.sgml @@ -9,17 +9,42 @@ This chapter will show you how to use the Ximian Evolution Calendar to manage your schedule alone or in conjunction with others. + Ways of Looking at your Calendar The toolbar offers you four different views of your calendar: - one day, five days, a week, or a month at once. Press the - calendar-shaped buttons on the right side of the toolbar to - switch between views. You can also select a range of - days— three days, ten days, a fortnight if you want - — in the small calendar at the upper right. + + + + Day + + + + + Work Week + + + + + Week + + + + + Month + + + + + Press the calendar-shaped buttons on the right side of the toolbar to + switch between views. + + You can also select a range of + days— three days, ten days, or a fortnight if you want + — in the small calendar at the upper right. The Prev and Next @@ -44,6 +69,7 @@ out what day it is. This section will tell you how to schedule appointments, set alarms, and determine appointment recurrence. + Creating appointments @@ -55,7 +81,7 @@ or click the New button on the left end of the toolbar. The New Appointment - dialog will pop up with the usual menu bar, tool bar, and + dialog will pop up with the menu bar, tool bar, and window full of choices for you. @@ -73,7 +99,7 @@ default, today — but you can choose whether to give it starting and ending times or to mark it as an All day event. An All day event - appears at the top of a day's appointment list rather than inside + appears at the top of a day's appointment list, in the grey header under the date, rather than inside it. That makes it easy to have appointments that overlap and fit inside each other. For example, a conference might be an all day appointment, and the meetings at the conference would be timed @@ -140,7 +166,7 @@ Classification - and only applies to calendars on a + only applies to calendars on a network. Public is the default category, and a public appointment can be viewed by anyone on the calendar sharing network. Private denotes one @@ -158,7 +184,7 @@ Adding a New Appointment Category You can add a new category to your category list by clicking on - Edit Master Category List... and single-clicking + Edit Master Category List and single-clicking on Click here to add a category. @@ -194,8 +220,8 @@ Once you're done with all those settings, click on the disk - icon in the toolbar. That will save the appointment and close the - appointment editor window. If you want, you can alter an appointment + icon in the toolbar to save and close the appointment editor window. + If you want, you can alter an appointment summary in the calendar view by clicking on it and typing. You can change other settings by right-clicking on the appointment then choosing Edit this Appointment. @@ -213,7 +239,84 @@ easily reply to you with their response. If they aren't sure if they can attend, they can always reply to the mail later. + + To select receipients to be invited to an event: + + + + Click + + Actions + Schedule Meeting + . The Scheduling and Meeting tab open. + + + + + If you have multiple identities setup, select the identity to use in the Sent By field. + + + + + Click in the white box. + + + + + Click Invite Others. + + + + + Select a person in the Contacts field and click one of the four choices to move them to be an RSVP reciever. + + + + + Click OK. + + + + + Save the Appointment. + + + + An email is now sent out to all the recipients, inviting them to your event. + + + + Replying to an RSVP + + If you recieve an RSVP, the RSVP will be attached as an ical file. Click on the attachment and view it inline. All the details are shown about the event including time and dates. Then you can choose how to reply to the RSVP. Your choices are: + + + + Accept + + + + + Tentativly Accept + + + + + Decline + + + + Click OK and an email will be sent to the organizer with your answer. The event will also be added to your calendar if you accept. + + + + Recieving an RSVP Response + + Once you recieve an RSVP, you'll need to view it inline in the email. Click the attachment and select View Inline. At the bottom, you can choose an action. Click OK to update your attendee list. + + + The item will not show up on the list until the start date. + + - Item Comments: + Description: If you wish, you can keep a more detailed description of @@ -330,8 +432,19 @@ + + Classification + + + Sets who will see it if your calendar is shared. + + + + + There are more options in the Details tab such as priority and progress settings. + Once you've added a task to your to-do list, its summary appears in the Summary section of task @@ -367,7 +480,7 @@ maintains one for the conference room, so people know when they can schedule meetings. Next to that, she maintains a calendar that reflects when consultants are going to be on - site, and another that keeps track of when the Red Sox are + site, and another that keeps track of when the Cubs are playing. @@ -375,22 +488,12 @@ To create a new calendar, select File New - Calendar + Folder . - You can place the calendar in any calendar folder and access it + You'll need to tell the New Folder dialog that the new folder should be of the calendar type. You can place the calendar in any calendar folder and access it from the folder view. Alarms, configuration, and display for each calendar are separate from each other. - - - - - - - - - - diff --git a/help/ChangeLog b/help/ChangeLog index 2a42422b65..27b326d321 100644 --- a/help/ChangeLog +++ b/help/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2001-09-21 Kevin Breit + + * C/usage-calendar.sgml: Verfied to make sure it was accurate against the calendar in functionality. Also added info about RSVP, scheduling appointments, and the like! Finally did this. + 2001-09-20 Aaron Weber * C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: move to DocBook 4.1 -- cgit v1.2.3