How to create a Personal or Group Calendar

Introduction

Different types of calendars can be created, including Personal calendars and Group calendars, to enable the management of events and sharing of information.


How to create a personal calendar

Any user can create a personal calendar if they have access to the application.
 

1. Head to Applications > Calendar.

2. From here, simply select 


3. A list of calendars will appear. Click  underneath the Personal calendars list.
 


4. Enter the details of the calendar as follows:

  • Name: Enter the name for the calendar.
  • Calendar colours: Choose the colour of the calendar and/or click Custom Color for more colour options. 
  • Description: Provide a description of the calendar.
  • Permissions: Enter the appropriate users/roles/groups and check the relevant permission checkboxes.

 

5. Select   when you have completed the required details.

Please note: The Permissions option is where you can specify if you want your calendar to be viewable by others and if you want them to have the ability to add events to your calendar. If you do not want any other users to have access to your calendar, only leave your own details in the permissions field.

 

 

How to create a group calendar 

Can only be created by application administrators of Calendar.
 

1. Head to Admin > Calendar.

 

2. Select 

 

3. Enter the details of the calendar as follows:

  • Name: Enter the name for the calendar (i.e. Support Team Calendar)
  • Calendar colours: Choose the colour of the calendar and/or click Custom Color for more colour options. 
  • Description: Provide a description of the calendar to outline what the calendar is being used for.
  • Permissions: Enter the appropriate users/roles/groups and check the relevant permission checkboxes.

4. Select   when you have completed the required details.

 

Created on 28 April 2014 by Hannah Door. Last modified on 30 November 2023

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