PerpetuaTech.com: Calendar Guide

Welcome to the Calendar guide. We've listed all of the fields in the Perpetua Calendar detailed the function of each one.

Event Details

Title - This is the name of your event.
Date - Enter the date your event will occur on. If you are creating a recurring event, enter the date of the first occurrence. You can also click the calendar icon to select a date from the calendar
Start Time - This optional field controls the order that your event is displayed on the date it occurs. Events without a starting time will display above events with a starting time.
End Time - This optional field indicates the time your event will end.
Location - This is the place where your event will occur.
Calendar - Checking the boxes beside a calendar title will cause your event to display on that calendar. By default events are displayed on all calendars, as indicated by the checkmark next to All.
Featured Event - By marking this event as featured, it will display in the top right hand corner of the Day Focus calendar. This option is not available for recurring events.

Event Description

Event Description - Type all of the remaining details of your event in this box. The text editor accompanying this field is identical to the one used for content boxes. This allows you to add links, pictures and formatting to your text.

Contact Information

Contact Name, Email and Phone - This is the information people should use to get more information about your event.

Recurring Events

Recur every _ weeks - This setting allows you to create an event that recurs on a specific day during the week. For example, if your event happens every week on Wednesday you would choose Recur every 1 week(s) and then check the box beside Wednesday. If your event takes place every other week type Recur every 2 week(s).

Day _ of every _ month(s) - This allows you to schedule an event that occurs on a specific date of the month
The _ _ of every _ month(s) - This allows you to set an event to occur on a specific week and day of the week within a month.
Start - This is the date your event will first occur on.
End - This is the last date your event will occur on.

Use the options under the settings tab to customize the way your calendar looks and functions.

Calendar Settings

Title - This is the title of your calendar. It will display similarly to a header on a content box.
Header Background Color - This color will appear behind the title of your calendar
Header Text Color - Your calendar title will be displayed in this color above the calendar
Calendar Background - This color will display as the background of the calendar
Text Color - All of the text of the calendar, other than the title will display in this color.
Font and Size - This controls the font and size of all of the text within the calendar
Calendar Width - Like a content box you can control the width of your calendar. Choose Full Width for your calendar to stretch across the entire page. If you have multiple columns on your page you’ll want to choose Partial Width. The Month and Day Focus views work best as full-width boxes. The Coming Events view works best as a partial width box.

Calendar View

Month Focus calendar - The Month Focus calendar is very similar to calendars that you’re used to seeing. It’s great for giving you an overview of an entire month. This view also gives you the option of displaying the details of an event, once someone clicks on the title, either in a pop-up window if you choose New Window or in a side bar if you choose Event Box.
Day Focus - This calendar displays a month’s worth of events in a list format, separated by days. You’ll find this calendar especially useful if you have many events on the same day. This calendar also has space in the top right hand side of the calendar to display featured events.
Coming Events - This list of calendar events is great to place on your homepage. It lets site visitors know about the events that are coming up soon. You can choose how many days worth of events to display.

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