Using the calendar screen
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Summary of Using the Calendar Screen
The calendar screen allows you to create and view events tied to specific dates, enabling you to manage your daily schedule, track task deadlines, and view colleagues' timetables. It supports viewing dates up to three years in the future or past and can be used offline, with changes syncing once back online.
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Key Features
- Interface Division: The calendar screen is split into an upper section for the calendar interface and a lower section for the events list, allowing for easy navigation between dates and events.
- Event Indicators: A circular indicator below a date denotes associated events. Tapping on this date reveals the relevant events.
- Event Types:
- Multi-day Events: Events that span multiple days, such as vacations or conferences, are marked with their duration.
- All-day Events: Events lasting a full day, like a one-day conference, are also supported.
- Buttons:
- New Event Button: Creates a new event quickly.
- More Button: Access additional calendar functions, depending on admin configuration.
- Today Button: Returns the calendar to the current date for easy navigation.
- Filter Button: Helps search for specific calendar content.
- Saved Items Button: Saves the current filter settings for future use.
- Customize Start Day: You can set the first day of the week in the calendar preferences.
Key Outcomes
By utilizing the calendar screen effectively, you can streamline your scheduling processes, enhance team collaboration, and ensure that you stay organized with your events and tasks. The ability to filter and save settings also aids in personalizing your experience for improved efficiency.
Use the calendar screen to create and view events related to specified dates. Scroll in either the calendar interface or the events list, to view corresponding information for the selected date or event.
Use the calendar screen to create your daily schedule, list when tasks are due, or even view the timetable of colleagues within your team. You can view dates up to three years in the future or three years in the past, from the current date.
You can use the calendar screen while offline. The changes you make are incorporated when you go back online.
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The calendar screen is divided into two sections. The upper section that contains the calendar interface and the lower section that contains the events list. In the calendar interface, a small circular indicator below the date means that there is at least one event associated with that day. Tap on any date with an indicator to display the events associated with it. The lower section contains the events list, which displays a chronological listing of all the events contained within the calendar, for the exposed days. While scrolling to an event in the events list, the calendar displays
the corresponding date. As well as displaying individual events per calendar day, the following types of events are also available:
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New event button - iOS
 New event button - Android  |
New event button. Tap to display quick actions in order to create a new event. |
More button - iOS More button - Android  |
More button. According to your administrators' configuration, the more button may contain functions related to the calendar screen, for example, create a new event or navigate to a map. |
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Today button. Tap to return the calendar to the current day and to refresh the calendar data. This option minimizes the amount of scrolling when viewing events that are a long time in the past or future. |
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Filter button. Use the filter option to help you search for specific content in the calendar. For more information about filtering, see Filtering and sorting results in mobile. |
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Saved items button. Use this option to save the current filter setting. |
Defining the first day of the week
To define the first day of the week in your calendar screen, go to the Settings area and select Preferences. Tap the Start day of the week option and then select the appropriate start day of the week.