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Add a non-recurring event

1. Select the "Add Event" “Add Event” link under the "main menu" “main menu” tab.
2. Type in a title for the event.
3. If you are working with a single public calendar for publishing (the default) you will not be presented with a calendar to select.  However, if you are working with more than a single publishing calendar or are logged in as a superuser, you must select a calendar. Typically this would be the default cals/mainCal.
4. Select all day if this is an all day event.
5. (Optionally) select floating if you don't don’t want to be restricted by time zone or
6. If you haven't selected all day:
   1. select a start date
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   2. select a start time
   3. select an end date for the event
   4. select an end time or duration, or select this event has no duration or end date.
7. Under recurrence leave at this event does not recur. See the next section for recurring events.
8. Leave the event status as confirmed, or if the event is likely to be updated, select tentative.  If an event has been canceled, select canceled; this will display a cancellation notice in the event title in calendar suites and data feeds.
9. Enter more details about the event in the description.  You must add something here.
10. (Optionally) enter a cost for the event.
11. (Optionally) enter a URL for the event, if you have a web page with more information about it.
12. (Optionally) enter a URL for an image (jpeg, for example) to be displayed with the event details. 
13. Select a location for the event. For a more comprehensive list of locations, click on all.  preferred lists locations you've already used.
14. Select a contact for the event. For a more comprehensive list of contacts, click on all.  preferred lists contacts you've already used.
15. Select the topical area(s) with which you want to tag the events
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16. Select the "add event" “add event” button

Add a recurring event

1. Follow steps 1 through 6 above
2. Select event recurs
3. Select how often the event recurs under frequency.  For example if the event recurs every month, select monthly.
4. Leave at forever  -or-
   Select times and type in a number to specify how many times you want the event to recur  -or-
   Select until and add an end date. Note: the end date you specify here is different from the end date you specified earlier for the event. The end date here is the date you want the recurrence to stop and not the end date for the event.
5. For more advanced options, click show advanced rules. You might need to re-select monthly (or frequency of your choice) to see the advanced rules.
   1. If you want the event recurring every other month type in 2 under the interval label or any interval of your choice.
   2. You can specify how you would like the event to recur. For example, if you want the event to recur on the first Monday and Tuesday of the month and also on the last Monday and Tuesday,
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      select as shown in the diagram.
   3. You can also create exceptions for your recurring events. For example, if there is a public holiday on a Monday you have designated your event to recur. Create an exception by deleting the recurrence instance of the event after it is created.
   4. You can also create one-off recurrences for the event. Select a date under the "recurrence “recurrence and exception dates" dates” field and select the "add recurrence" “add recurrence” button.
6. Follow steps 8 through 16 above to add the event.

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• To claim the event, click on Claim Event.  A claimed event becomes the property of the currently active group.  Only members of that group (and superusers) will be able to update, delete, or publish that event.
• To publish the event, click on Publish Event.  If your set up includes more than one calendar or your are logged in as a super-user, you will need to select a calendar to publish the event.  If you follow the single calendar model, this would typically be the "cals“cals/MainCal"MainCal”.   Once an event is published, it will appear on the public calendar.
• You may also Update the contents of the event while leaving it in the queue or Delete it.