Calendar/Schedule/Events
The Calendar is a tool you can use to manage course-related dates and events. You will be able to view course events such as project due dates, virtual office hours, exam and test information, that your instructor posts through the calendar tool on the course home page.
To access the Calendar/Schedule from the main Course Home click the Calendar link on the Upper Left Navbar or the Events button in the Events widget
The main Calendar page displays:
Add a new event
To add a course event from the calendar page:
- Enter a course and then, click the
link. The Add New Event page displays:
- Enter the Title and the Description (optional) of your event.
- Choose a date by using either the drop-down boxes or by clicking the small calendar image beside the drop-downs.
- Choose Personal or the course for the event (Personal will only viewable by you)
You now have an event scheduled for that date.
Import events
To import events in the form of an excel spreadsheet or .txt file, from the main calendar page:
- Download an
excel events template as a starting point. Create your events in the Excel sheet. The only REQUIRED fields are title and start date. The others are optional.
(NOTE: Using an End Date means the event is listed on every date between the two dates) - Select the
link on the left side of the page. - After you have a file created, return to the Import Events screen. Then, browse and upload an existing file.
- The progress bar wil appear and then the events will be listed.
- Use the View Events pulldown to see all events, events with errors or events waiting to be imported.
- Choose what kind of events for all events or by individual event.
- Press Import button to complete the import action.
View and print your calendar
To view a version of your calendar in printable format and then have the option of printing it:
- Select the
link on the left side of the page. - View and Close the displayed page. Or,
- Choose to print the displayed page using the Print option in the File menu.