Apple MA712LL User Guide - Page 70

Adding events, Responding to invitations, Searching calendars, Add an event, Search for events

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View the Birthday calendar See the details of an event Edit or delete a calendar Select calendars to view Tap Calendars, then tap Birthdays to include birthdays from your Contacts with your events. Tap the event. You can tap information about the event to get more details. If an address for the location is specified, for example, tap it to open Maps. Tap Calendars, then tap Edit. Tap Calendars, then tap to select the calendars you want to view. The events for all selected calendars appear in a single calendar on iPhone. Adding events You can create and update calendar events directly on iPhone. Add an event: Tap and enter event information, then tap Done. You can also touch and hold an empty spot on a calendar to create a new event. Drag the grab points to adjust the event's duration. Set an alert Set a default alert for events Update an event Delete an event Invite others to an event Tap Alert, then set an alert from 5 minutes to two days before the event. Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default Alert Times Tap Edit and change event information. To quickly adjust an event's time or duration, touch and hold the event to select it, then drag it to a new time or use the grab points to change its duration. Tap the event, tap Edit, then scroll down and tap Delete Event. Tap Invitees to select people from Contacts. This requires an iCloud, a Microsoft Exchange, or CalDAV account. Responding to invitations If you have an iCloud, Microsoft Exchange account, or a supported CalDAV account, you can receive and respond to meeting invitations from people in your organization. When you receive an invitation, the meeting appears in your calendar with a dotted line around it. appears in the lower-right corner of the screen. Respond to an invitation: Tap an invitation in the calendar. Or tap to display the Event screen, and then tap an invitation. See information about the organizer See other invitees Add comments in reply Set your availability Tap "invitation from." Tap Invitees. Tap a name to see that person's contact information. Tap Add Comments. Your comments are visible to the organizer, but not to other attendees. Comments may not be available, depending on the calendar service you're using. Tap Availability and select "busy" or "free." Searching calendars In List view, you can search the Titles, Invitees, Locations, and Notes fields of the events in your calendars. Calendar searches just the events for the calendars you're currently viewing. Search for events: Tap List, then enter text in the search field. Calendar events can also be included in searches from the Home screen. See "Searching" on page 28. 70 Chapter 10 Calendar

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View the Birthday calendar
Tap Calendars, then tap Birthdays to include birthdays from your Contacts
with your events.
See the details of an event
Tap the event. You can tap information about the event to get more details.
If an address for the location is specified, for example, tap it to open Maps.
Edit or delete a calendar
Tap Calendars, then tap Edit.
Select calendars to view
Tap Calendars, then tap to select the calendars you want to view. The
events for all selected calendars appear in a single calendar on iPhone.
Adding events
You can create and update calendar events directly on iPhone.
Add an event:
Tap
and enter event information, then tap Done.
You can also touch and hold an empty spot on a calendar to create a new event. Drag the grab
points to adjust the event’s duration.
Set an alert
Tap Alert, then set an alert from 5 minutes to two days before the event.
Set a default alert for events
Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default Alert Times
Update an event
Tap Edit and change event information.
To quickly adjust an event’s time or duration, touch and hold the event
to select it, then drag it to a new time or use the grab points to change
its duration.
Delete an event
Tap the event, tap Edit, then scroll down and tap Delete Event.
Invite others to an event
Tap Invitees to select people from Contacts. This requires an iCloud, a
Microsoft Exchange, or CalDAV account.
Responding to invitations
If you have an iCloud, Microsoft Exchange account, or a supported CalDAV account, you can
receive and respond to meeting invitations from people in your organization. When you receive
an invitation, the meeting appears in your calendar with a dotted line around it.
appears in the
lower-right corner of the screen.
Respond to an invitation:
Tap an invitation in the calendar. Or tap
to display the Event screen,
and then tap an invitation.
See information about the
organizer
Tap “invitation from.”
See other invitees
Tap Invitees. Tap a name to see that person’s contact information.
Add comments in reply
Tap Add Comments. Your comments are visible to the organizer, but not
to other attendees. Comments may not be available, depending on the
calendar service you’re using.
Set your availability
Tap Availability and select “busy” or “free.”
Searching calendars
In List view, you can search the Titles, Invitees, Locations, and Notes fields of the events in your
calendars. Calendar searches just the events for the calendars you’re currently viewing.
Search for events:
Tap List, then enter text in the search field.
Calendar events can also be included in searches from the Home screen. See “Searching” on page 28.
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