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Introduction to Calendar Basics
This lesson will introduce you to the calendar, show you the calendar navigation, different view options and basic features.
The My Ramapo calendar provides a shared calendar application across campus. Because the calendar is Web-based, you can access the calendar from any computer that has access to the Internet. This allows you the flexibility to view and modify your calendar from on campus, or from off campus.
Everyone is provided a personal calendar. Faculty and students are provided calendars for each courses which integrate with Banner to automatically display course meeting dates and times. Faculty can add additional course-related events for students to view, if they choose. All My Ramapo "groups" also have calendars for use for group-related events to share with group members. In addition, you can create calendars and subscribe to calendars.
Open the Calendar
Click on the calendar icon on the top right corner of your screen to open the calendar. The calendar will open in a new window.
Let’s Look at the Calendar
Click on the numbered area or scroll below for detailed information about that section.
1. Select A Calendar
The current calendar you are viewing is displayed under "Current Calendar". Your personal calendar is the default calendar. You can use the pull down menu to toggle to other calendars. Select the calendar to view from the pull down menu which displays all of your calendars. Note: calendars can be deleted from this list when they are no longer needed.
2. Calendar Views
There are six ways to view a calendar. The calendar displays "overview" as the default view, you will notice the current selection is indicated in bold. Overview displays the week ahead. You can also select "day", "week", "month", "year", or "comparison" views.
3. Navigating the Calendar
The calendar shows today's date, and has triangles to navigate backwards or forwards. The triangles for navigation change with the calendar view, according to day, week, month, year, etc.
4. Month Display and Navigation
The monthly view is displayed on the right, with the time zone indicated on top, and left and right arrows to navigate back or forward by month. If you want to navigate to a specific date quickly, you can type that in the box and click the yellow arrow.
5. New Events
To add new events, select the "New Event" icon, or click on the + on a calendar date to add a new event directly to that date.
5.a. Event Details
Compose event window is opened when you add new events or click on the blue text link for an existing event. Events can be easily edited, remember click OK (at the bottom) when done to save changes.
6.a. Task Details
Compose task window is opened when you add new tasks or click on the blue text link for an existing task. Tasks can be edited or the status can be changed to completed. Click OK when done editing to save changes.
7. View Today's Events and Tasks
Todays events and tasks are highlighted in "overview". Click on the blue text to link to the event or task details. Overdue tasks or event conflicts are displayed in red.
8. The Week Ahead
The events and tasks for the week ahead are displayed in the "overview". Click on the blue text to link to the event or task details.
9. Action Items
"Action Items" displays your tasks to be completed and invitations from other calendar users requiring your action. Click on the blue text to link to the invitation or task details.
10. Jump To Navigation
To jump to a specific calendar date not displayed on your current view, select "Jump To" and select the date and click OK.
11. Print Calendar
"Printable" displays a printer-friendly version of the calendar for printing, if you need a paper copy.
