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If you do not need the ''Home'' calendar because you are using the server based calendar only, you can safely delete it. This will avoid that you accidentally edit the wrong calendar. To delete the Home calendar select it and press the ''Delete'' button. | If you do not need the ''Home'' calendar because you are using the server based calendar only, you can safely delete it. This will avoid that you accidentally edit the wrong calendar. To delete the Home calendar select it and press the ''Delete'' button. | ||
===Opening | ===Opening The Event Dialog=== | ||
New events can be created by | New events can be created by | ||
*double-clicking on the corresponding day in the month view | *double-clicking on the corresponding day in the month view | ||
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To edit an existing event just double-click it on any view. | To edit an existing event just double-click it on any view. | ||
===Recurring | ===Recurring Events=== | ||
Recurring rules can be edited on the ''Recurrence'' tab of the event dialog (double-click an existing event). There is a preview in the dialog that displays all occurrences resulting from the rule. | Recurring rules can be edited on the ''Recurrence'' tab of the event dialog (double-click an existing event). There is a preview in the dialog that displays all occurrences resulting from the rule. | ||
===All Day | ===All Day Events=== | ||
Events that last the whole day can be created by checking the ''All Day'' box close to the time entry fields. Note that those events will be ignored when calculating your free/busy information. | Events that last the whole day can be created by checking the ''All Day'' box close to the time entry fields. Note that those events will be ignored when calculating your free/busy information. | ||
===Privacy | ===Privacy Settings=== | ||
If you want to create events in your calendar where nobody should be able to read the event details, you have to mark an event as ''Time and Date Only''. This can be done using the ''Privacy'' drop-down on the Event page of the dialog. | If you want to create events in your calendar where nobody should be able to read the event details, you have to mark an event as ''Time and Date Only''. This can be done using the ''Privacy'' drop-down on the Event page of the dialog. | ||
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If you set an alarm for your event, the calendar server will send out a reminder email at the specified time. The email will be send to the address(es) configured in the web frontend of the calendar server. Future versions will allow to specify the email address in this dialog as well. | If you set an alarm for your event, the calendar server will send out a reminder email at the specified time. The email will be send to the address(es) configured in the web frontend of the calendar server. Future versions will allow to specify the email address in this dialog as well. | ||
==Creating | ==Creating Tasks== | ||
In order to display your tasks in the views (Day-, Week-, Month View) you may want to enable this by selecting ''Calendar'' → ''View'' → ''Tasks in View'' from the main menu. Also make sure to at least set a start Date, if you want your tasks to appear in the month view (a due date only is not sufficient) [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=349529 #349529]. If start and end date are specified, tasks appear in all views. | In order to display your tasks in the views (Day-, Week-, Month View) you may want to enable this by selecting ''Calendar'' → ''View'' → ''Tasks in View'' from the main menu. Also make sure to at least set a start Date, if you want your tasks to appear in the month view (a due date only is not sufficient) [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=349529 #349529]. If start and end date are specified, tasks appear in all views. | ||
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In order to configure a '''recurring rule''' for the todo, make sure to at least explicitly mark the check box in front of the start time and set it to an appropriate value. | In order to configure a '''recurring rule''' for the todo, make sure to at least explicitly mark the check box in front of the start time and set it to an appropriate value. | ||
==Inviting | ==Inviting Attendees From The (Corporate) Addressbook== | ||
[[image:wcap-addressbook.png|right|frame|Auto completion of address book entries]] | [[image:wcap-addressbook.png|right|frame|Auto completion of address book entries]] | ||
You need to configure your Thunderbird address book to use an LDAP directory: | You need to configure your Thunderbird address book to use an LDAP directory: | ||
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Open an existing event or create a new one and go to the ''Attendees'' tabpage. Now start typing the first letters of a person you want to invite. The name should be auto completed. If you save the changes an invitation will be sent out from the calendar server. | Open an existing event or create a new one and go to the ''Attendees'' tabpage. Now start typing the first letters of a person you want to invite. The name should be auto completed. If you save the changes an invitation will be sent out from the calendar server. | ||
==Scheduling | ==Scheduling Meetings Using Free/Busy Information== | ||
[[image:wcap-freebusy.png|right|frame|Free/Busy information is immediately displayed while adding attendees]] | [[image:wcap-freebusy.png|right|frame|Free/Busy information is immediately displayed while adding attendees]] | ||
If all attendees of a meeting are using the same calendar server you can use free/busy information to find an empty time slot. | If all attendees of a meeting are using the same calendar server you can use free/busy information to find an empty time slot. | ||