Creating a New Event
1. From the main menu, choose Content » Events.
The Create
an event page opens.
Schedule the
starting and the ending date and time of the event using the Event start and Event end fields.
In the Repeat
event dropdown box, choose one of the following:
Daily | · Choose the Start time and
the End time of the
event, or click the All Day checkbox. · The Time Zone will default to your local time
zone, but you can change that here if needed. You will not see the Time Zone option if you checked All Day. · Under Repeat…, select
the interval of repetition. For example, “Every [ 2 ] day(s)” will be repeat the event every other day. You can also
select to repeat the event every weekday. Under “Event start,” select the date of the first occurrence of the event. Under Event
end…,you can choose to end the event after: · A certain number of repeats. · On a particular date. · Selecting no
end date will repeat the event indefinitely. |
Weekly | · Choose the Start time and
the End time of the
event, or click the All Day checkbox. · The Time Zone will default to your local time
zone, but you can change that here if needed. You will not see the Time Zone option if you checked All Day. · Under Repeat…, select
the interval of repetition. For example, “Every [ 2 ] week(s) on” will repeat the event
every other week. · Select the weekdays when the event will occur. · Under Event start, select the date
of the first occurrence of the event. Under Event end…, you can choose to end the event after: · A certain number of repeats. · On a particular date. · Selecting “no end date” will repeat the event
indefinitely. |
Monthly | · Choose the Start time and
the End time of the
event, or click the All Day checkbox. · The Time Zone will default to your local time
zone, but you can change that here if needed. You will not see the Time Zone option if you checked All Day. · Under Repeat…, you can choose the repeat interval in one of two ways: · Enter the day of the month when the event will occur and
enter the interval of repetition. For example, “Day [ 5 ] of every [ 2 ] month(s),”
will make the event occur on the 5th day of every other month. · Alternatively, you can select the week of the month that
the event will occur, then select either a weekday or select between day, weekday, and weekend day. Enter the interval of repetition. For example, you
can select the third Monday of every
second month. Under Event
end…,you can choose to end the event after: · A certain number of repeats. · On a particular date. · Selecting “no end date” will repeat the event
indefinitely. |
Yearly | · Choose the Start time and
the End time of the
event, or click the All Day checkbox. · The Time Zone will default to your local time
zone, but you can change that here if needed. You will not see the Time Zone option if you checked All Day. · Under Repeat…, you can choose the repeat interval in one of two ways: · Select the month and the day. The event will occur annually on this date. · Alternatively, you can select the week of the month that
the event will occur, then select either a weekday or select between day, weekday, and weekend day, then Select the
month. For example, you
can choose the first Sunday of April. Under Event
end…,you can choose to
end the event after: · A certain number of repeats. · On a particular date. · Selecting “no end date” will repeat the event
indefinitely. |
If you need to create additional event
categories, you can create a new category here, but it must be created under your existing chapter category.
To assign the location, click Location.
The Location menu will
expand where you can enter the address of the event.
The Contact information section will expand where you can enter the address of the event.
The Contact Name will display as the event Organizer on Event pages.
Select from an existing image or upload a new one.
Refer to the Event Image Guidelines section
for event image best practices.Add info specific to the
venue such as ballroom names, exhibit hall information, etc.
This is required. If you do not enter your chapter name here, the system will prompt you to add it.If you are ready to
publish the event, click Publish.
Under the More Actions button, you’ll be able to Publish or Unpublish the
event on a specific date, Unpublish now, or delete. If you click Back to Events, anything you have done here will be lost.
If you click Publish/Unpublish on a Specific Date, a menu will be shown for this option.
You’ll now be able to
select a date and time for this event to be added to the calendar (Publication date), and a date to
remove (Unpublish) if desired.
When finished, click Save.
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