VueMinder Calendar Help - Event Appearance

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Overview

Events can have their appearance properties individually modified from the Appearance tab of the Event Editor window.

If the Appearance Option has been set to allow customized appearances for individual events, event appearances can also be changed by clicking the event in the Calendar View and then using the Appearance Toolbar.
The Appearance tab name will be bold for events that have custom appearances.
You can also modify the appearance of the entire calendar that owns the event being edited.

The Apperance tab of the Event Editor winndow.

The appearance settings can either be applied to the current event or the event's calendar.

You can choose to either apply the appearance settings to the current event or the current event all other events belonging to the current event's calendar.
Other events belonging to the calendar that have previously had their appearances customized will not be affected if the "all events" option is selected.

The event appearance properties can be customized.

Font name/style - These controls allow the font, size, and style (bold, italic, underline) to be modified. The font size values are in points. The bold, italic, and underline styles can be toggled using the B, I, and U buttons, respectively.
Font color - This is the font color. For this color property as well as the background colors, you can select either a custom color, web color, or system color using the appropriate tabs of the drop-down color control. You can also type in a color, such as "White". To define a custom color, right click on an empty color slot at the button of the Custom tab, as shown below:

This will result in a Color dialog being displayed, where a custom color can be defined.
Background colors - These are the background colors. You can select a primary background color as well as a secondary color. These will be blended together using the specified gradient style.
Gradient style - This is the gradient style to be used in blending the two background colors. It also serves as a preview of how the event will appear using the current settings. To select or preview other gradient styles, click the drop-down button.