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Tips & Tricks
VueMinder Calendar is packed with features. If you aren't inclined to
read the full help documentation (and who is?), you can still
quickly learn how to use VueMinder Calendar to its full potential by
reading the following tips and tricks.
Events
- You can show or hide all events belonging to a
calendar by toggling the calendar's checkbox in the calendar
list. Learn more...
- You can define default settings for new events
through the Calendar Properties window. You can also define the
default settings to be used when new calendars are created.
Learn more...
- Events can be quickly rescheduled by dragging
and dropping them to a different date or time slot.
Learn more...
- You can easily change the calendar an event
belongs to by selecting a different calendar for the event in
the Event Editor or on the Event List.
Learn more...
- You can type in any valid start time, end time,
or duration for an event. You're not limited to the choices
available in the drop-down lists.
Learn
more...
- You can specify a recurrence pattern for an
event by using the 'Recurrence' tab in the Event Editor
window. Learn more...
- If you know HTML, you can use HTML tags in the
event description. If an email reminder is sent for the event,
it will include your HTML description.
Learn more...
- Events can be added without even needing to
display the main VueMinder Calendar window by right-clicking the
VueMinder Calendar icon in the Windows task tray and selecting the 'New
Event' command. Learn
more...
- By default, events are automatically marked as
completed when their associated reminder is dismissed. You can
disable this from the Reminder Options window.
Learn more...
- You can use the 'Run a Program' action in the
Event Editor to schedule any application to run at the event's
starting time. Learn more...
- You can create multiple calendars to categorize
your events. For example, create a 'Birthdays' calendar for
getting birthday reminders. Learn
more...
Reminders
- VueMinder Calendar provides two visual reminder types, a
popup reminder window and a smaller desktop alert. Try them both
to see which you prefer. Learn
more...
- Desktop alerts can be set to automatically
snooze after being displayed for a certain amount of time.
Learn more...
- Your email settings must first be specified in
order to receive email or SMS reminders. The server and login
settings are the same as the ones you use in your email
client. Learn more...
- You can specify any combination of reminder
types for an event. For example, you can have both a popup
reminder display as well as an email notification.
Learn more...
- If you're away from your computer and still
want to get reminders, use the email or text message reminder
types. Learn more...
- By default, the popup reminder window will
combine any active reminders into a single window. You can
display reminders in separate windows by changing a Reminder
Option. Learn more...
- You can embed a web page within a popup
reminder. For example, if you have a reminder to pay a bill
online, you can have your bank's web page included within the
reminder. Learn more...
- You can type in any snooze length on the popup
reminder window. You're not limited to the snooze selections
available from the drop-down list.
Learn more...
- If you accidentally dismiss a reminder, you can
redisplay it by selecting the reminder from the Recent Reminder
window.
The most recent reminders will be listed at the top of the
window. Learn more...
- If you snooze a reminder and want to change how long it
was snoozed, you can redisplay the reminder by selecting it
from the Recent Reminders window, and then re-snooze it as needed.
Learn more...
- If you get a popup reminder for an event that
is no longer applicable, you can delete the event right from the
reminder window by selecting the 'Delete' command from the Open
button's menu.
Learn more...
- By default, reminders won't be displayed for
events that have been marked as completed. You can change this
through the Reminder Options window.
Learn more...
- You can send email and text message reminders
to other people by adding them to the Reminder Recipients list
in the Event Editor window.
Learn more...
- The Recent Reminders window will show recently dismissed,
snoozed, or sent reminders. You can command a reminder to be
re-processed from this window.
Learn more...
- Sending text message reminders from VueMinder Calendar
is free, but additional charges from your mobile carrier may
apply. Learn more...
- The popup reminder window can be set to play
media for a reminder. The media can be either audio or video.
Audio can even be combined with a picture.
Learn more...
Calendar Sharing
- Calendars can be shared over your
local network by using VueMinder Calendar's publish and subscribe
capability. Learn more...
- You can quickly add common calendars, such as
holidays, by using the 'Add Public Calendars' command from the
File menu. Learn more...
- Calendars can be published either to the web,
to a shared folder on your computer, or to your local
network. Learn more...
- Calendar subscriptions can be created from
calendars on the web, from a shared folder on your computer, or
from your local network.
Learn more...
- Calendars and events can be sent to others via
email by right-clicking and selecting the 'Send via Email'
command. Learn more...
- Calendars can be exported to iCalendar files,
Excel, or Outlook. To export a calendar, right-click the
calendar name and then select the Export command.
Learn more...
- You can import calendars and events from
iCalendar files, Excel, and Outlook. To import, right-click in
the Calendar List and select the Import command.
Learn more...
- To allow a calendar to be viewed and modified
by multiple people, set each computer to both publish and
subscribe to the same calendar file.
Learn more...
- When publishing to a web calendar that does not support
local time zones, uncheck the UTC option in the Publishing
Settings window for the calendar.
Learn more...
- When publishing a calendar with reminders, you
can control which VueMinder subscribers to that calendar will
see the reminders by entering their user names in the Event
Editor. Learn more...
- If you publish a calendar with reminders, but don't want
to see a reminder yourself, you can uncheck the 'Show
reminder to myself' setting in the Event Editor.
Learn more...
Excel and Outlook
- If you use Outlook, you can automatically
synchronize your calendars between Outlook and VueMinder
Calendar by
enabling Outlook Synchronization on the Calendar Properties
window. Learn more...
- When exporting to Excel, you don't need to save
as an Excel spreadsheet. You can choose to save as a different
file type, such as XML, HTML, or plain text.
Learn more...
- You can export your calendars to Outlook, but
to keep them synchronized, use the automatic Outlook
Synchronization setting in the Calendar Properties instead.
Learn more...
- Events can be imported from Excel using a
minimum of 3 columns: 'Title', 'Start', and 'End'. Use a
'Calendar' column to import events belonging to multiple
calendars. Learn more...
iCalendar Files
- You can include appearance and reminder
settings when exporting to iCalendar files, but this information
will be ignored by other calendar programs.
Learn more...
- You can import an iCalendar (.ics) file into VueMinder
Calendar by double-clicking the file. This can be done
regardless of whether VueMinder Calendar is already running.
Learn
more...
Calendar and Event Appearance
- Events can have their appearances individually
modified after enabling this feature on the Appearance Options
window. Learn more...
- The appearance of a calendar or event can be
easily modified by using the Appearance toolbar.
Learn more...
Interface Customization
- You can free more screen space for the calendar
view by using VueMinder Calendar's autohide feature on areas of the main
window that you don't need to see all the time.
Learn
more...
- You can customize the layout of the main window
by dragging and docking each pane of the main window to a
different location. Learn more...
- You can change the visual look and feel of
VueMinder Calendar by selecting a different theme from the Appearance
Options window. Learn more...
- Completed events can be automatically hidden by
selecting the 'Hide Completed Events' option on the View
menu. Learn more...
- VueMinder Calendar provides both analog and digital
versions of a clock. You can display the clock by selecting the
'Clock' option from the View menu. Learn more...
- You can customize the columns shown in the Event List by
clicking the 'Columns' button and selecting the columns
you'd like to see.
Learn more...
- You can rearrange the column order of the Event
List by dragging column headers to the desired locations.
Learn
more...
- You can resize the area of the Month Navigation
Pane to make more months display, or to make the displayed
months better fit if there is empty space.
Learn more...
- The initial size and location of the popup
reminder window can be controlled through the Reminder Options
window. Learn more...
- The popup reminder window can be made to
display above all other windows. To toggle this behavior, use
the check box at the bottom of the reminder window.
Learn
more...
- If you have customized the layout of the main
window but want to reset it back to the factory default, use the
'Reset Window Layout' command from the Window menu.
Learn
more...
- If you're satisfied with the layout of the main window,
you make more space for the window contents by unchecking
the 'Show Dockable Pane Titles' option on the Window menu.
Learn
more...
Calendar View
- You can change the first day of the week
through the Calendar Options window.
Learn more...
- You can display two simultaneous time zones
side-by-side in the Day and Week views by enabling a secondary
time zone on the Calendar Options window.
Learn more...
- You can adjust the number of days or weeks that
are displayed in the Calendar View by clicking the drop-down
arrow next to the view type's button on the main toolbar.
Learn more...
- A date will display as bold in the Month
Navigation Pane if there are any visible events defined on that
date. Learn more...
- If you can't see an event's entire title in the
Month view, hover the cursor over the event. A tooltip will be
displayed with the event's details, including the event's
reminder status. Learn more...
- You can compress the display of weekends in the Month
View by selecting the 'Compress Weekends' option from the
Month button's drop-down menu on the main toolbar.
Learn more...
- You can display the month and day number for each date
in the Month View by selecting the 'Show Full Dates' option
from the Month button's drop-down menu on the main toolbar.
Learn more...
Keyboard Shortcuts
- You can quickly view the main VueMinder Calendar window by using the Ctrl+Shift+V hotkey combination.
- Events can be quickly duplicated by using the
Copy and Paste commands from the Edit menu. The keyboard
shortcuts are Ctrl+C to copy and Ctrl+V to paste.
Learn more...
- You can quickly go to any date by pressing
Ctrl+G, or selecting the 'Go To Date' command from the View
menu. Learn more...
- You can press the F1 key on any VueMinder Calendar
window to get detailed help for that window.
Learn more...
- To quickly search for an event, press Ctrl+F.
You can also use the Search command in the Edit menu. You can
repeat a previous search by using F3.
Learn more...
- To synchronize all shared calendars, press the
F5 key or select the 'Sync All' command from the Share menu.
Learn more...
Other
- You can prevent accidental data loss by
enabling the automatic data backup feature from the File
menu. Learn more...
- The Event List provides many advanced features,
such as customizable filtering criteria and the ability to
export the contents of the list to Excel.
Learn more...
- A Configuration Wizard helps guide you through
the steps of setting up VueMinder Calendar the first time it runs. If
you'd like to repeat the wizard, it's available from the File
menu. Learn more...
- VueMinder Calendar includes integrated help that can be
downloaded for offline viewing. However, to see the latest help
documentation, use the online help instead.
Learn more...
- VueMinder Calendar has an active user community. Select
'VueMinder Calendar Forums' from the Help menu to view or contribute to
the discussion. Learn more...
- If you're wondering how something works, a FAQ
is available. Click the 'Frequently Asked Questions' command on
the Help menu to view the FAQ.
Learn more...
- VueMinder Calendar will run when Windows starts. To disable this,
remove the VueMinder shortcut from the 'Startup' folder in
your Start menu.
- When the VueMinder Calendar window is closed, VueMinder
Calendar
will continue to run in the background. To fully exit VueMinder
Calendar,
select the 'Exit' command from the task tray icon.
Learn
more...
- Click the 'Auto Preview' button on the Print
window to see how the output will appear as the various print
layouts and settings are adjusted.
Learn more...
- VueMinder Calendar auto-saves whenever a change is made.
If your system loses power or shuts down unexpectedly, you
won't lose any data. Learn more...
- When a repeating task is completed, even if
it's late, the next due date will be automatically calculated
based on the current completion date. Learn more...
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