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Overview

The Calendar List shows the calendars that have been defined.

  • The checkboxes can be used to toggle the display of events in the Calendar View and Desktop Calendar. This allows events to be filtered from the display depending on which calendar they belong to.
  • An example Calendar List containing several calendars is shown below. As you can see, the calendar appearance settings are also applied to the calendar names to help visually distinguish which events belong to which calendar.
  • The appearance settings for the currently selected calendar can be modified from the Appearance Toolbar or the Calendar Properties window.

The calendar list showing some example calendar categories.

Calendar Icons

Calendars displayed in the list can have varying icons or combinations of icons...

  • The active calendar icon has a green arrow. The active calendar will include a green selection indicator. This is the default calendar when creating new events.
  • The active calendar icon has a green arrow. A subscribed calendar will have an orange arrow pointing down.
  • The active calendar icon has a green arrow. A calendar that is not active or subscribed will display as a plain calendar icon.

Context Menu Commands

Right-clicking in the Calendar List will result in the following context menu being displayed:

The calendar list context menu.

New Calendar

  • After selecting this option, a new calendar entry will be added to the Calendar List.
  • The new calendar will become the default calendar when creating new events. You can change the default calendar by clicking on a different calendar in the list.
  • The formatting of events belonging to the calendar can be modified by using the Appearance Toolbar or Calendar Properties command.
  • The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+Shift+N.

Delete Calendar

  • This command will delete the active or selected calendar.
  • Before the calendar is deleted, you will be prompted to confirm the deletion.
  • The keyboard shortcut for deleting a calendar is the Delete key.

Rename Calendar

  • This command will allow the calendar to be renamed.
  • If a name is entered that is already used by a different calendar, the name change will be rejected. Calendar names must be unique and non-blank.

Add Shared Calendar From LAN

  • Select this command to add an existing shared calendar to the Calendar List.
  • A file dialog will open, allowing you to browse and select a shared calendar file from your local network.
  • After being added, the shared calendar can be viewed only. To both view and modify a shared calendar, you'll need to upgrade to the Pro version.
  • The keyboard shortcut for adding a shared calendar from the local network is F9.

Add Calendar Subscription

  • This will initiate a new calendar subscription.
  • A new calendar will be created and added to the Calendar List.
  • The Subscribe to Calendar window will then be displayed, allowing the location of the calendar to be specified, along with other subscription settings.
  • If the new calendar is successfully subscribed, it will automatically be named based on the source calendar.
  • The keyboard shortcut for adding a calendar subscription is F6.

Add Public Calendars

  • After selecting this command, the Add Public Calendar window will be displayed, allowing you to browse a list of publicly available calendars and select ones that you would like to add to your calendar list.
  • These public calendars cover things like holidays for a variety of countries and religions, sports and entertainment events, science and astronomy events, and much more.

Move Up

  • This command moves the selected calendar up in the list.
  • If the selected calendar is the first or only item in the list, the Move Up option will be disabled.
  • The keyboard shortcut for moving a calendar up in the list is Alt+UpArrow.

Move Down

  • This command moves the selected calendar down in the list.
  • If the selected calendar is the last or only item in the list, the Move Down option will be disabled.
  • The keyboard shortcut for moving a calendar down in the list is Alt+DownArrow.

Show All Calendars

  • This command will cause events for all calendars to be displayed in the Calendar View.
  • This is equivalent to manually checking each calendar in the Calendar List.
  • The keyboard shortcut for showing all calendars is Ctrl+Shift+S.

Hide All Calendars

  • This command will cause events for all calendars to be hidden in the Calendar View.
  • This is equivalent to manually unchecking each calendar in the Calendar List.
  • The keyboard shortcut for hiding all calendars is Ctrl+Shift+H.

Calendar Properties

  • This will open the Calendar Properties window for the currently active calendar, where the calendar's appearance and subscription settings can be viewed or modified.
  • The keyboard shortcut for accessing the Calendar Properties is F2.

Export To iCal (ICS)

  • The Export menu option allows the selected calendar to be exported to an iCalendar (ICS) formatted file.
  • The Export Calendar Window will display after selecting this command.
  • Your exported calendar to be imported by anyone else that is using VueMinder Calendar (both Lite and Pro) or another calendar program that supports importing iCalendar (.ics) formatted files.

The export submenu.

Import From iCal (ICS)

  • The Import menu option allows calendars to be imported from an iCalendar (ICS) formatted files.
  • The Import Calendar Window will be displayed after selecting this command.
  • Calendars are imported using the standard iCalendar (.ics) format. Calendars of this format are are widely available on the web, and can cover everything from standard holidays to the schedule of your favorite television show.
  • Importing differs from subscribing because an imported calendar won't be synchronized or periodically updated from the source. If you expect the source calendar is likely to change, subscribing to the calendar may be a better option. If, on the other hard, the source calendar is not likely to change, or is located somewhere that is not always accessible, importing may be the better option.

The import submenu.

Share

The Share menu option expands into a submenu of commands for calendar sharing and synchronization.

The Share submenu.

Subscribe

  • This command will display the Subscribe to Calendar window for the currently active calendar, where subscription settings can be viewed or defined.
  • The keyboard shortcut for accessing the Subscribe to Calendar window is F7.

Sync

  • This command will synchronize the active calendar.
  • The calendar will be updated from the subscription location. Any local modifications will be overwritten.
  • During the Sync operation, the status bar will update to show the current status. After the Sync operation completes, the status bar will indicate "Ready".
  • This option is disabled if the active calendar is not subscribed.
  • The keyboard shortcut for sycing the current calendar is F5.

Sync All

  • This command will synchronize all calendars that are subscribed.
  • This is equivalent to performing a Sync command on each calendar, except it is done as one operation.
  • During the operation, the status bar will update to show the current status. After the Sync operation completes, the status bar will indicate "Ready".
  • The keyboard shortcut for syncing all calendars is Ctrl+F5.

 

 

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