Overview
Each calendar of the Calendar
List can have its properties individually modified.
- Calendar properties consist of the calendar name,
appearance, and subscription
settings.
- To view or modify a calendar's properties, you can
double-click the calendar in the
Calendar List or use the Calendar Properties command
from the Edit menu.
- When you're done making changes, click the OK button to
save. Or, if you'd like to discard the changes, click
Cancel.
- You can delete the calendar by clicking the Delete
button. You'll be prompted to confirm.
Calendar Name
The calendar can be renamed. The name must be unique
and non-blank. This name will appear in the
Calendar List.
Appearance
The calendar appearance can be modified. This can also
be done using the Appearance
Toolbar. The appearance settings will be used by all new and
existing events belonging to the calendar.
- 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 events belonging to the
calendar will appear using the current settings. To
select or preview other gradient styles, click the drop-down
button.
Subscribe
The Subscribe tab allows you to enter or modify the
subscription settings for the calendar. You can subscribe
to any calendar file that follows the
Standard
iCalendar (RFC 2445) Format. The controls
available on this tab are the same as those provided in the
Subscribe to Calendar
window, accessed from the Subscribe command of the
Share menu.
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