Edit Menu Commands
The Edit menu provides commands for cutting, copying, and pasting events,
modifying calendar properties, marking the selected event as completed, deleting the selected item(s), and searching.
The available options will vary depending on whether an event is currently selected.
Cut
- This will cut the event that is currently selected in the
Calendar View. The event
will be removed from the calendar and placed on the clipboard.
- This menu option is enabled only when a single event is
selected.
- The keyboard shortcut for cutting is Ctrl+X.
Copy
- This will copy the event that is currently selected in the
Calendar View. The event will be copied to the clipboard.
- This menu option is enabled only when a single event is
selected.
- The keyboard shortcut for copying is Ctrl+C.
Paste
- This will paste the event that was previously cut or copied, into the
Calendar View at the currently
selected date or time slot.
- The date of the original event is not preserved, but its time of day and duration are. This allows
an event to be easily copied and pasted to multiple dates.
- If there is not an event on the clipboard, this menu option will be disabled.
- The keyboard shortcut for pasting is Ctrl+V.
Delete
- This will delete the current selection.
- The current selection can be a calendar in the
Calendar List or event(s) in the
Calendar View.
- Before an event or calendar is deleted, you will be prompted to confirm the deletion.
- When deleting a recurring event, you will be prompted whether you want to delete the selected instance of the recurring event, or all instances.
- If a calendar or event is not selected, this menu option will be disabled.
- The keyboard shortcut for deleting is the Delete key.
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 is F2.
Open Event
- This will open the selected event in the
Event Editor window,
where the event's data and reminder settings can be viewed
or modified.
- If an event is not selected, this menu option will not
be visible.
- The keyboard shortcut is Ctrl+O.
Completed
- This will toggle the completion status of the currently
selected event.
- Completed
events will be faded (semi-transparent) when displayed
in the Calendar View.
- If the Hide Completed Events option is
selected from the View menu,
completed events will be hidden from
display.
- If an event is not selected, this menu option will
be disabled.
- The keyboard shortcut is F11.
Search
- This option will display the Search
Window, where events can be searched for specific text.
- The keyboard shortcut for searching is Ctrl+F.
Find Next
- This option will search for the next occurrence of an event containing previously specified search text.
- The previous search direction (up or down) will be used.
- The keyboard shortcut for finding the next event is F3.
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