Overview
VueMinder supports a powerful variety of recurrence patterns
and ranges. If
your event periodically repeats, chances are you'll be able to
specify its recurrence using the settings described
below. You can specify event recurrence on the
"Recurrence" tab of the Event
Editor window, when the "Recurring Event..." box is checked.
Recurrence Pattern
Daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly recurrence patterns can be
specified for the recurring event. Each of these patterns have
additional settings, described in more detail below.
Daily
- If your event occurs every day, every weekday, or every
other number of days, use the Daily recurrence pattern. In
the example above, the event occurs every 3 days.
- To show an occurrence number for each instance of the
recurring event series, check the "Show occurrence numbers"
box. The first occurrence will include "(#1)" at the end of
the event title in the Calendar
View. Each subsequent occurrence will increment this
number.
Weekly
- If your event occurs the same day or days of every week
(or every other number of weeks), use the Weekly recurrence
pattern. In the example above, the event occurs every other week on Monday and
Saturday.
- To show an occurrence number for each instance of the
recurring event series, check the "Show occurrence numbers"
box. The first occurrence will include "(#1)" at the end of
the event title in the Calendar
View. Each subsequent occurrence will increment this
number.
Monthly
- If your event occurs the same day of the month (or every
other number of months), use the Monthly recurrence pattern.
In the example above, the event occurs on the fourth Saturday of
every month.
- To show an occurrence number for each instance of the
recurring event series, check the "Show occurrence numbers"
box. The first occurrence will include "(#1)" at the end of
the event title in the Calendar
View. Each subsequent occurrence will increment this
number.
Yearly
- If your event occurs the same day every year, use the
Yearly recurrence pattern. In the example above, the event occurs on the fourth Saturday of
October.
- To show an occurrence number for each instance of the
recurring event series, check the "Show occurrence numbers"
box. The first occurrence will include "(#N)",
where N is the specified starting number, at the end of
the event title in the Calendar
View. Each subsequent occurrence will increment this
number.
Recurrence Range
A recurrence range can be specified, where the recurring event
series will end after a specified number of occurrences or after
a certain date.
Recurrence Pattern and Event Durations
VueMinder does not support defining a recurring
event with a duration large enough to cause occurrences of the
event series to overlap. For example, if you define an event
with a duration of 2 weeks, but set the recurring pattern to
happen every week, this would cause occurrences to overlap. If
the Event Editor detects this condition when the OK button is
clicked, a message will be displayed. To correct this, reduce
the event duration, or change the recurrence pattern so
occurrences won't overlap.
