Scheduling events

Use the Events app to share information about important events and dates relating to your community.

Creating events

Depending on your access level, you can create events to flag upcoming meetings, all-day events, or events that run for a number of days.

  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and then select the community you want to create an event for.
  2. In the community menu, click Events and then Create An Event.
  3. Enter the event details, including the start and end dates and times. To create a recurring event, click Repeats and specify the details of recurrence.
  4. To notify community members about the new event, select the Notify community members checkbox and then the members you want to notify.
  5. Click Save.

Viewing events

  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and select the community you want to check on.
  2. In the community menu, click Events.
  3. To view a list of events, click the Events tab. You can view either past or upcoming events. For past events, click Show Past Events. For upcoming events, click Show Upcoming Events.
  4. To view event details, click the event title.
  5. To view the events in a calendar, click Calendar View.

Managing events

There are many ways to keep abreast of community events:
  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and select the community you want to manage.
  2. In the community menu, click Events.
  3. Click the title of the event you want to know more about and do any of the following actions:
    • To attend the event, click Will Attend and select whether you're attending once or for all occurrences of the event. If you change your mind and would like to withdraw your attendance, click Will Not Attend.
    • To see a list of attendees, scroll to People Attending.
    • To receive updates about changes to the event, click Follow.
    • If you are a community owner or editor, you can modify events. To edit the event, click Edit. To delete, click More Actions and select Delete.
    • To export the event and open it in your local calendar, click Export To Calendar (.lcs).
    • To invite community members to the event, click More Actions and select Notify Other People. Select the members you'd like to notify about the event, then click Notify.