How do I add an event to the ASD calendar?

1 Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 3:42 am

My Steps:

1) Step one is to register a username on this board, or login if you already have one.
2) In order to add events to the calendar, you must first join the Calendars group. Once joined (you will recieve a confirmation email) go to the appropriate forum (see below)

[edit: you no longer need to register to add an event]
3) We have calendar functionality in several forums:

Pick any one and start typing.

[edit]Please also see the next post with a screenshot[/edit]

4) Enter a subject (date is optional as it will show up in the calendar on the date(s) you choose)
5) You should see a "Calendar Event" row with a miniature calendar icon to the right.

You cannot manually enter the date, but must click the icon and select the date from the pop-up window.
6) If the date is wrong you can re-do it by clicking the calendar icon again.
7) If this is a repeating event, then check the advanced box and go thru the same steps as above to select the end date and then choose the rate of repeats from the drop-down menu. Or if it is a never ending event that will always be on the same date, check the box to "Repeat forever".
8 ) Fill in the info like you would normally for a post, using this template until we have fields added in the posting form itself:

Code:

[b]What: [/b]
[b]Topic: [/b]
[b]Speakers: [/b]
[b]When: [/b]
[b]Where: [/b]
[b]Who: [/b]
[b]Cost: [/b]
[b]Contact info: [/b]
[b]More info: [/b]

9 ) You can use any of the BBCode buttons in that section to enhance your post, and these enhancements show up in the main calendar as well as the post you make.
10) When you are done, click submit
11) You now have a page you can tell people about by clicking the email to a friend link at the bottom of the page.
[edit: image no longer in use in the new layout]
Additionally it will show up in the [acronym="Activist San Diego"]ASD[/acronym] Calendar.

[edit]Events posted in here will now show up in the corresponding events/alerts/meetings page in the main site and are possible candidates for being on the homepage and in the newsletter. Please keep that in mind when you are posting an event Wink

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2 Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2003 3:46 am

Once you have been approved and are part of the calendars group (you should get a confirmation email, and you will only have to go thru this procedure once....),

[edit]this is no longer required[/edit]
All you have to do is go to one of the calendar enabled forums:

and you should see this:

If you don't then let me know...

Note: The dates currently are european style. I will be fixing that soon for us Yanks to understand what the heck we are doing...

3 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2003 10:53 am

We have changed who is allowed to post in the calendar, so that anyone can now post a calendar item with no login required. If this system gets abused, we may have to change that. If you have a login, please use it when posting events. Contact a staff member if you have any problems.

Please join the calendars group if you are interested in helping out with posting events in the calendar and/or staying updated with how this system is being implemented on this site.

4 Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2003 6:52 am

I have edited the above posts for clarity, and also to let people know that they do not have to join any group to add an event. It will automatically be added to the calendar, the corresponding corresponding events/alerts/meetings page. We also have calendar functionality in the Jobs/Resume/Grants and Volunteer Forums.

5 Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:08 am

Added a General Announcements type of forum today.... Post items there that are not of a timely nature, or don't really fit into any other category.

Thanks!