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Calendar
Calendar
Calendar interface overview
Figure1:AnoverviewoftheCalendaruserinterface
1)Usethecalendarviewsareatotogglebetweendifferenteventdisplaylayouts.UsetheAgendaviewtogroupyour
courseeventsbyDate,Course,orCategory-eventsdisplayinchronologicalorder,andall-dayeventsdisplayatthetop
ofeachgroupedlisting.UsetheDay,Week,andMonthviewstogroupyoureventsindaily,weekly,ormonthly
increments.UsetheListviewtofilteryoureventsbyDropbox,Checklists,Discussions,Grades,Materials,Modules,
Quizzes,andSurveys. 2)Usethecalendarcontentareatonavigatethroughyourcontent.Navigationwillvarydependingontheviewyou
select.
3)Usethecalendarmenutoselectmultiplecalendarstodisplay,changethecolorschemeassociatedwithindividual
calendars,andaddnewcalendars. 4)Usetheminicalendartonavigatequicklytoaspecificday,week,ormonth. 5)Usethetaskpanetocreate,track,andmaintainpersonaltasks. Create course events in Calendar
1.
Onthenavbar,click
2.
ClickCreateEvent.
Calendar.
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3.
Toassociatecoursecontentwiththeevent,click
addcontent.ClickAdd.
4.
Dooneofthefollowing:
AddContent.Selectthemodulefromwhichyouwantto
• Ifyou'veassociatedcoursecontentwiththeeventandwanttouseacustomnamefortheevent,select
theUsecustomnamecheckbox.Enteranameforyourevent.
• Ifyouhavenotassociatedcoursecontentwiththeevent,enteranameforyourevent.
5.
Toadddateandtimedetailstoyourcourseevent,intheWhenarea,clickontheprovidedfields.
6.
Toaddrecurrencestotheevent,click
AddRecurrence.Enteryoureventrecurrencedetails.
7.
Toaddrestrictionstotheevent,click
AddRestriction.Enteryoureventrestrictiondetails.
8.
Toaddalocationfortheevent,fromtheLocationdrop-downlist,selectthelocation. 9.
ClickCreate.
Change Calendar settings
1.
Onthenavbar,click
2.
Click
3.
Makeyourchanges.
4.
ClickSave.
Calendar.
Settings.
Create multiple instances of an event for different groups
and sections
Ifyouhavemorethanonegrouporsectionparticipatinginthesamecourseeventduringdifferenttimeintervals,you
cancreatemultipleinstancesofthesameevent,tailoredtoeachgrouporsection’sneeds.Thegrouporsectionevents
sharethenameanddescriptionfields,butonceyoufinishcreatingtheeventsinbulk,theydisplayasindividualevents. 1.
Onthenavbar,click
Calendar.
2.
ClickCreateEvent.
3.
IntheAttendeesarea,click
AddGroups/Sections.Thisoptionwillonlybeavailableifyouhavealready
createdatleastonegrouporsectionforyourcourse. 4.
IntheAddGroupsdialog,clickonthegrouporsectionyouwanttoadd.
5.
Repeatsteps3-4untilyouhaveaddedallofthegroupsandsectionsyouwant.
6.
Entertherestofyoureventdetails,includinganycustomizationsforanindividualgrouporsection.
7.
ClickCreate.
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ManageDates
Change visibility for events
1.
Onthenavbar,click
Calendar.
2.
Fromthetoolnavigation,clickList.
3.
Selectthecheckboxesbyanyeventforwhichyouwanttomakevisibilitychanges.
4.
FromtheMoreActionsbutton,click
5.
FromtheEventVisibilitydrop-downlist,selectyourvisibilitypreference.
6.
ClickSave.
ChangeEventVisibility.
Offset dates for events
1.
Onthenavbar,click
Calendar.
2.
Fromthetoolnavigation,clickList.
3.
Selectthecheckboxesbyanyeventforwhichyouwanttooffsetdates.
4.
FromtheMoreActionsbutton,click
5.
Makeyourchanges.
6.
ClickSave.
OffsetDates.
Manage Dates
About Manage Dates
UsetheManageDatestooltoview,edit,andoffsetthedateavailabilityandsetthecalendarstatusofallcontent
topicsandmodules,discussiontopicsandforums,dropboxfolders,gradescategoriesanditems,newsitems,and
quizzesinyourcoursefromonecentrallocation. Thesecourseobjectsdisplayinagridthatyoucansortbyanyofthecolumnheadings.Youcanalsofilterthegridby
specifictoolanduseadvancedfilteroptionstoworkwithsmallersetsofobjects.Ifyoufilteryourcourseobjects,any
bulkchangesyoumakeapplyonlytothefilteredresults.Thisenablesyoutoupdatemultipleavailabilitydatesbased
onspecificcriteria. Inadditiontomanagingdates,youcanopeneachcourseobjectinanewwindowbyclickingonitsname.Thislaunches
theobject'seditpagewhereyoucaneditadditionalpropertiesforthatobjectwithoutleavingtheManageDatestool. ©2016byD2LCorporation.Allrightsreserved.
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Offset dates in Manage Dates
TheManageDatestoolenablesyoutomovestartdatesandenddatesforwardorbackwardbyaspecifiednumberof
days.Youcanusethistomovecoursecontentforwardtoanewterm.
1.
Onthenavbar,click
EditCourse.
2.
Click
3.
Selectthecheckboxbyanyitemforwhichyouwanttooffsetdates.
4.
Click
5.
IntheOffsetDatesdialog,enteryouroffsetdetails.
6.
ClickSave.
ManageDates.
OffsetDates.
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