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CHAPTER 11 MAIL, ADDRESS BOOK, AND iCAL
Adding and Editing Events
You can add an event in a number of ways. Selecting File ➤ New Event (Cmd+N) will add a new
event item to the selected date in the calendar, and in month view you can double-click a date or
select New Event from the contextual menu. In any of those cases, you will likely need to doubleclick
the event and edit it. In the Day or Week view, you can actually click and drag across a time
frame to create a new event for that time.
NOTE Initially, all events will be created in the calendar selected in the Calendar List area, like
most other event properties, but this can be edited later.
Once your event is created, it’s likely you’ll want
to edit it. To edit an event, double-click it to open the
Event Information pop-up, and click the Edit button
to put the window into edit mode (Figure 11-18).
The Edit window will allow you to change the date
and times associated with an event, change the calendar
the event is associated with, set an alarm to go
off reminding you of the event, and make the event
repeatable.
This mode will also allow you to tag the event as
an All-Day event, which will list the event differently
in the calendar view and allow the event to span multiple
days.
Finally, you can add attachments, notes, and
URLs to the event to help you keep associated files
and information tied to the event.
Figure 11-18. Editing an iCal event
When the event information is complete, just
click Done.
If an event gets rescheduled or needs to be moved for any reason, rather than having to go
into edit mode, you can change the date and time of the event by dragging the event from one
time slot in the calendar to another.
Using To Dos
Besides events, iCal (now in tandem with Mail) also keeps track of To Do items. To view your To
Do items in iCal, either click the button in the lower-right corner of the iCal window or select
View ➤ Show To Do List (Opt+Cmd+T). This will open your To Do list along the right side of
your calendar view. To Do items in iCal are essentially the same as they are in Mail (though the
keyboard shortcut to create a new To Do item in iCal is different—Cmd+K).
Inviting Others to Events and Appointments
In an event’s edit mode, there is also a section for adding attendees. By clicking here you can add
any number of people you want to add as attendees for your event. Any attendees who are listed
in your Address Book are automatically sent an invitation to the event.
NOTE Attendees who you are inviting need to be in your Address Book for them to get an
invite, so if an attendee isn’t listed there, it’s best to add the information to your Address Book
before you send out the invite.