Calendar Details Popup
The calendar details popup in GroupCal allows you to customize various properties of your calendars, such as their name, color, permissions, description, and more.
In this article, we will explore the details of the calendar details popup, providing comprehensive information and instructions on how to utilize this powerful tool. You will discover the range of features and customization options available within the calendar details popup, empowering you to effectively manage and personalize your calendars in GroupCal.
How to open the Calendar Details popup?
You can open the calendar details popup in two ways:
- On the Calendars List section on the main screen, right click on any calendar and on the popup that opens select Calendar Details.
- Open the calendar screen of any of the calendars, and then click on the title of that calendar.
The options and settings available on the Calendar Details popup
Calendar name and photo section
Title
Click the edit button to edit the calendar title. The title can be up to 25 characters long.
The title can only be edited if you have the permission to do so, since some calendars are set to restrict such edit.
Photo
Next to the title you can also add a photo that will appear next to the title of the calendar. Similarly to the title, the photo as well can only be edited if you have the permission to do so.
The calendar photo is used to mark which events are associated with it.
Business Description section
Allows to write a description of the calendar that will appear under the title. The description can include details about a business, relevant links to a website or social networks, etc. All members of the calendar can view the description.
Members Can section
This section allows calendar admins to set the permissions of the calendar which affects the access level of the calendar members.
It is only presented if you are an admin of the calendar.
The available options are – Members can:
- Add / edit events
- Edit calendar name and photo
- Edit their own events only.
- Add new members
Read more details about permissions in GroupCal.
Settings for this calendar on your device section
This section allows each calendar member to set their own personal settings for the calendar.
Color
You can choose to customize the color of events in the calendar on your device. The color of the calendar is presented on the Calendar List section on the main screen, and is used as the default background color of events that belong to that calendar. Read more about events color.
Show events in ‘All Calendars’
By toggling this setting off, you determine that the events of this calendar are not shown in the “All Calendars” screen. This option is available to allow you to keep the ‘All Calendars’ screen only with events that are important for you to see on a regular basis. Calendars that are less important can be set not to show their events on the ‘All Calendars’ screen and can be viewed by directly clicking on them on the Calendar List section.
On the Calendar List section, the calendar will have a special indication.
Get reminders for events
You have the option to turn on or off event reminders for specific calendars, ensuring that you get reminders only for events that are important for you.. On the Calendar List section, the calendar will have a special indication in case reminders are turned off for it..
Show events from other calendars as dimmed
If you select a specific calendar, only events from that calendar are fully visible. Events from other calendars appear dimmed by default, providing context to your overall schedule.
You can tap on any dimmed event to make all dimmed events fully visible for a few seconds.
Use this setting to configure any calendar with whether to hide events from other calendars or otherwise to show them as dimmed.
Default Calendar
You can set the calendar as the default calendar. Read more about the Default Calendar in GroupCal.
Members section
The Members section lists all the members of the calendar, and allows you to take actions on them. For calendar channels, the members list is only visible to the admins of the calendar channel for privacy reasons.
GroupCal will list up to three members on the list, and in case there are more, it will add a button to expand the list.
The members list indicates the role of each member next to their name. Read more about calendar roles in GroupCal.
The Members section shows a link that you can send to others to join the calendar. It will be shown only in case the calendar has such a link. It’s possible to create a new link in case one is not available depending on the permissions settings (see Members Can section above for more details).
Actions that you can take on members
Admins can click on members and take actions relevant to the member they clicked on.
- Make admin – the member becomes an admin.
- Remove from calendar – the member will be removed from the calendar. The calendar will stay on his devices with all its events, but new updates are not synced.
- Assign color – when a color is assigned to a member, events owned by that member will have the background color assigned to the member.
Calendar actions section
This section allows to take actions relevant for the calendar:
Set as calendar channel
Calendar channels are shared calendars in GroupCal that are set as channels, and therefore have additional features which are better suited for calendars that are public and shared with a large audience.
Only an admin of the calendar can change its status to a channel
Calendar verification badge
Calendars that have a verification badge communicate trustworthiness and authenticity. This button initiates the process to request such a verification badge.
Embed this calendar in a web page
Opens another dialog that provides code to embed the calendar on a web page.
Embedding a calendar in a web page can be done only in case there is an active link to that calendar (see the Members section above for details).
Exit calendar
If you are not the owner of the shared calendar, you have the option to exit the calendar. Once you exit the calendar, it will remain on your screen, but you will stop getting updates about it.
