Hi Everyone,
A few of you had problems with calendars this week, so it looks like it's time to address the events in our lives and put it in a place on our calendars. So, save the date, accept the invitation and let’s get into this tip of the day.
Calendar: Not sure...I put it on the kitchen calendar.
How many of you still keep paper calendars and have to look at your calendar to check you schedule? I know you’re out there...I see your calendars at your desk. Did you know that you can keep multiple calendars on your mobile device? I have a work (Exchange) calendar, a personal calendar (Google), and a family calendar (shared Google)... I know a shared Google calendar on my iOS devices...you’re asking how to do that and I’ll get to it later. With all the things that we have to keep track of, like school activities, parent meetings, work, piano lessons, my birthday this month and so on. You can easily organize all your calendars in your calendar app. Turn your iPhone on its side to change the view from a monthly calendar to a weekly calendar.
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A few of you had problems with calendars this week, so it looks like it's time to address the events in our lives and put it in a place on our calendars. So, save the date, accept the invitation and let’s get into this tip of the day.
Calendar: Not sure...I put it on the kitchen calendar.
How many of you still keep paper calendars and have to look at your calendar to check you schedule? I know you’re out there...I see your calendars at your desk. Did you know that you can keep multiple calendars on your mobile device? I have a work (Exchange) calendar, a personal calendar (Google), and a family calendar (shared Google)... I know a shared Google calendar on my iOS devices...you’re asking how to do that and I’ll get to it later. With all the things that we have to keep track of, like school activities, parent meetings, work, piano lessons, my birthday this month and so on. You can easily organize all your calendars in your calendar app. Turn your iPhone on its side to change the view from a monthly calendar to a weekly calendar.
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Default Calendar
A couple things to remember when you have multiple calendars. Set your default calendar (Settings\Mail, Contacts, Calendars\Calendars\Default Calendar). This will determine which calendar your events will go to when you create an event. If you create more events for work, make work your default calendar and If you need to put it into another calendar like your Google, just select the "Calendar" line in the "Add Event" to list all of your available calendars (Fig 1.02).
Invitations
When you create an event and you invite someone, it will show as in invitation. Here’s the fun part. If this was a personal event and they sent it to your work email, it will show on your work calendar and if you shared your work calendar, it will be seen by all those you've shared your calendar with. So, make sure you check your calendars when you accept an invitation from friends. You might not want that bachelorette party showing up on your work calendar.
Shared Google Calendar: iOS (iPhone/iPad)
This one is for iPhone and iPad users. When you create a shared Google calendar (family or group), it typically doesn't show up on your list of calendars. From your device, launch Safari and go to "www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect". Sign in to your Google account and select your calendars you want to sync. That’s it...easy as pecan pie.
Siri
Ask Siri to make an appointment and it will show up as an event or calendar item. Ask Siri to invite someone and it will show as an invitation.
Screen Shot
Last tip (Episode 69: Camera Phone 101), I forgot to add taking a screen shot. I use it to record information on my devices (serial & IMEI), problems with my phone before I go to the Apple store (so I can show them a screen shot of the problem in case it goes away before I get there), game layouts before I change them, screen shots for my tips of the day and so on. Just press the "Home" and "Sleep/Wake" button at the same time. The screen will flash and the screen shot will be saved in your camera roll.
Hope you enjoy these tips and don’t forget to pass on any great tips or apps,
Invitations
When you create an event and you invite someone, it will show as in invitation. Here’s the fun part. If this was a personal event and they sent it to your work email, it will show on your work calendar and if you shared your work calendar, it will be seen by all those you've shared your calendar with. So, make sure you check your calendars when you accept an invitation from friends. You might not want that bachelorette party showing up on your work calendar.
Shared Google Calendar: iOS (iPhone/iPad)
This one is for iPhone and iPad users. When you create a shared Google calendar (family or group), it typically doesn't show up on your list of calendars. From your device, launch Safari and go to "www.google.com/calendar/iphoneselect". Sign in to your Google account and select your calendars you want to sync. That’s it...easy as pecan pie.
Siri
Ask Siri to make an appointment and it will show up as an event or calendar item. Ask Siri to invite someone and it will show as an invitation.
Screen Shot
Last tip (Episode 69: Camera Phone 101), I forgot to add taking a screen shot. I use it to record information on my devices (serial & IMEI), problems with my phone before I go to the Apple store (so I can show them a screen shot of the problem in case it goes away before I get there), game layouts before I change them, screen shots for my tips of the day and so on. Just press the "Home" and "Sleep/Wake" button at the same time. The screen will flash and the screen shot will be saved in your camera roll.
Hope you enjoy these tips and don’t forget to pass on any great tips or apps,
