Calendar is the best way to manage events.
Along the center of the toolbar, we have four views.
We'll begin with the Month view.
To create an event, double-click in the middle of a date.
We'll be prompted to name the event.
Now, I can add as much information
about this event as I'd like; beginning with the location.
Once typing in a location, I'm provided with suggestions.
My suggestion could be as broad or as
general as a building,
or as specific as an address. In this example,
we're using the Ferry Building.
Calendar integrates with Maps. Near the bottom,
I can now see my destination, along with
the weather for that day and time. To specify the time,
I click here.
I can choose whether it's an all day event with no specific time,
or, I can say this event is at noon to 2 o'clock.
I can also manually type an exact time.
If this is a repeating event, I can tell the computer
whether it's daily, weekly, monthly or annually.
I can even customize a specific repetition.
For example, on the first Wednesday of each month
regardless of the date.
Calendar can factor in travel time.
Once more, as it integrates with Maps, it can estimate to me
driving and walking times depending on the time of day and traffic.
Or, I can manually choose a duration.
I can choose an alert
of when to be reminded of this event.
Placing my cursor to the right side of an alert:
this "+" button allows me to create as many alerts as I'd like.
Clicking Add Invitees will integrate my Calendar
with my Contacts. If I choose to invite someone,
they'll receive an invitation through email.
Any additional information can be provided
by clicking Add Notes, Attachments or URL.
Clicking anywhere else in my calendar will close that dialog window. If I wish to customize my event,
I can double-click on it and make any necessary changes.
Changing a day of an event is a simple
as clicking and dragging it to the day I wish it to be on.
The Week view may be a more efficient way of creating events.
Each notch within a day represents an hour
and a half-hour point.
By positioning my cursor then clicking and dragging, I can create an event.
Once I let go, I have the same dialog window
to provide as much information as I'd like about this event.
In may also be easier
to reschedule events within the Week view.
Click and drag in either direction to change the time or day of the event.
Position the cursor on either the top or bottom edges
to extend or contract the duration of this event.
Click and create as many events as you'd like.
The Day view expands upon this concept.
Along the left side, I have a list I can scroll up or down and view any of my upcoming events
within a linear list view. On the right side,
is an expansion at that particular day.
The Year view is a quick way to jump to a specific day or time within the year.
Let's go back to the Month view.
On the left side of the toolbar, is the Calendars tool.
Clicking that allows me to see the sidebar.
Your calendar can synchronize across many different internet services.
Most recommended is iCloud.
You can color coordinate different schedules within your life,
using multiple different calendars. Once creating an event,
I can click the color box to the right. This allows me to choose which
calendar this event belongs to.
This is useful because, I can now uncheck the box next to a calendar
I don't wish to see.
Create a new calendar through the File menu.
Select New Calendar and choose which internet account
you want that calendar to be created within.
Calendar colors can be customized. Once selecting a calendar,
visit the Edit menu and click Get Info.
This is one easy way to rename a calendar,
provide a description of it, or change the color.
Within the sidebar, we have subscribed holidays and birthdays.
Calendars which have been subscribed to, cannot be changed within the
Calendar application itself.
Birthdays, for instance,
are entered in within the Contacts application. As Calendars is integrated with Contacts,
it automatically makes those birthdays available and visible.
They are represented with a little gift icon.
It is possible to collaborate or share your calendar with others.
When selecting the calendar you wish to share,
press the "publish" icon to its right.
Names or emails are integrated with Contacts,
and the recipient receives in email with an invitation to view your calendar events.
The "+" button on the left side of the toolbar,
is another quick way to create an event.
The example demonstrates that you begin with the subject,
then a time, then a day.
On the right side of the toolbar, is the Spotlight search. As with every OS X application,
typing in your term will provide that result if it exists within your calendar.