How to Use Your iCalBy Sam Orenstein

When you open iCal, you should see something like this:

Calendar Groups and CalendarsThese are your CALENDAR GROUPS and CALENDARS.

On the left side of the screenThey are color codedAdd them anytime

File, “New Calendar” or “New Calendar Group”Change their title, color, and add description

Edit, “Get Info”Show/Hide them from your calendar

Uncheck/check the boxes (left of the titles)

Creating a New Event Double Click anywhere on the right side of the screen. The event will be created:

Add a title, and manually adjust the time Click and hold, then slide up and down Lengthen the event by stretching from the bottom or top

Viewing Your New EventDouble Click anywhere on the event.

A small window will pop up, like this:

Editing Your New EventTo edit your new event, press the “Edit” button on the new

window (previous slide), and the window will expand.Change the NameAdd locationChange the time/ “all day”Repeat event“Busy” or “Free”Calendar categorySend alarms (email only for you)Notes

Skip the other settings, they aren’t useful to you

Deleting an EventWhen your event is highlighted, it should look like this:

To un-highlight your event, click next to it on the page once, and it will become translucent/faded:

Then What?Make sure the event is HIGHLIGHTED.Then, simply press delete!

How to Delete Calendars and Calendar EventsTo delete your Calendars and Calendar Events,

select/highlight the one you wish to delete:

Then, simultaneously press command (⌘) and the delete button.This also works with deleting Calendar Groups.