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Cathy,
Hi. How do I add events to the calender so that they go to group onTo create a new event just click in the calendar. If you're looking at it in Month the event will be "all day" by default. Otherwise the event will default to the time you clicked on. In the Event page that opens you can adjust the date, time, and various features of the event. On that page where you create/edit the event, check the box "Send Notice To Group When Event Happens". I think it is checked by default. That will post a message to the group at the date & time of the event (Midnight the night before, if it is an all-day event). If you want to give members advance warning of the event click the Add Reminder button. There you can schedule reminders that will post in advance of the event. Shal |
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Cathy
I am at the calender and today is in a color but I can't type anything in it and there is no edit to click on ?
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On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 10:39 PM, Shal Farley <shals2nd@...> wrote: Cathy, |
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Cathy,
I am clicking on the calender and nothing is showing up.If you are not currently logged in to the site you cannot add entries to a group's calender even if you can see it (calendars can be publicly viewable). If you are not an owner/mod of the group it is possible that the group's calendar setting does not allow members to create events. The settings are: o Public can view, Subscribers can view and edit o Subscribers can view and edit o Public and subscribers can view, moderators can edit o Subscribers can view, moderators can edit o Subscribers cannot view, moderators can edit o Calendar is disabled Otherwise I can't think of a reason that clicking in the calendar wouldn't bring up the page to create or edit an event. Shal |
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I think it's important to note the difference between "Reminders" and "Notifications".? ?In general, I find the "Add Reminder" button to be by far the most flexible method, as Shal suggested.?
Note that the "Send Invite to Group" if checked will send an iCal Invitation immediately upon posting your event.? While this can be helpful, it's also possible that you will receive a bunch of invitation acceptance notices, since it's not simply a notification, it's an Invite.? (I'm actually not sure where any such acceptance notices would go.) On the other hand, the "Send Notice to Group when Event Happens" button will send a notice (if I understand correctly) at the time and day that the event occurs.? In our case, it's much to late to notify or even remind anyone who cares to participate.? So I generally don't see much use for this one unless someone is just down the hall and needs to be awakened to join a meeting that's just begun. So we just do a little arithmetic and use the "Reminders" feature to send a calendar reminder at an appropriate lead time before the event, as Shal has suggested. I do wish that there was a way to pre-set the calendar settings to a default for a group, such as automatically displaying the Week rather than the Month; having a default Reminder lead time, etc.? That was one of the good features of Yahoo - far outweighed by their constant meddling and outages! Regards, Bill (A relatively new user/owner - just migrated our 165 member group from Yahoo last month, so still learning) |
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Bill,
On the other hand, the "Send Notice to Group when Event Happens"It is actually posted to the group as a message. So in that sense the word "Notice" on that checkbox is misused, it should say "post a message" or something more like that. In our case, it's much to late to notify or even remind anyone whoIn my classmate groups we use them for birthdays and anniversaries, which we set as all-day events. No one is expected to mail cards or gifts so the advance notice of a reminder is not needed, but the on-list well-wishes sometimes spark more substantive conversations. In my family group, where physical tokens might be exchanged, I use a one-week advance reminder plus the message when event happens. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 08:15 PM, Chuck Hart wrote:
If I create an event and I have the settings set to; 'members can view and edit'. Can members edit the event I created?If the calendar permissions are set for 'members can view and edit' that applies to the whole calendar. So, any member can create, edit and delete all events, not just the event you created. Andy |
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On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 02:15 PM, Chuck Hart wrote:
If I create an event and I have the settings set to; 'members can view and edit'. Can members edit the event I created? My members are telling me they can only download the event and am not able to edit the event I created.That's working correctly (Andy's reply is incorrect).? A member can only edit events (including deleting) that they've created, not anyone else's.? Owner/mods can edit any event.? If an event needs a correction/addition, the person that created it (or an owner/mod) will need to be contacted. Duane -- The official Groups.io user documentation is in the Groups.io Help Center. GMF's Unofficial Help Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki |
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On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 12:10 PM, Duane wrote:
A member can only edit events (including deleting) that they've created, not anyone else's.?If that's true, I've learned something. It doesn't say that in the manual though and the Permissions dropdown field just refers to Members. Perhaps we need further clarification in the manual. Regards, Andy |
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On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 06:46 AM, Andy Wedge wrote:
If that's true, I've learned something. It doesn't say that in the manual though and the Permissions dropdown field just refers to Members. Perhaps we need further clarification in the manual.I thought that's the way it worked, but I verified before answering.? Yes, there does need to be a Note on Step 3 that explains this. Duane -- The official Groups.io user documentation is in the Groups.io Help Center. GMF's Unofficial Help Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki |
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On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 09:14 AM, Chuck Hart wrote:
However, the manual description is a little misleading.I've made a suggestion that this be clarified in the Member Manual, I was trying to create an easy method for our railroad club members to let other members know by a daily calendar look when they will be at the club during this period of COVID-19 uncertainly. I guess I'll figure out another method unless someone here has a suggestion.They could still use the calendar.? Have each member make an entry for the time of day that they'll be there, which they could edit at any time in case something changes.? If they use the Add Event button, no message will be sent to the group, so less traffic.? If they use Add Event & Invite Group, a message will be sent for each one.? If you want to reduce traffic, but aren't sure that they'll only use Add Event, you can change the settings for the #cal-invite hashtag so that those messages are moderated.? That would give you the opportunity to delete the message before it reaches the group. As examples, I'm thinking there could be an entry for "Bob S. at club" with setting of 8:00 am - 9:00 (or similar), then another for "Sam B. at club" set for 8:15 am - 10:30 am.? That way a quick glance at the calendar would let others know who would be there and at what time. There are other ways to accomplish what you want, depending on how many messages you want to be generated on the group. Duane -- The official Groups.io user documentation is in the Groups.io Help Center. GMF's Unofficial Help Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki |
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Shal Farley
Duane
Bill Rawsky
Andy Wedge