Google Calendar

Google Calendar is a helpful tool that allows you to view upcoming events, create meetings, and much more. Read below to learn more about Google Calendar

Google Calendar Basics

Creating an Event/meeting

  1. Click on the +Create

  2. Enter in the meeting details

    1. Time the meeting starts and ends

    2. Meeting Title

    3. Participants (by email)

    4. Add description

    5. Anything else as needed

  3. When you are done select Save

You can also click hold and drag for a meeting as well, click and hold on the time you want to start then drag down to the time you want the meeting to end. Once you release the mouse button then it should pop up automatically for you to enter in the meeting details.

You can also select More Options for more in depth options for your meeting.

Editing a meeting/Event

  1. Click on the Event/Meeting you wish to change

  2. Click on the Pencil Icon

  3. From there change the details as needed

  4. When done select Save

When you select Save it will then bring up another window with an option to send every participant a message that the meeting details have changed. For example if the time changes you can say the time has changed from 10AM to 11AM and then click Send, if you do not wish to write anything you can just press Send for the participants to get an alert that details have changed.

Adding your Office hours

  1. Click on Settings (Gear Icon)

  2. Click on Settings again

  3. Scroll down to Working Hours

  4. Check Enable Working Hours

  5. Select the Days of the Week

  6. Enter in your Start and End Time

Once you have finished others will be able to see your working schedule when trying to make an appointment with you. It will also give them an alert that it is out of your working hours.

Out of the Office

  1. Create a new event with the +Create button

  2. Create your event as you normally would and set the time (all day or out at a certain time)

  3. When you are done setting up your event, select the Out of Office option

This option will automatically cancel meetings and alert others when they try to schedule something with you.

Easily set up meetings

Meet With... Option

The Meet With... section is a great tool to figure out scheduling for meetings and events. You can search for other users and select them, this then temporarily adds them to your calendar so you can see their work schedule as well as meetings/events that they have on their calendar. When you have found a time that works best and you go to create an event/meeting, it will automatically add these users as guests to the meeting.

Keep up to date

Adding A coworker's calendar

  1. Click on the Gear Icon and click on Settings

  2. Click on Add Calendar

  3. Click on Subscribe to a Calendar

  4. Add the email of the user you wish to add

  5. Once they are added it will appear in the bottom left side

In order for you to see their calendar appointments they will need to do the following:

  1. Click on the Gear Icon and click on Settings

  2. Click on their name under the Settings for My Calendars section

  3. Then scroll down to the Share with Specific People section (This will display all users that added their calendar)

  4. Then click on the drop-down menu to the right and select See All Event Details

From there you should be able to see their events instead of it saying Busy.

Having Multiple coworker's calendars

Sometimes having multiple calendars can overwhelm you calendar and overload it with events that makes it hard to see yours or a specific person's calendar. To hide another person's calendar simply click the checkbox next to their name on the left, this will hide their meetings/events until you click the box again to have them show.