Desktop Calendar

Desktop Calendar 7 FAQ

What is the "Repeat" option for?

The repeat option is useful when you have an event that happens on a regular basis e.g. every Thursday you go swimming. Instead of having to enter it multiple times, you set a repeating rule.

See the other FAQs on this page for details on how to enter different types of repeating events.

 

How do I repeat an event every X number of days?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Daily":

Enter the number of days till it should be next be repeated. You can also use the up and down arrows to increment and decrement the value. Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I repeat an event on certain days of the week?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Daily":

Click on the "Days of the week" option and tick the days you want the event to occur on. The day you're entering the event on will be ticked by default and cannot be changed, in the screenshot above this is Sunday. Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I repeat an event every X number of weeks?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Weekly":

Enter the number of weeks till it should be next be repeated. You can also use the up and down arrows to increment and decrement the value. Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I repeat an event every X number of months?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Monthly":

Enter the number of months till it should be next be repeated. You can also use the up and down arrows to increment and decrement the value. Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I repeat an event on the first day of every month?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Monthly":

Depending on which day you're entering the event on, you will get different monthly repeating options. If you're entering the event on the first day of the month, that will appear as an option. Select it then click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I repeat an event on the last day of every month?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Monthly":

Depending on which day you're entering the event on, you will get different monthly repeating options. If you're entering the event on the last day of the month, that will appear as an option. Select it then click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I repeat events like the second Sunday of the month?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Monthly":

Depending on which day you're entering the event on, you will get different monthly repeating options. If you're entering the event on the second Sunday of the month, that will appear as an option. Select it then click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I repeat an event every X number of years?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Yearly":

Enter the number of years till it should be next be repeated. You can also use the up and down arrows to increment and decrement the value. Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I go about entering a birthday?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Category" option choose "Birthday":

The event will automatically be set to repeat every year. If you know what age the person will be on the day you are entering the event for, enter it in the box. This will ensure you are reminded of their age every subsequent year. If you're unsure how old they are, tick the "Don't know" option (you can always go back and change this later). Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I go about entering an anniversary?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Category" option choose "Anniversary":

The event will automatically be set to repeat every year. If you know what year the anniversary will be on the day you are entering the event for, enter it in the box. This will ensure you are reminded of the year every subsequent year. If you're unsure which year it is, tick the "Don't know" option (you can always go back and change this later). Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

How do I enter a holiday or something that spans consecutive days?

Begin entering an event as usual, when it comes to the "Repeat" option choose "Daily":

Keep the number of days to repeat after set to 1. Then tick the "Until" check box, a popup calendar should appear. Select the end date of the event e.g. the last day of the holiday. You can change this date at any time by clicking on the calendar icon by the "Until" check box. Click on the "Save" button, or press the "Enter" key to store the event.

 

What is an event anomally?

An event anomaly is an exception to the usual repeating pattern. For example you might have coffee every week with Jane, but one week she cancels. You don't want a reminder that week, but you also don't want to delete the event completly as it'll be back to usual the following week. For this you can use an anomaly.

You can also edit a single event in a repeating pattern. To use the same example, Jane might be bringing along Tom next week so you can make a note of it for that week only. For details on how to perfom these actions see How do I exclude a day in a repeating pattern? and How do I modify a day in a repeating pattern?

 

How do I exclude a day in a repeating pattern?

When you try to delete a recurring event, you will be given the extra option of "Only this instance":

Clicking it will remove the event for that day but keep the repeating rule in place. See How do I restore an excluded day in a repeating pattern? if you want to get it back again.

 

How do I modify a day in a repeating pattern?

When you try to edit a recurring event, you will be asked if you want to edit "All of them" or "This one":

Clicking "This one" will take you to the edit screen where you can make changes that will only effect the event on this day, keeping the original repeating rule for all the rest.

 

NOTE: You will only be able to edit the title and notes, all other settings are fixed.

 

How do I restore an excluded day in a repeating pattern?

To restore a previously excluded day in a repeating pattern, click on the day where the event use to be. An entry will be present stating how many event anomalies are on that day:

Clicking the entry will list the event anomalies. To restore one, click on the restore button next to it:

It will then appear as a normal event again: