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Workshop sponsored by Wayland Free Library and presented by the library Technology Trainer, Jen Farr. Call 585-728-5380

if you would like additional (free) technology training(s) by appointment.

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Goals for this Evenings Workshop

• Set up a calendar using your Google Gmail account• Explore settings (briefly) and

navigation• Learn how to input

appointments• Learn how to input

repeat appointments

Suggested Settings

• I kept the defaults, though you may wish to change the duration of your appointments (keep in mind you can manually adjust each appointment as needed)

• I also selected my Location and added the Show weather based on my location option

• Display tips - Yes

Suggested Settings - Labs

I enabled the following Labs:–Year View–Jump to Date

Let’s look at the Calendar

Creating a New Calendar

Click the down arrow next to My calendars (on the left side of your

screen)

Remember you will always have a default calendar. Adding a calendar gives you an opportunity to keep track of various calendars: sports, kids, work, etc.

Creating an Appointment or Event• Click on a time slot on the calendar (quick and

easy)• Click on the red Create button in the upper left

corner – Click on the button to

open all options– Click on the down

arrow next to the button to use natural language

Create a Repeating Appointment

The repeat optionis great for keeping track ofbirthdays andanniversaries

Practice Makes Perfect