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==Oracle Calendar==
 
==Oracle Calendar==
 
For anyone who has used XTracs, you will have a basic understanding of what the calendar is used for. There are many more uses for the Oracle Calendar and it is set-up differently for than XTracs.
 
For anyone who has used XTracs, you will have a basic understanding of what the calendar is used for. There are many more uses for the Oracle Calendar and it is set-up differently for than XTracs.
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==Changing Your Password==
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#Open the Tools menu
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#Choose Change Password...
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#Enter your old password in the top box
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#Enter the password you want it to be in the bottom box
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#Re-Enter the new password in the box of the pop-up window
  
 
==Adding A Meeting==
 
==Adding A Meeting==
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#To keep the times they are but change AM to PM or PM to AM, click on the am/pm area of the time box
 
#To keep the times they are but change AM to PM or PM to AM, click on the am/pm area of the time box
 
#Use the up arrow to change it from AM to PM or PM to AM
 
#Use the up arrow to change it from AM to PM or PM to AM
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===End Time===
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#Follow the same steps as Start time using the End Time box
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#*If attempt to drop the End Time earlier than the Start Time, the Start Time will adjust
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===Tentative===
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If there is a possibility this meeting could change or get cancelled, check Tentative
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===Reminders===
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Go to the [http://www.wolftech.ncsu.edu/support/index.php?title=Calendar&action=submit#Reminders_2 Reminders] section
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==Reminders==
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You can get a pop-up window reminder or an email for each Meeting, Daily Note, Day Event, or Task you put on the calendar.
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#After you've completed all the prior steps for a New Meeting, Daily Note, Day Event, or Task, keep the window open
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#At the top, to the right of the title box, check the box Remind Me
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#Click on the Reminders tab at the bottom
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#Choose to either have a pop-up and/or email reminder or have the calendar display the event is up coming on the daily and weekly pages
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===Display Upcoming For===
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#Choose whether you'd like to be reminded days or weeks before the event
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#*If you choose days for the second box:
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#*#Choose the amount of days before the event you'd like to know the event is coming
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#*#At the bottom of each daily page, or of each day of a weekly page, there will be a note that the event is approaching
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#*If you choose weeks for the second box:
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#*#Chose between 1 and 3 weeks
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#*#At the bottom of each daily page, or on each day of a weekly page, there will be a note that the event is approaching
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#If you have finished everything, click OK to save the item, otherwise, continue on to the next area
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===Remind Me===
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#Choose whether you'd like to be reminded minutes, hours, days, or weeks before the event
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#*If you choose minutes for the second box:
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#*#Enter the amount of minutes you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
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#*#Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
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#*If you choose hours for the second box:
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#*#Enter the amount of hours you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
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#*#Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
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#*If you choose days for the second box:
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#*#Enter the amount of days you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
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#*#Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
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#*If you choose weeks for the second box:
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#*#Enter the amount of weeks you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
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#*#Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
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#If you have finished everything, click OK to save the item, otherwise, continue on to the next area
  
 
==Change View==
 
==Change View==

Revision as of 12:02, 31 March 2006

Oracle Calendar

For anyone who has used XTracs, you will have a basic understanding of what the calendar is used for. There are many more uses for the Oracle Calendar and it is set-up differently for than XTracs.

Changing Your Password

  1. Open the Tools menu
  2. Choose Change Password...
  3. Enter your old password in the top box
  4. Enter the password you want it to be in the bottom box
  5. Re-Enter the new password in the box of the pop-up window

Adding A Meeting

  1. Open the Edit menu
  2. Open the New menu
  3. Click Meeting...
  4. In the Name box, type in the name of the meeting
  5. In the Location box, type in the location

Start Time

  1. Next to start time, select the box next to the date
  2. Go to the month of the meeting
  3. Choose the day of the meeting
  4. Click the box next to the time
  5. Click and hold on the arrow
  6. Drag the arrow to whatever time the meeting is (the time will change when you move the arrow)
    • Note: The clock only increments by 15 minute intervals this way
    1. Another way to change the time is to click the minutes on the time box
    2. Use the arrows to the right of the box to move the minutes up and down
      • This will allow you to have times ending in :04 or :20
    3. To move the hours up and down, just click on the hours in the time box
    4. Use the arrows to move the hours up and down
  7. To keep the times they are but change AM to PM or PM to AM, click on the am/pm area of the time box
  8. Use the up arrow to change it from AM to PM or PM to AM

End Time

  1. Follow the same steps as Start time using the End Time box
    • If attempt to drop the End Time earlier than the Start Time, the Start Time will adjust

Tentative

If there is a possibility this meeting could change or get cancelled, check Tentative

Reminders

Go to the Reminders section

Reminders

You can get a pop-up window reminder or an email for each Meeting, Daily Note, Day Event, or Task you put on the calendar.

  1. After you've completed all the prior steps for a New Meeting, Daily Note, Day Event, or Task, keep the window open
  2. At the top, to the right of the title box, check the box Remind Me
  3. Click on the Reminders tab at the bottom
  4. Choose to either have a pop-up and/or email reminder or have the calendar display the event is up coming on the daily and weekly pages

Display Upcoming For

  1. Choose whether you'd like to be reminded days or weeks before the event
    • If you choose days for the second box:
      1. Choose the amount of days before the event you'd like to know the event is coming
      2. At the bottom of each daily page, or of each day of a weekly page, there will be a note that the event is approaching
    • If you choose weeks for the second box:
      1. Chose between 1 and 3 weeks
      2. At the bottom of each daily page, or on each day of a weekly page, there will be a note that the event is approaching
  2. If you have finished everything, click OK to save the item, otherwise, continue on to the next area

Remind Me

  1. Choose whether you'd like to be reminded minutes, hours, days, or weeks before the event
    • If you choose minutes for the second box:
      1. Enter the amount of minutes you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
      2. Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
    • If you choose hours for the second box:
      1. Enter the amount of hours you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
      2. Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
    • If you choose days for the second box:
      1. Enter the amount of days you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
      2. Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
    • If you choose weeks for the second box:
      1. Enter the amount of weeks you'd like to be reminded prior to the event
      2. Choose whether you'd like a pop-up reminder, an email reminder, or both, and check the appropriate boxes
  2. If you have finished everything, click OK to save the item, otherwise, continue on to the next area

Change View

You can view the oracle calendar for a particular day, week, or month.

Change View to Day

  1. Open the View menu
  2. Click Day
    • Alternate options include pressing F8 or pressing the Day button on the middle section of the toolbar below the "File Edit..." toolbar

Change View to Week

  1. Open the View menu
  2. Click Week
    • Alternate options include pressing F9 or pressing the Week button on the middle section of the toolbar below the "File Edit..." toolbar

Change View to Month

  1. Open the View menu
  2. Click Month
    • Alternate options include pressing F10 or pressing the Month button on the middle section of the toolbar below the "File Edit..." toolbar
    • Note: Viewing in Month mode will no longer allow you to see the end times of each event for a day.