UNH Events Calendar: Creating Events

Summary

When creating new events in the UNH events calendar, certain detailed information needs to be filled in. The following will guide you through the process of creating events in the UNH Events Calendar.

 

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Details

Login

Step 1 - Go to https://calendar.unh.edu and log in with your UNH/USNH credentials

NOTE: An account is required in order to be able to log in. See Events Calendar: Request an Account.

Screenshot of calendar login

 

Step 2 - Click on the drop-down menu (where your name appears) and choose "Submit Event"

Calendar image snippet showing drop-down menu


 

Fill in Event details

  • Post Date (defaults to current date if not otherwise specified)

 

Event Info

  • Event Title (maximum 80 characters, required)
  • Event Url (optional, typically points to informational web page)
  • Event Description (copy and paste into WYSIWYG editor, create hyperlink(s) as needed)

 

Event Contact

  • Contact Name (required, but can be hidden from event display)
  • Contact Email (required, but can be hidden from event display)
  • Contact Phone (optional, and can be hidden from event display)

 

Event Group - Priority

  • Calendar (required)
    • Post into only those calendars that apply. Cross-posting to all calendars is not allowed.
    • NOTE: Upon selection of calendar the new field group Additional Info displays (see below)
  • Event Type (optional, and currently under development - more choices will be available in the future)
  • Campus (required, the location where event is actually taking place)

 

Location

  • Location (optional, but highly recommended)
    • Choose from the static list of locations in the drop-down, or
    • Type in the location manually (will not get added to the static list)
  • Room (optional, and field appears only with certain buildings - more choices will be available in the future)
  • Location URL (optional, typically points to "directions" page or Google Maps search)

 

Additional Info

 

Event Date(s)

  • Click on the "Single Day" button for one-time events
    • Event Start Date (required)
  • Click on the "Recurrence" button for events recurring at a set interval daily, weekly, monthly, or random
    • Event Start Date (required)
    • Recurrence Pattern (choose desired days of the week)
    • Range of Recurrence (number of recurrences or end date)

 

Event Time(s)

  • Select "Timed event" to set specific start/end times
    • Start Time and End Time are required
  • Select "All day event" when no start/end times are needed

 

Event Image

  • If you wish to include an image with your event click on the "Add Image" button to begin an image upload
    • NOTE: recommend image size no less than 600px wide, total size in bytes less than 1MB
  • Add text for the Image ALT Tag (required). The ALT tag should contain a description of the image.

 

Additional Event Info

  • If you need to add more information to an event beyond what the standard fields allow, you may use this section
    • NOTE: Content in each field in either the "Custom" or "Tags" sections will display in the body of the submitted event.

 

Finished and Save/View Event

  • Click on the Save/View Event button to save your event info into a preview page
    • NOTE: This step is for preview only - it does NOT publish your event!
  • Click out of the preview screen
  • Click on the Finished button to submit your event, and then choose either Yes or No to continue
  • Your new event will appear in the appropriate calendar location

 

Want to learn more?

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