Adding Events

Note: Published events automatically appear in the site Calendar and Calendar Portlet, in addition to the Events Portlet.

Adding Events to Your Site

Click on the "Add New Event" link. This will bring you to the Edit Event page where you can enter in more detailed information about your event in the following fields. Note that some fields are required.

• Title (required)
• Description
• Event Type (required)
• Event Starts (required)
• Event Ends (required)
• Event Location (required)
• Presenter (required)
• Lecture Series
• Sponsor
• Contact Name (required)
• Contact E-mail
• Contact Phone
• Event URL
• Event body text
• Related Item(s)
• Show Event on Homepage

Be sure to make your entries informative so that viewers can find out everything they need to know.

Note: Selecting "Show Event on Homepage" will add your event to the main School of Medicine Calendar, in addition to your departmental calendar.  Alternatively, you can follow these steps.

Editing an Event

Click on the Title of the Event in the Calendar view. Click the Edit tab and make the necessary changes and click Save.

Deleting an Event

Navigate to the Events folder (located at the root of your site). Select the checkbox next to the Event you need to delete and click Delete.

Controlling When and How Items are Displayed

More information.

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