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Using UW Calendar

Calendar Locations

- Adding Locations
- Changing Locations
- Deleting Locations
- More about Locations

Adding Locations

New locations may be added to the UW Calendar in one of the following ways:

1. Typing the location directly into the Add Entry form.
2. The Add Location link.
3. The Edit Entry form.

1. A location may be typed directly into the Location field of the Add Entry form while you are adding a new entry. To save your entry, including the location, click Submit Entry. If you have successfully saved the information, the message "1 Entry added. 1 Location added." will appear in the yellow status bar. In addition, the entry information displays in the Calendar Entries section of the page and the location is added to the Location pull-down menu list in the Add Entry form.

2. Locations may also be added by clicking on the Add Location link (above the Add Entry form). The Add Location form will appear which contains the following fields:

Main Address
  Type in the main address for the location.

Subaddress
  An optional subaddress for the location may be entered.

Location Link
  The URL associated with the location.

To save your location information, click Submit Location. If you have successfully saved the location, the message "1 Location added" will appear in the yellow status bar. In addition, the location is added to the pull-down menu list for the Location field in the Add Entry form.

3. Locations may be added by clicking on the Edit link to the right of the entry in the Calendar Entries section. The Edit Entry form appears. You may type in a new location in the New Location field.

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Changing Locations

To change a location associated with an entry, click on the Edit link to the right of the entry in the Calendar Entries section. The Edit Entry form will appear. Choose one of the existing locations from the pull-down menu in the Old Location field or type in a new location in the New Location field.

To save your new location, click Submit Changes. If you have successfully saved the location, the message "1 Entry updated" or "1 Location added" will appear in the yellow status bar. In addition, the new location information displays in the Calendar Entries section.

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Deleting Locations

UW Calendar locations can only be deleted via entries that include the location. To delete the location, first click on the More link to the right of the entry that contains the location in the Calendar Entries section. The Display Entry form will appear. Scan down to the Location heading and click on the Delete link directly below the location. If the location has been deleted, the message "1 Location deleted" will appear in the yellow status bar. The location information will no longer appear in the Calendar Entries section. In addition, the location will be removed from the Location pull-down menu list on the Add Entry form.

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More about Locations

To revise an existing location in UW Calendar, click on the More link to the right of the entry in the Calendar Entries section. The Display Entry form will appear. Scan down to the Location heading. To revise the location, click on Edit link directly below the location. The Edit Location form will appear which contains the following fields:

Old Main Address
  The existing address for the location in UW Calendar.

New Main Address
  Type in the revised address for the location.

Old Subaddress
  The existing subaddress for the location.

New Subaddress
  Type in the revised subaddress for the location.

Old Link
  The existing URL associated with the location.

New Location Link
  Type in the revised URL associated with the location.

To save your changes for the location, click Submit Changes. If you have successfully revised the location, the message "1 Location updated" will appear in the yellow status bar. The updated location information displays in the Calendar Entries section of the Day View. In addition, the location is modified in the pull-down menu for the Location field in the Add Entry form.

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