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Events Calendar Help: Add Event The name field is where you type your full name. This field is used by the administrator for contact purposes only. The name field is required. Example: John Doe
The phone field is where you type your contact phone number. This field is used by the administrator for contact purposes only. If you would forget a crucial piece of information relating to your event, the administrator might use this phone number to contact you directly. The phone field is required. Example: 610-555-1212
The email field is where you type your email address. This field is used by the administrator for contact purposes only. If you would forget a crucial piece of information relating to your event, the administrator might use this email address to contact you directly. The email field is required. Example: jdoe@law.villanova.edu
The start date field is where you type the date that your event begins. The date that you enter must be in the mm/dd/yyyy format. The start date field is required. Example: 08/31/2006
The end date field is where you type the date that your event ends. This field is used for events that last longer than one day. The date that you enter must be in the mm/dd/yyyy format. The end date field is optional and is not needed if the event starts and ends on the same day. Example: 09/06/2006
The event title field is where you type the name of the event. The event title field is required. Example: New Student Orientation
The event details field is where you type pertinent information about the event. You should make sure to include the time, location/room, speakers and any other important information about the event in this field. Omitting crucial information will delay the posting of the event and confuse people who are trying to attend. The built-in text editor may be used to format the event details. It contains all the basic functions of programs similar to Microsoft Word. You can bold, underline, italicize, make hyperlinks, justify, make bullet points, and change text color. There is a help button for the text editor if additional information is needed on how to use it's features. IE is required to use the built-in text editor and web browsers such as FireFox, Opera, and Netscape will not display it. The event details field is required.
The short description field is where you type a one sentence or less description about the event. This short description is only used if you want your event to show up under the Upcoming Event heading on the main page of the events calendar. This description should include the title of your event. The Upcoming Events section is reserved for important events and leaving this field blank does not mean that your event will not show up on the events calendar. The short description field is optional. Example: First Annual Scarpa Conference - "From John Paul II to Benedict XVI: Continuing the New Evangelization of Law, Politics and Culture"
The URL field is where you type a website address if you want the short description link to go to another page containing information about the event. The event and details will still show up under the events calendar but users who click on the short description under Upcoming Events will be taken to the URL indicated. The URL field is optional and leaving this field blank will automatically create a link to the correct day on the events calendar. Example: http://www.yahoo.com
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