Share Point Server 2007 Calendars I I I Create Your Own Calendar

SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar Microsoft ® Office SharePoint ® Server 2007 Training Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center

Course contents Overview: Gathering together Lesson: Create a new calendar on the site SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar The lesson concludes with a short set of questions to test your understanding of the material.

Overview: Gathering together SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar Does your company use Microsoft Windows SharePoint ® Services 3.0 or Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007? If so, you may want to create a calendar on a SharePoint site that your team can use to share information about dates and schedules. For example, you can create a calendar for tracking vacation dates or for communicating about schedules for employee training.

Course goals Create a calendar on a SharePoint site from scratch. Name the calendar and add it to the Quick Launch. Change permissions for the calendar. Remove a calendar that you no longer need. SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar

Lesson 1 Create a new calendar on the site

Create a new calendar on the site SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar A calendar on a SharePoint site can help people track myriad team details from a common location. You’re not limited to having only one calendar on your SharePoint site. For instance, you might already be using a team calendar that was created for one specific purpose. In this course, you’ll see how to set up a new calendar on your site, one that you create from scratch.

A calendar on a SharePoint site is a list SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar What is a calendar on a SharePoint site? It’s simply a type of list — a collection of information that you can share with anyone who has access to the site. Behind the scenes, the calendar looks a lot like other lists on a SharePoint site. Because the list contains calendar entries, its items have specific dates and times associated with them.

A calendar on a SharePoint site is a list SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar When you view this list in Calendar view, it looks like a calendar, and it helps you see what’s going on when. (And that’s the reason we use calendars, right?) To display the calendar as a list of items, click All Events or Current Events on the View menu. Animation: Right-click, and click Play .

A calendar on a SharePoint site is a list SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar When you view this list in Calendar view, it looks like a calendar, and it helps you see what’s going on when. (And that’s the reason we use calendars, right?) To display the calendar as a list of items, click All Events or Current Events on the View menu.

Create a new list SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar To create a new calendar, you’ll start by creating a new list. The easiest way to get started is to click Create under Site Actions. Animation: Right-click, and click Play .

Create a new list SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar To create a new calendar, you’ll start by creating a new list. The easiest way to get started is to click Create under Site Actions. Then type a name and description for the calendar, and click the Create button. The newly created calendar page will be displayed automatically.

Delete a calendar SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar If you’re done with a calendar, you may want remove it from the site. Remember that a calendar is a list. So, to delete the calendar, you’ll delete the list. To start the process, make sure the calendar is visible; then click List Settings on the Settings menu. Animation: Right-click, and click Play .

Delete a calendar SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar If you’re done with a calendar, you may want remove it from the site. Remember that a calendar is a list. So, to delete the calendar, you’ll delete the list. To start the process, make sure the calendar is visible. Click List Settings on the Settings menu, and then click Delete this list .

Make it read-only SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar In some cases, your goal may be to show a schedule but limit who can add to it or change it. In this case, you’ll want to make sure that no one adds anything to the calendar or modifies what you’ve entered. You can do that by setting the permissions for people who have access to the list. Animation: Right-click, and click Play .

Make it read-only SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar In some cases, your goal may be to show a schedule but limit who can add to it or change it. In this case, you’ll want to make sure that no one adds to the calendar or modifies what you’ve entered. You can do that by setting the permissions for people who have access to the list by once again clicking List Settings on the Settings menu, and then clicking Permissions for this list .

Test question 1 If your company already has the standard built-in calendar on its SharePoint site, you cannot create another calendar on the site. (Pick one answer.) SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar True. False.

Test question 1: Answer False. SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar You can create as many calendars as you need on the site, as long as you have permissions to do so.

Test question 2 A calendar on a SharePoint site is a type of which of the following? (Pick one answer.) SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar Document library. List. Discussion board.

Test question 2: Answer List. SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar That’s why, in a standard installation, you’ll find the Calendar link on the Quick Launch under Lists .

Test question 3 To make it so that only you can change items in a SharePoint calendar that you create, you can do which of the following? (Pick one answer.) SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar Make it read-only for everyone else by changing the list settings. Don’t tell anyone about it. Ask the site administrator to change permissions to the list.

Test question 3: Answer Make it read-only for everyone else by changing the list settings. SharePoint calendars III: Create your own calendar As long as the site administrator has given you appropriate permissions to do this, you can keep people from modifying entries in your calendar by changing the permission settings.

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