This tutorial will step you through the basics of using the Calendar system. There are 4 main topics:
Viewing a Calendar or Changing to a Different Calendar
Creating or Editing an Appointment
To start the Calendar System, go to the NIL homepage and click on the Scanner Calendars link in the menu bar on the left hand side. The Sun Calendar System welcome screen will appear.
A small calendar help screen will also appear. This screen lists the most commonly used calendars, and has brief instructions for switching calendars.
Click on the Login button on the Sun welcome screen and enter your name and password in the appropriate fields.
When the login process is complete your will see your default calendar appear on the screen. If you see the Calendar properties screen, click on the calendar icon.
If you are a member of the NIL group your personal calendar will appear by default. If not, some other calendar will appear. You can change the display mode of your calendar to daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly views by using the buttons in the upper left hand corner of the topmost frame.
To switch to a different calendar, click on the View other calendar button.
In the bottom frame type in the name of the calendar that you wish to view. Calendar names are case sensitive. You may also copy and paste the calendar names from the short help window that appeared when you started the calendar system. Then click on the view other calendar option.
You will now be viewing the new calendar.
Once you have the correct calendar displayed, you view, create, or edit appointments in that calendar. You must have write permissions for a calendar in order to creat or change an appointment. To edit an appointment, just click on the apoointment in the calendar window and make the necessary changes in the bottom frame.
To create a new appointment, click on the create appointment button, and enter the correct information in the bottom frame.
To logout, click on the Logout/Properties button.
In the following screen click on the Logout button and then close your web browser.
