You can create one-time or recurring events from the home page, a course profile, or a group profile.
You must be an admin of the course or group to create events there.
From the home page
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From the homepage, select Recent Activity.
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From the Post options, click Event.
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Enter the post details.
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You can also attach a file, link, resource, audio, or video recording.
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In the Post to... field, enter where you want to post the event to. Enter a course, group, school building, or your personal profile. Click the search icon to select the areas. You can post to as many areas as you want. Check the areas from the list and click Select.
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Optionally, select a Repeat option to create a recurring event. Then, from Until, set a date to end the recurring event.
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The maximum duration for recurring events is one calendar year.
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If you select an end date with a longer duration, the recurring event will automatically end after one calendar year. Review the Recurring event options table for more details.
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Click Create.
From a course or group
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Navigate to a course or group profile.
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From Upcoming, select Add Event.
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Enter the post information.
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You can also attach a file, link, resource, audio, or video recording.
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In the Post to... field, enter where you want to post the event to. Enter a course, group, school building, or your personal profile. Click the search icon to select the areas. You can post to as many areas as you want. Check the areas from the list and click Select.
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Click Create.
Recurring event options
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Repeat option |
Description |
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Never |
A one-time occurrence |
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Daily |
Repeats daily |
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Every weekday |
Repeats on the same weekday every week |
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Weekly |
Repeats once a week on the same day of the week as the original event |
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Monthly |
Repeats once a month on the same date as the original event |
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Monthly on the selected weekday |
Repeats once a month on the same day of the week as the original event If the original event date is not available for a subsequent month, the event will appear on the closest day to the original day of the month. |
Invite guests
To invite people to your event, RSVP must be enabled.
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If you create an event with RSVPs from your personal calendar, you can manually invite people from the event profile. If you create an event with RSVP from a course or group calendar, then the course or group members are automatically invited.
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If you invite guests to a specific occurrence within a recurring event, the invitation only applies to the single event, not the entire event series.
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Select the event from the calendar or Upcoming area.
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Click +Invite Other Guests.
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Search by name, school, or connections.
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Select names from the search result.
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Click Invite Guests.
RSVP options
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RSVP option |
Description |
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Disabled |
No RSVP required, this event is accessible to you or members |
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Only invitees can RSVP |
RSVP limited to invited members |
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Anyone can RSVP |
Open RSVP for members of the course, group, or school |