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How do I add, edit, or delete a new event or task?

You can only perform these actions in the Widget when the Day Planner is configured for Yahoo! Calendar. Otherwise, the Widget navigates to Outlook for the work.

Events

To add a new event, do the following:

  1. Click + in the lower left corner. A menu appears.
  2. Choose New Event.
  3. Type a title for the event, 80 characters or less.
  4. Select date and time settings.
  5. If needed, type a location for the event.
  6. If you have activated calendar sharing, select a sharing setting.
  7. Decide if this is a single event or the first of a series. If it is the first of a series, click Repeating; otherwise, go to step 9.
  8. In the Repeating panel of the new event, select the interval details and the ending date, if any.
  9. Click Save.

More information about these attributes is in the Yahoo! Calendar help article, How do I add an event?

To edit an event, click the Widget, click the event's pencil icon, choose Edit, do any of the following, and then click Save.

  • Click Primary and change the following as needed: Title, Type, Date, Time, Location, and Sharing settings.
  • Change a single event to a series of repeating events:
    • Click Repeating.
    • In the Repeating panel, select the interval details and the ending date, if any.
  • Change a repeating even to a single event:
    • Click Repeating.
    • In the Repeating panel, select This event does not repeat.

To delete an event, click the Widget, click the event's pencil icon, choose Delete, and click Delete in the message box to confirm.

Note: Deleting one occurrence of a repeating event deletes every occurrence.

Tasks

To add a new task, do the following:

  1. Click + in the lower left corner. A menu appears.
  2. Choose New Task .
  3. Type a title for the task, 35 characters or less.
  4. Select date and time settings.
  5. Select a priority from 1 to 5.
  6. If you have activated calendar sharing, select a sharing setting.
  7. If needed, type notes for the task.
  8. Click Save.

More information about these attributes is in the Yahoo! Calendar help article, How do I add an item to my Task list?

To edit a task, click the Widget, click the task's pencil icon, choose Edit, change any of the following, and then click Save.

  • Title
  • Date settings
  • Priority
  • Status
    Changing the status to Done removes the task from the Widget unless you have selected the Preference setting Show Completed To Do Items.
  • Sharing settings
  • Notes

To delete a task, click the Widget, click the task's pencil icon, choose Delete, and click Delete in the message box to confirm.

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