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Open Calendar app (icon with date)
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You'll see all family calendars:
- Family: Shared events (color: Green)
- Matthew: Dad's schedule (color: Blue)
- Kandy: Mom's schedule (color: Red)
- Culture: Cultural events (color: Purple)
- TripIt: Travel plans (color: Green)
- Lark calendars: Dad's work (read-only)
¶ Understanding the Calendar
- Day: Detailed hour-by-hour
- Week: Best for planning
- Month: Overview of busy times
- Year: Long-term planning
Switch views: Tap Day/Week/Month at top
Our family uses these calendar colors:
- Green: Family events (shared calendar) and TripIt travel
- Blue: Matthew's personal calendar (synced from Google)
- Red: Kandy's personal calendar
- Purple: Culture events and DO NOT USE (legacy)
- Work colors: Various Lark calendars (read-only - can't edit)
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Tap search icon (magnifying glass)
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Type what you're looking for:
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See all matching events
- "Dentist"
- "Violet soccer"
- "Birthday"
- "Vacation"
- Tap "Today" to return to current date
- Tap any date to jump there
- Swipe left/right to move days
- Pinch to zoom in/out on month view
Tap any event to see:
- Time: Start and end
- Location: Address and map
- Attendees: Who's invited
- Notes: Important details
- Alerts: Reminder settings
- Get directions: Tap address
- Call attendees: Tap phone numbers
- Email attendees: Tap email addresses
- Change response: Accept/Maybe/Decline
- Tap + button
- Add title (what)
- Set date and time (when)
- Add location (where)
- Choose calendar (whose)
- Invite family members
- Set reminder
- Tap Add
- All-day events: Toggle "All-day" on
- Recurring: Set to repeat weekly/monthly
- Travel time: Add buffer time
- Multiple alerts: Add 1 day + 1 hour before
- TripIt: Automatic travel itineraries from email confirmations
- Holidays: US holidays (from Google)
- Work calendars: Lark calendars (read-only view only)
- Settings → Calendar → Accounts
- Tap "Subscribed Calendars"
- Toggle on/off as needed
- Refresh to update
- Shared calendars: Full details
- Private events: Only "Busy"
- Work calendar: May show limited info
- When creating event
- Choose personal calendar (not Family)
- Or mark as "Private"
- Others see "Busy" only
- Appointments: 1 hour before
- All-day events: 9 AM day-of
- Travel events: Time to leave alert
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In event, tap "Alert"
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Choose:
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Add multiple alerts for important events
- At time of event
- 5, 15, 30 minutes before
- 1 hour, 2 hours before
- 1 day, 2 days before
- Check internet connection
- Pull down to refresh
- Settings → Calendar → Accounts
- Toggle calendar account off/on
- Sign out and back in
- Check all calendars are visible
- Tap "Calendars" at bottom
- Make sure checkmarks on all
- Check date range is correct
- Check you have edit permissions
- Might be subscription calendar (read-only)
- Event owner may need to make changes
- Copy events: Long press and duplicate
- Drag events: Hold and move to new time
- Quick view: 3D touch or long press event
- Siri: "Hey Siri, what's on my calendar today?"
- Add location for automatic directions
- Set two alerts for can't-miss events
- Use notes for confirmation numbers
- Add travel time for appointments
- Check calendar night before
- Different from calendar events
- For tasks without specific times
- Can set location-based alerts
- Calendar events with addresses
- Show in Maps app
- Get "Time to Leave" notifications
- Event invitations appear in email
- Accept/decline from email
- Automatically adds to calendar
- Open calendar to week view
- Review upcoming week together
- Identify conflicts
- Plan transportation
- Set meal plans around schedule