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  4. Managing your calendar
  5. Add a calendar event

Add a calendar event

  1. To add an event, do one of the following:
    • In the Calendar, tap The Add icon at the top of the screen.
    • In Day or Month view, tap the hour that you want an event to begin. Tap
      New event
      .
    • Use the Quick Create Tool in the
      BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
       For more information, see Use the BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher).
  2. Tap the
    Event name
     field and enter a name.
  3. Tap the
    Location
     field and enter a location.
  4. Turn on
    Skype for Business
     to create a
    Skype for Business
     meeting and automatically add a meeting link to your invitation. If your account is configured for dial-in conferencing,
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     automatically adds call-in information for your meeting. Your administrator must enable
    Skype for Business
    .
  5. Tap
    Starts
     to set or change the star and end dates.
  6. Tap the times that are displayed to set or change the start and end times. Turn on
    All day
     to schedule the event for the full day.
  7. Tap the time zone to change it. Enter the host country and
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     the correct time.
  8. Tap
    Repetition
     to set or change the frequency of the event.
  9. Under
    Participants and resources
    , tap
    Required guests
     and begin typing the name of the first person that you want to invite from your contacts. Select one of the matches that are listed. To invite a person who is not a contact or from an external organization, type their email address.
  10. Tap
    Suggested time
     to check the availability of attendees.
  11. Tap
    Done
     when you are done adding attendees.
  12. Tap
    Resources
     to enter telephone numbers, web conference URLs, and anything else necessary to support the event.
  13. Tap
    Description
     to add an agenda or other information.
  14. Tap
    Reminders
     to set your personal alert interval.
  15. Tap
    Show me as
     and select from
    Busy
    ,
    Available
    , or
    Tentative
    .
  16. Tap
    Privacy
     and select
    Default
    ,
    Private
    , or
    Public
    . Default is the default setting for your work email account, either Private or Public. The setting you choose in
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     overrides the default setting. Private means that only your contacts can see your presence information. Public means that everyone in your organization can see it.
  17. When you are done, tap
    Save
    .
The new event is added to your Calendar and invitations are sent to your invitees.