Help:Using the Calendar

from the Macalester Public Knowledge Base

[edit] Creating an Event

To add an event to the MPKB Calendar, find the appropriate date (if listed) and add the event in a format similar to the following:

• Event Name
  • Time, Place
  • Description... Please keep it fairly brief, so the calendar doesn´t become too "stretched out." 2-4 sentences should be appropriate.

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• If the date for your event is not listed, create it as a subheading by typing:
  ===(Day of the Week) (Day)===
  • For example:
    ===Thursday 5th===
• If the month for the event is not yet listed, create it as a heading by typing:
  ==Name of Month==
• Newer dates should be towards the bottom of the Calendar page. As you scroll down the page, then, dates are chronologically ordered.

[edit] Archiving

About a week (or less) after an event, calendar entries should be moved to the Calendar/Archive page. This is to reduce clutter on the current calendar, but to maintain a record of past events at Macalester and in the wider community.

The archive page should have much the same format as the Calendar.