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Using the Calendar Tab

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Navigate Around the Calendar

The Calendar tab in the menu bar displays your events.

The current date in the calendar is displayed in an orange dot: 

The current time in the calendar is displayed as an orange bar:

See more days by swiping left and right. Swipe left to see previous dates, and swipe right to see future dates.

See more times by swiping up and down. Swipe up to see earlier times, and swipe down to see later times.

Tap the Today button to bring the calendar view back to the current date and time.

Switch the Calendar View

Use the calendar view button in the information bar to change the current calendar view. The button label is the current view. There are four available views:

  • Schedule, with a column view for today and upcoming days.
    Pinch the schedule view to display a larger span of time in the schedule.
  • Day, with a grid calendar and a list of events for the selected day.
  • Week, a grid showing a week.
  • Month, a grid of the current month in standard calendar format.

Set a Filter

Use the Filter button in the information bar to select which Profiles to show. 

Use the toggle switches to enable just one or more Profiles. 

Use the Select All toggle switch to make all Profiles visible.

Use the Pencil Icon to edit a Profile.

Create a Profile

All Calendar events must belong to a Profile. To add events to the calendar, make a profile first.

Make a profile using the Mobile App:

  1. Open the Mobile App.
  2. Tap the Devices tab to show  the list of your devices.
  3. Tap your calendar name.
  4. Tap Profiles.
  5. Tap + Add.
  6. Name the Profile.
    Tap in the box and use the on-screen keyboard to add the name.
  7. Assign the Profile a color.
  8. Tap  Save.

You also have the option to sync the Profile to an external calendar. For more about sync, please see Syncing subscribed calendars using the Skylight app.

Skylight Calendar supports multiple profiles. See What are Skylight Calendar Profiles?

Viewing Event Details

Tap an event on the Calendar to bring up the details panel for that event. The details panel displays:

  • Title
  • Day, date and time
  • If a reminder is active for this event, and how many minutes before the event the reminder should notify
  • Profiles associated with the event
  • Which external calendar the event is synced to, if any
  • Who is invited to the event
  • Event notes

Create a New Event

You can create events directly on the Calendar using the Add button and the Add event dialog box.

Across the top of the Add event dialog box is a row of buttons. Use the buttons to choose how you want to add the event:

  • Type the event directly into your Calendar.
  • Take a Photo of the event information and add it with Sidekick.
  • Talk about your event with Sidekick with the microphone on your phone.
  • Forward Email with your event details to your household email address.

Type will be selected by default.

Tapping Photo or Talk displays a QR code you can use to quickly activate Sidekick on the Skylight Mobile App. You can also use Sidekick features from within the Skylight Mobile App at any time.

Sidekick requires a Skylight Plus subscription. If you wish to upgrade to Skylight Plus, please see https://www.myskylight.com/products/skylight-plus/

Type the Event Into Your Skylight Calendar

  1. Tap the Add button.
    The Add event dialog appears. Type is the default option, and will already be selected.
  2. Add a title in the Event Title box.
    Tap in the box and use the on-screen keyboard to add the title.
  3. Set the time. An event can have a specific time, or be an all-day event.
    • To set the start and end of the event, press the date and time boxes and adjust as needed.
    • To set an event as an all-day event, check the All day box.
  4. Select a Profile.
  5. Optional: Set the repeat. If you want your event to repeat:
  6.  
    1. Tap the Repeats switch.
    2. Tap the boxes to adjust how often the event will repeat.
      Depending on the period you select, you may get additional options for when the event should repeat.
    3. Optional: Tap the Repeats until switch to set a limit on repeats.
      Set the date for when you want the repeating event to stop.
  7. Tap Save.

The new event will appear on the calendar.

If you are creating an event on a calendar that uses two-way sync to connect to a remote calendar provider, be sure to select it with the Pick a Synced Calendar drop-down. 

Take a Photo of the Event Information

  1. Tap the Add button.
  2. Select Photo.
  3. Scan the QR code to Load the Skylight Mobile App.
  4. Use Sidekick to read the events out of the photo: Import Calendar Events

Describe the Event With Your Voice

  1. Tap the Add button.
  2. Select Talk.
  3. Scan the QR code to Load the Skylight Mobile App.
  4. Use Sidekick to create an event from your voice: Import Calendar Events

Email the Event Information to Skylight

  1. Tap the Add button.
  2. Select Email.
  3. Attach documents with event information to an email.

Send the email to the address shown in the dialog box.
 

Edit an Event

You can edit events directly on the Calendar.

  1. Tap an event to bring up the event details box.
  2. Tap the edit button.
  3. Change the event details as needed.
  4. Tap Save.

Delete an Event

You can delete events directly on the Calendar.

  1. Tap an event to bring up the event details box.
  2. Tap the trash icon.
  3. If you are certain you want to delete the event, tap Delete event in the popup.
    Deleting events cannot be undone.

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