Calendar

Tap the Calendar icon to view and manage your events:

The Top Margin

The top margin of the Calendar screen contains the back button, and the time period of the current view.

Use the back button to return to the home screen.

The time period of the calendar updates when switching between the weekly and monthly view, using the view button in the button bar.

The Button Bar

The button bar is located below the top margin of the Calendar screen.

The button bar has six buttons:

• Previous - move the calendar back one time period (one week, or one month).
• Today - move the calendar to the present day.
• Next - move the calendar forward one time period (one week, or one month).
• Week / Month - toggle the viewable time period between week and month. 
• Filter - show or hide Profiles.
• Search - search for Calendar events.

You may need to swipe left and right to see the entire button bar.

Navigate around the Calendar

The Skylight Mobile App supports two views of the Calendar: week and month.

Select the current calendar view with the Week / Month button in the button bar.

Week View

In the week view, the calendar shows a scrolling list of events in a single column. Each event appears in a bubble of the profile color with the title and time.

The day and date are displayed in the left margin. The current date is displayed with an orange dot.

You can change the dates shown in the weekly calendar view by swiping the events up or down, or with the Previous and Next buttons in the button bar.

Selecting the Today button in the button bar will always bring you back to the present day.

Month View

In the month view, the calendar shows a grid of the month’s events. Each event appears in a bubble on the day it occurs.

The current date is displayed with an orange dot.

Tap on a day to switch to the week view, focused on that day.

You can change the dates shown in the weekly calendar view by swiping the events up or down, or with the Previous and Next buttons in the button bar.

Selecting the Today button in the button bar will always bring you back to the present day.

Calendar Event Details

Select an event to show the event details screen.

The event details screen displays:

• The name of the event
• The day, date, and time of the event
• If the event repeats, when and how often
• The Profiles connected to the event
• If the event is synced to an external calendar

Create a New Event

1. Open the Skylight Mobile App.
2. Select Calendar.
3. Tap the Add button.
4. Add a title in the Title textbox.
   Tap in the box and use the on-screen keyboard to add the title.
5. Set the time. An event can have a specific time, or be an all-day event.
   1. To set the start and end of the event, press the date and time boxes and adjust as needed.
   2. To set an event as an all-day event, check the All day box.
6. Optional: Set the repeat. If you want your event to repeat:
   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.

6. Optional: select the toggle to set the event as a Countdown.
   See <<countdown>> for more about Countdowns.
7. Select one or more Profiles.
   Select the plus (+) button to add a new profile.
8. Optional: if you want the event to be added to a synced calendar, select Synced calendar and choose a calendar.
9. Optional: select the Description text box to add event details.
10. Optional: select Invited Emails to invite others to this event.
    You may need to grant the Skylight App access to your contacts. Skylight uses this access to present a list of your contacts to you.
11. Optional: select Location & weather to add a location to this event.
12. Select Add.

The new event will appear on the calendar.

Adding the Event to a Synced Calendar

Any event can be attached to a synced calendar; this will ensure that the new event will also be on the calendar of your remote calendar provider (Google or iCloud). 

You can sync an event to any one remote calendar.

Inviting Others to the Event

You can add additional invitees to any event but adding their email address to the Invited Emails list. Invitees will receive email updates for the event.

Adding Location & Weather to the Event

As an option, you can set a physical address for any event. Tap the Location & weather textbox and start typing an address to bring up the list of suggested addresses. When the address you need is displayed, tap it to set the address for the event.

The event address will also be used to support a weather forecast specific for the event, based on the event’s location.

Create a New Event With Sidekick

Sidekick makes it easy to import Calendar events. For more, please see Import Calendar Events.

Edit an Event

Edit an event:

1. Select the event in the Calendar view.
2. Select the menu icon.
   
3. Select Edit.
4. Change the event details.
5. Select Save.

Delete an Event

Delete an event:

1. Select the event in the Calendar view.
2. Select the menu icon.
   

Select Delete.