Calendar

Select 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.

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

Select the back arrow to return to the event list.

Create a New Event

1. Open the Skylight Mobile App.
2. Select Calendar.
3. Select the Add button.
   
4. Add a title in the Title textbox.
   Select 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. Select the Repeats switch.
   2. Select 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: Select the Repeats until switch to set a limit on repeats.
      Set the date for when you want the repeating event to stop.
7. Optional: select the toggle to set the event as a Countdown.
   See Countdowns for more about Countdowns.
8. Select one or more Profiles.
   Select the plus (+) button to add a new profile.
9. Optional: if you want the event to be added to a synced calendar, select Synced calendar and choose a calendar.
10. Optional: select the Description text box to add event details.
11. 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.
12. Optional: select Location & weather to add a location to this event.
13. Select Add.

The new event will appear on the calendar.

Adding the Event to a Synced Calendar

When adding an event:

1. Select the Synced calendar button.
2. Select a calendar:
3. If you do not want this event to sync to a remote calendar account, select No calendar.
4. If you want this event to sync back to one of your remote calendar accounts, choose it from the list.
   You may only sync an event back to one calendar.
5. If you want to sync the event to a calendar not in the list, select Sync a calendar.

Inviting Others to the Event

When adding an event:

1. Select the Invited Emails button.
2. Start typing the email address of the person you want to invite.
   As you type, a list of email addresses in your contacts will appear below the text box.
3. If the correct email address appears in the list, select it.
4. If you want to add the email address exactly as you typed it, type return.

Disinvite people by unchecking their email address.

Adding Location & Weather to the Event

When adding an event:

1. Select the Location & weather button.
2. Start typing the address of the event into the Location & weather textbox.
   As you type, a list of valid locations will appear below the text box.
3. If the correct address appears in the list, select it.
   Selecting an address will return you to the previous pane.
4. If you want to add the address exactly as you typed it, select Enable Location Services.

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.
   
3. Select Delete.

Select Delete.