{"id":20,"date":"2020-12-22T19:05:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T00:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/students\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2022-03-28T10:48:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T14:48:05","slug":"using-the-calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/students\/using-the-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Calendar<\/a> is your personal timetable in D2L Brightspace. You can access the calendar from your Brightspace dashboard (homepage), or via the Calendar tool in the Navbar. In the calendar, you can view upcoming course events and deadlines.<\/p>\n

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Always refer to your course outline or syllabus for official course dates. It is possible that your instructor has not added all important dates to the course calendar.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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Accessing the Calendar from your Brightspace Dashboard<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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  1. Log in to Brightspace<\/a> with your MyCarletonOne<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n
  2. Scroll down on the dashboard to find the calendar widget on the right side of the page. This widget displays upcoming events for all of your courses.\u00a0 To expand the full calendar, click on the date<\/strong>.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\"\"<\/li>\n
  3. Click on a day<\/strong> in the calendar to view all activities scheduled on that date. Dates with a blue dot have an event.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/li>\n
  4. Click Upcoming events<\/strong> for a list of approaching events or deadlines.<\/li>\n
  5. Click Brightspace Calendar<\/strong> or Show More\u2026<\/strong> to go to the calendar tool.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    Accessing the Calendar Tool in a Brightspace Course<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    1. Log in to Brightspace<\/a> with your MyCarletonOne<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n
    2. Click on your course under\u00a0My Courses<\/em>\u00a0or the\u00a0course selector grid\u00a0\"\"<\/em><\/li>\n
    3. Click Tools<\/strong> in the Navbar.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/li>\n
    4. In the drop-down menu, select Calendar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    5. Click on the arrow \"\"next to All Calendars<\/em> to view a different course calendar, or click Show All Calendars<\/strong> to view events for all courses.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/li>\n
    6. Choose how you wish to view the calendar:\"\"\n
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      1. Click Agenda <\/strong>to view events for today and tomorrow. Sort events by Date, Course or Category.<\/li>\n
      2. Click Day<\/strong> to view an hourly breakdown of events. Click an event block to preview the event. Click More\u2026<\/strong> to open the event.<\/li>\n
      3. Click Week<\/strong> to view an hourly breakdown of events over the course of a week. Click an event block to preview the event. Click More\u2026<\/strong> to open the event.<\/li>\n
      4. Click Month<\/strong> to view a monthly summary of events in coloured blocks. Click a block to view the name and description of an event. Click More\u2026<\/strong> to open the event.<\/li>\n
      5. Click List<\/strong> to view a list of upcoming events. Click on an event to open it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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          Calendar Settings<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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          1. Click Settings<\/strong> in the Calendar tool. \"\"<\/li>\n
          2. Calendar options change the calendar settings:\n
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            1. Set the calendar core hours to change the default hours that are highlighted in the calendar.<\/li>\n
            2. Click Show Weekends<\/strong> if you want weekends to appear.<\/li>\n
            3. Turn on Enable Calendar Feeds<\/strong> if you want to share your calendar with another platform, such as your Outlook or Google Calendar.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
            4. Task options change the task settings:\n
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              1. Click the Completed Tasks <\/strong>drop-down menu to change how long completed tasks appear in the calendar.<\/li>\n
              2. Click the Upcoming Tasks Default Duration <\/strong>drop-down menu to set the default length for new tasks.<\/li>\n
              3. Click the Confirm Delete<\/strong> select box to be prompted before deleting any task in Brightspace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
              4. Click Save.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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                Calendar Tasks<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

                Tasks can be used to create a personal task list in Brightspace. Unlike course Calendar events, Tasks are private, so only you can see them.<\/em><\/p>\n

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                1. Log in to Brightspace<\/a>\u00a0with your MyCarletonOne<\/em> credentials.<\/li>\n
                2. Click on your course under\u00a0My Courses<\/em>\u00a0or the\u00a0course selector grid\u00a0\"\"<\/em><\/li>\n
                3. Click Tools<\/strong> in the Navbar.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"\"<\/li>\n
                4. In the drop-down menu, select Calendar.<\/strong><\/li>\n
                5. Click Add a task\u2026<\/strong> to add a new task. Type the task and press Enter<\/strong> on your keyboard to add the task to the list.<\/li>\n
                6. Click on the task to open it.\n
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                  1. Click No due date<\/strong> to add a due date to the task. Click the save icon to save the due date.<\/li>\n
                  2. Click Add a note\u2026<\/strong> to add additional details.<\/li>\n
                  3. Click the trashcan icon to delete a task.<\/li>\n
                  4. Click Tasks<\/strong> in the navigation string to return to the task list.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                  5. Click View Completed Tasks <\/strong>to review or reopen finished tasks.
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                    NOTE: <\/strong>You will only see View Completed Tasks<\/em> if you have completed at least one task. Depending on task due dates, tasks may be sorted under the headings Today, Upcoming and Someday. If tasks are sorted by these headings, click Add an immediate task, Add an upcoming task<\/em> or Add a Task<\/em> to add tasks to each list, respectively.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n