1.       The first step to adding an event to the calendar is to navigate to the Calendar page. You can do this from the Welcome Menu by clicking on the link that says Calendar of Events.

2.       Once you are on the Calendar page, you will notice that at the very bottom of the page there are several links. The one that we will focus on is Add Event. 

3.       When you click on the Add Event link, it will take you to a page that is similar to a form for you to fill out. The most common type of event is a One Time event, so the page opens up to this type of event automatically. A onetime event is an event that occurs one day or multiple days but only one time.  4.       Next you will need to enter a starting date for the event. If this event is happening only one day, you will only enter a start date. The start date will be the date that the event will take place. If the event is happening over several days, you will enter the date of the last day that the event will occur on in the end date box. 

5.       Below the date boxes there is a check box that is labeled Share this event with ACC. This is a great feature of Adventist Church Connect. Placing a check mark in this box will add this event to the Calendar Import feature that your conference and union have if they are using ACC. This feature will enable the conference, union, and church to all be aware of the events that are occurring. This feature is offered only to Adventist Church Connect. 

6.       The next box is for the title of your event. Beside that box there is another check box that is labeled Show in eventsnew. If you place a check mark in this box, the website will show the event as a link in one of the columns on your Home page. This is a great feature, because it allows people to easily see the events that are going to take place soon.

7.       Next there is a drop down menu that contains the categories that you can select for an event. The benefit of using categories is that it enables users to come to the calendar and eliminate the events that they aren’t looking for. On the calendar page there is a drop down menu that is labeled Filters. This drop down menu has a list of the filters. A user can select one of these filters and the calendar will show only the events that have been added under this category.

8.       The next drop down box contains a list of thumbnails (small pictures). You can select one of these if you would like. The thumbnail that you select will show on the Home page beside the link to this event if you have placed a check mark in the Show in eventsnew box. Note: The thumbnail will not show on the calendar page itself.

9.       The next box is large and labeled Event Details. This box is where you can place any additional details that pertain to your event. Example: you can add items that people will need to bring to the event in this box.

10.    The next 4 boxes pertain to the contact person for this event. The system automatically inserts the information from User Management for the person adding the event. This means that if you are not the contact person you will need to change this information. Note: You will also want to consider whether or not the contact person for this event will want their phone number and email address displayed on the website. It is best to check with them before you add their contact information to the event. 

11.   The next few boxes will hold the information for the location where the event will take place. In this section there is also a drop down box that will populate with locations of previously added events. This will be helpful, because you won’t have to enter the same location twice. Once you have used the location once it will be in this drop down box, so you can select it from there instead of entering it again.

12.   The next section of boxes deals with the starting and ending time of the event. You will want to remember to designate whether the time is AM or PM. You can do this by clicking inside the radio button of either AM or PM. If you are wishing to display the starting and ending times, make sure that you place a check mark in the boxes that are labeled Check to display start time and Check to display end time.

13.   After you have filled in all of this information, you will need to click the Save this Event button at the bottom of the page.

14.   Next you will see a screen with 2 links. One link will say Click here to add another event in 2008-04 Calendar. You will click this link if you would like to add another event. The other link will say Click here to return to the calendar. You can click this link to go to the Calendar page and see the event that you just added.