The document provides step-by-step instructions for organizing an event using Google Calendar. It explains how to create an event, add details like time, description and guest list. It also covers how to send invitations and how attendees can respond. The document emphasizes that Google Calendar allows inviting anyone with an email address and is free to use.

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How to Organize an
Event Using Google
Calendar
Sid Macatol
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Why Google
Calendar?
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Because there are
more people with email
addresses than those
who are in Facebook
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Don’t get me wrong.
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I suggest you organize
an event in Facebook
AND
in Google Calendar
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Go to your Gmail Account
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Click Calendar
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These are your view options
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Default is Week View
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This is the Day View
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This is the Month View
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This is the 4 Days View
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This is the Agenda View
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Click Settings
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Click Calendar settings
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16. Make sure you have your 16
time zone right
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Click ‘Back to calendar’
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Let’s organize a
Barbecue at your home
on Dec 26, 2010 at 3pm
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Go to Month View
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Click on December 26
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Type the details
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Then, click ‘Create Event’
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There’s Your Event
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Click on It
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Click ‘Edit event details’
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Refine the time
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Add some description
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28. Add email addresses of your 28
friends here
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29. Each email you add appears 29
in the list here
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30. Click on “x” if you want to 30
delete an address
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31. Indicate permissions for your 31
guests here
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32. In this case, we allow them 32
see the guest list only
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Click “Save”
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34. Click “Send” to inform your 34
guests
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This is the email that your
guests receive
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They can click ‘Yes’ or
‘Maybe’ or ‘No’
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37. This is what your guest sees 37
when he clicks “Yes”
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38. This is what you’ll see in your 38
Event details
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You can use it to invite
anyone with an email
address
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Cool scheduler, isn’t it?
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It’s yours for FREE
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