The Calendar

The Calendar

You can add an introduction to the class or section calendar on the Schedule page. The introduction appears near the top of the page.

Directions to Add and Edit the Introductory Text

1. Click Calendar in the navigation bar.

   

2. Click the add intro text or edit intro text link near the top of the Schedule page. Stellar displays the Edit Intro Text page.

   

3. Enter the introduction using plain text or [HTML tags] .

   

4. Click the Submit button.

The Schedule page can toggle between showing the class/section schedule and the academic calendar. The academic calendar lists holidays, vacations, and other MIT events along with the class/section events.

Directions to Show and Hide the Calendar

1. Click Calendar in the navigation bar.

   

2. Click the Show Academic Calendar link, near the top of the Schedule page.

   

3. To return to the class-only schedule, click the Hide Academic Calendar link.

   

Use this procedure to place a class or section event on the Schedule or Calendar page.
Note: You add materials to the Schedule page from the [Materials page] and homework assignments from the [Homework page]. When adding the materials or assignments, check the "post On schedule" option.

Directions to Adding Events

1. Click Calendar in the navigation bar. You get a graphical calendar view that displays the months of the semester and days of the week.

   

2. On the calendar, go to any date and click on the "add new event" icon.

   It does not matter which month's Add Event link you click. Once you are on the Add Event page you can specify the event's month and day.

   

3. Enter the event Title. The title appears in the Schedule.
4. Enter a Summary. When users click an event's title in the Schedule, Stellar displays the event's summary.
   • Type the Summary text using plain text or HTML tags .
   • Enter the event's Date, selecting it from the calendar or the dropdown lists.
     Note: For an event that occurs every week, check the "repeat every week until end of the semester" option. Checking this option places the event on the calendar for every week in the semester; the Date entry marks the beginning of the recurring entry.
5. Enter the event's start and end times, if applicable.

   

6. Do one of the following:
   • Click the Submit button to save the event and return to the Calendar page.
   • Click the "Submit and Add More" button to save the event and add another one.