The Calendar

The Calendar

You can customize the title of the Calendar or Schedule by clicking on Website Settings and entering new text, but be aware that the custom text will not appear in the page title, which will display either 'Calendar' or 'Schedule'.  However, the custom text will appear in the breadcrumb navigation, the left vertical navigation, and the browser title bar.

Keep in Mind:

• Students can receive an automatic notification when the class/section website is updated, including additions to the schedule, by subscribing to a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed.
• To change the range of dates displayed in the Schedule from a term to a full calendar year, select that year from the Term dropdown list on the Edit Homepage.

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 Text1

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.

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

   

4. Click the Submit button.

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 .
5. 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.
6. Enter the event's start and end times, if applicable.

   

7. 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.

Use this procedure to change a class or section event on the Schedule page.

Directions to Edit Events

1. Click Calendar in the navigation bar.

   

2. On the calendar, click the "edit" link located to the right of the event title.

   

3. Edit the information as needed.
   Note: The "repeat every week until end of semester" option is not available when you edit an event, only when you add one.

   

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

Directions to Subscribe the Schedule/Calendar to iCal

1. Go to You@Stellar Page,or from Stellar site home page, click Calendar on the navigation bar, and come to Calendar page , or in the Schedule view.

   
    
   
    
   

   1. Do one of the following:
      1. Click on "Subscribe to Calendar" in the Navigation bar.
   1. Click OK in the pop up window to launch iCal application
   2. Click Subscribe button to import the calender information into iCal
   3. Configure the Name, Description, and other setting, and click Ok.

Directions to Export the Schedule/Calendar to a Google Calendar

1. Copy the link on the 'Export Vcal' tab. (Right-click the tab and click 'Copy Link Location.')
   • Make sure the URL on your browser contains "http://stellar.mit.edu/..." ( not just "http://stellar/..." )
2. On the Google Calendar page, click 'Add by URL' from the Add drop-down menu.

   

3. Paste the link and click 'Add'.

Directions to Export the Schedule/Calendar to iCal

1. Click on Calendar in the Navigation bar

   

2. Click 'Export vCal'.

   

3. Choose to open with the Application iCal.

   

4. Select a destination calendar (eg: home, work, or school)
5. Click Ok.

The Stellar calendar events should now be displayed in you iCal. 

Directions to Showing and Hiding the Academic 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.