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Show as. If you’re on a shared calendar—in an office, for example

—the options in this drop-down menu are pretty standard: Free,
Busy, Out of office, and Tentative.

For each event you put on your own calendar, you can use these
tags to signal co-workers your availability for meetings or calls.

Your colleagues won’t see what you’re doing during that block
(“Haircut,” “Me time,” or whatever)—only that you’re “Busy.”

Reminder. This drop-down menu tells Calendar when to notify
you when a certain appointment is about to begin. You can specify
how much advance notice you want for this particular

appointment. If it’s a TV show, a reminder five minutes before
airtime is probably fine. If it’s a birthday, you might set up a
warning a week in advance, so there’s time to buy a present.

Tip
If you subscribe to the same calendar service on your phone, it’ll remind you when the time
comes. In other words, these reminders aren’t useful only when you’re sitting at your desk.

Repeat. This button opens a new set of controls for recurring

events: Daily, Weekly, and so on. Or you can turn on the day
checkboxes to specify any more-complicated repeating pattern,
like “Tuesdays and Wednesdays” or “First Monday of every

month.”

You can also set an end date—a date when you want the repetitions
to stop.

Private ( ). If other people can see your chosen account (for

example, if it’s an Exchange calendar you use at work), then
turning on this box means they can’t see this particular
appointment. Great for events like “Colonoscopy” or “Court date

re: public nuisance charge.”