MT-Organizer v1.2 - User Manual

Calendar

MTO's Calendar feature allows you to add, modify, and delete notes by date. It has a monthly calendar for scrolling to the date you want and the ability to store as much information pertaining to that date as you wish. This page describes how to use the following Calendar features:

• Navigating the calendar
• Adding calendar notes
• Viewing calendar notes
• Modifying calendar notes
• Deleting calendar notes

The Calendar screen in Figure 7.1 appears.

Figure 7.1 - Calendar Screen

Navigating the Calendar  top

The calendar in the upper left corner of the screen is for selecting dates. The current date is circled in red and there are arrows on both sides of the month name.

To navigate in the calendar  top

1. Click Calendar at the top of the page
2. Select the day: Click on a date in the month shown.
3. Select the month: Use the left & right arrows shown to scroll forward or backward a month at a time.

→ Tip: Click on the month name & select a month from the popup list. (Figure 7.2b)

4. Select the year:
1. Click on the year shown.
2. Scroll to the desired year using the up & down arrows. (Figure 7.2c)
• The up arrow scrolls forward in time.
• The down arrow scrolls backward in time.

→ Tip: Use the keyboards up & down arrows to scroll.

3. Press Enter

To return to the current date  top

Click on the red circle or the date at the bottom of the calendar.

→ Tip: Right-click anywhere in the calendar and click Go to today (Figure 7.2a).

Figure 7.2a	Figure 7.2b	Figure 7.2c
Figure 7.2 - Navigating the Calendar

Adding Calendar Notes  top

The Text for selected date field allows you to input a note for any day you choose. The note must have at least one character, can be any length, and accepts alphanumeric characters.

To add a calendar note   top

1. Click Calendar at the top right-hand corner
2. Select the date you want. (See: Navigating the Calendar.)
3. Enter the note you want to save in the Text for selected date field.
4. Set the font characteristics for your note (Optional):
1. Click Font.
2. Select the font, size, color, and style you want.
3. Click Ok.
5. Click Save. (The message, "Your entry has been stored successfully" appears.)
6. Click View this Month to see the note you entered.

Viewing calendar notes  top

You can view the notes you've saved in the calendar by clicking on the date in the calendar or selecting the date from the View this month list.

To view a calendar note  top

1. Click Calendar at the top at the top of the screen.
2. Navigate to the month with the desired note.
   (See: Navigating the Calendar.)
3. Click View this month to display a list of notes for that month.
4. Click on a date in the calendar or select a date from the list shown.

The note for that day appears in the Text for selected date box.

Note: When you scroll to a new month, the list of dates in the View this Month box stays the same until you update it for the new month by clicking View this month.

Note: The dates in the View this month box are sorted by the first number of the Day field. (E.g., "19" is before "9" because "1" is before "9".)

Modifying calendar notes  top

MT-Organizer allows you to modify the contents of the notes you create in Calendar. You cannot change the date for a note, however. You must create a new note for the new day and delete the old one. Both procedures are outlined below.

To modify the contents of a calendar note  top

1. Click Calendar at the top at the top of the screen.
2. Select the date with the note you want to change.
   (See: Navigating the Calendar.)
3. Change the content of the note.
4. Change the font characteristics for your note (Optional):
1. Click Font.
2. Select the font, size, color, and style you want.
3. Click Ok.
5. Click Modify. Your changes have been saved

The date and first few words of the modified note appears in the View this month list.

To modify the date of a calendar note  top

1. Click Calendar at the top at the top of the screen.
2. Select the date with the note you want to change.
   (See: Navigating the Calendar.)
3. Click and drag over the note text to highlight it.
4. Right-click and select Cut.
5. Click Modify. (This deletes the old note because it is now empty.)
6. Navigate to the desired date. (See: Navigating the Calendar.)
7. Right-click in the text box and select Paste.
8. Click Save. (This creates the new note.)

You have successfully moved your calendar note to the new date.

Deleting calendar notes  top

MT-Organizer allows you to delete a single calendar note or multiple calendar notes at the same time. Both procedures are outlined below.

To delete a single calendar note  top

1. Click Calendar at the top at the top of the screen.
2. Select the date with the note you want to delete.
   (See: Navigating the Calendar.)
3. Click Delete.
4. Click Yes on the confirmation dialog box.

The note for the selected date has been deleted.

→ Tip: You can also delete a calendar note by erasing all text in the note and clicking Modify.

To delete multiple calendar notes  top

1. Click Calendar at the top at the top of the screen.
2. Navigate to the month with the notes you want to delete. (See: Navigating the Calendar.)
3. Select the date of the first note you want to delete in the View this month field.
4. Select additional notes to delete:
• Press the SHIFT key and click on adjacent dates.
• Press the CTRL key and click on dates that are not adjacent.
5. Click Delete.
6. Click Yes on the confirmation dialog box.

Notes for the selected dates have been deleted.