Instructions—Using
our multi-feature calendar updated: 10/14/2016
These
basic instructions are how to access all the features on the www.ottawapark.org calendar.
The
calendar always opens with the current month, in Month view.
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Month View
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To
change month, use blue arrows at the top, or select a month from the list below
the arrows.
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Below
the calendar are 8 rectangular, colored boxes {the ‘Venue Legend’}. The left
box says ‘Show All’. Events held at specific Venues are associated with the
next 6 boxes. All other events at the Park are associated with ‘All Other’. The
actual events on the calendar itself have their Title shown, and use the same
color coding as the rectangular boxes. If you only want to see, for example,
Disc Golf events, uncheck ‘Show All’, and check ‘Disc Golf’. Now only
the Disc Golf events show on the calendar for any month, until you change it.
All of the other events are noted by gray horizontal lines.
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Below
the boxes is a Search bar. Click it and a search screen appears. You can search
for any word that appears in the Title or Description of an event.
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If
you click on any individual event shown on the calendar, a small box will
pop-up. The box shows the Event title and time/date/location, as well as any
extra Description that might be appropriate to describe the event. There is
also a ‘Click here….’ entry. When clicked, that will open up a special map of
where that event is located. The left hand map column provides a brief history of
the location, and a description of the Tabs that appear on the black top row.
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Future
events have an event reminder. Check it, fill in your Email address, and one
will be sent to you 24 hours in advance of the event.
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If
you maintain a personal calendar on your computer, the Export: line has icons
for Google, Outlook, etc. Click on the icon for your calendar, login to your
calendar site as required, and this event will be automatically added to
your personal calendar. None of the calendars listed here allow different
colors, so the event will be in whatever color you have chosen for your
personal calendar.
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To
return to the Month view, close the associated tab on your browser.
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Each
date in the selected month has a black date number and a white background. If you
have selected the current month, ‘Today’ has the colors reversed. Any dates
shown from the previous or next month have an aqua date number and a light gray
background.
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Week View
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To
the left of each week, there is the word ‘Week’ written vertically. Clicking on
the word (not the space above or below it) takes you to a weekly
calendar. Before each entry is a small colored square of the same color as
shown for that event on the Month view.
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If
you click on an event, you will get the same pop-up window as from Month view.
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The
blue arrows at the top will take you forward or backward one week at a time.
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Return
to Month view by clicking on ‘Month’ on the small ‘Day Week Month’ bar just above
the ‘Venue Legend’.
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Day View
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On
the Month calendar, you can access the Day calendar by clicking on the specific
date.
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On
the Week calendar, click on the correct day at the top, or on ‘Day’ just above
the ‘Venue Legend’. If you click on ‘Day’ just above the ‘Venue Legend’, it
will default to Sunday, and you then can change the day at the top of the Day
calendar.
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If
you click on an event, you will get the same pop-up window as from Month view.
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Return
to Month view by clicking on ‘Month’ just above the ‘Venue Legend’.
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General
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The
‘Venue Legend’ at the bottom of the Day & Week calendars works just like in
Month view.
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Sometimes
there may be an item added for information which is not Venue specific. It will
be shown with a white background on the Month calendar. On the Week calendar it
is listed as an ‘All Day’ event, and on the Day calendar, it is listed at the
top. See December 25, 2015 ‘Christmas closures’ as an example. This type of
item is NOT affected by checking/unchecking anything on the ‘Venue Legend’.
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If
you have any calendar problems or comments, Email webmaster@ottawapark.org.