Work with events

This article describes how to manage and work with events in the Lightning extension.

Creating events

To create an event, please read the Create a new event or task article. If you'd like to create a recurring event instead, please see Create a recurring event instead.

Add/Invite Attendees

You can add attendees when creating a new event or when editing an event. There are 2 ways you can add attendees when in the Edit/New Event windows:

• Using the menu item Options -> Invite Attendees...
• Using the Invite Attendees menu item in the Events Window

After using one of the methods above, you will see the "Invite Attendee" window:

You can add attendees by adding their email address or name. Your Address book is linked to these fields so auto-complete is working in the same way when composing emails.

Attendees States

You can switch the status of attendees by clicking on the icons in front of their name/email address. The various states are:

CONFIRMED:

DECLINED:

TENTATIVE:

Attendees Roles

You can switch the role of attendees by clicking on the icons in front of their name/email address. The various roles are:

PARTICIPANT:

OPT-PARTICIPANT:

CHAIR: