How to Use the Calendar

The ALIS Calendar Dashboard is your central view of everything happening at your community, including activities, resident and staff events, appointments, and birthdays. This guide outlines how to navigate the Calendar Dashboard, switch between views, filter what you see, and export or print your calendar.

Access the Calendar

To access the calendar, click on the Calendar Dashboard icon. 

The Calendar Dashboard displays all calendars your security role and user access permit you to view.

If you manage multiple communities, use the community selector in the upper right corner to switch between them. 

Calendar Views

The Calendar Dashboard offers four views, available from the toggle in the upper right corner:

• Month: Displays a full month at a glance.
• Week: Displays a single week, with time slots for timed events.
• Day: Displays a single day, with time slots for timed events.
• Agenda: Displays a list of upcoming events in chronological order.

Click the view name to switch between views. Use the < and > arrows at the top left of the calendar to move forward or backward in time, or click today to return to the current date.

💡Tip: Use the mini-calendar in the upper left corner to jump directly to a specific date.

Show or Hide Calendars

The left side of the Calendar Dashboard lists every calendar you have access to, grouped into Community Calendars and ALIS Calendars. Each calendar has its own color, which is applied to every event on that calendar.

1. Click a calendar's checkbox to show or hide its events.
2. Toggle multiple calendars on or off to focus on the types of events you want to see.

Notes:

• Show/hide settings apply to all four views (Month, Week, Day, and Agenda).
• Hiding a calendar only affects your personal view. Other users' calendar views are not affected.

Filter the Calendar

Click Show Filters in the upper right corner to apply additional filters to your calendar view. Filters help you narrow down to specific events without hiding entire calendars.

Print or Export the Calendar

From the upper right corner of the Calendar Dashboard, you can:

• Click Print to print the current calendar view.
• Click Export to Excel to export your calendar events to a spreadsheet for reporting or sharing.

💡Tip: The Print and Export options reflect your current view and any active filters or hidden calendars. Adjust your view before exporting to get exactly the data you need.

Customize Calendar Colors and Access

To rename a calendar, change its color, or update who can view or manage it, click the Settings button on the left side of the Calendar Dashboard. For full instructions, refer to this Calendar Settings guide.

Create Calendar Events

From the Calendar, click directly on the day you want to create the event for. The Create Event page will open with the From and To dates pre-filled based on the day you selected. Then, configure the Event Details. 

For full instructions, refer to this How to Create Calendar Events guide.

Related Articles:

• How to Create Calendar Events
• Calendar Settings
• How to Configure Calendar Event Types and Custom Fields

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