Attending Events

This section provides information about calendar events that you are attending but are not the organizer.

When working with calendar events that you are attending, see the following topics:

Viewing Event Details

To view the details of an event, find the event and do one of the following:

  • From the Calendar view, select the event, and from the event dialog box, select the Add/View Additional Details link.

  • From the Agenda view or the search results from an advanced search, select the event title.

The event details appear in the View Event Page.

Related Topics

Searching Your Calendars

Performing an Advanced Search for Events and Tasks

Providing Your Participation Status

When you are invited to attend a calendar event, you are asked to provide your participation status. You can provide your participation status when you view the event details for a calendar event.

To provide your participation status:

  1. Find the event and open its details by doing one of the following:

    • From the Calendar view, select the event, and from the event dialog box, select the Add/View Additional Details link.

    • From the Agenda view or the search results from an advanced search, select the event title.

    The event details appear in the View Event Page.

  2. Answer the question Can You Attend by selecting the yes, maybe, or no button.

    Your answer is saved to the event. You can change your response at any time.

  3. Close the event details.

Related Topics

Searching Your Calendars

Calendar Page

Performing an Advanced Search for Events and Tasks

Providing Your Calendar Event Participation Status by Email

Viewing Your Invitations

Your invitations for upcoming events are displayed in the order the events occur for the time period that you specify.

To view your invitations to upcoming events:

  1. From the Calendar Page toolbar, select the Invitations button.

  2. Specify the time period for your view. For example, to view your upcoming invitations for the month, select the Month icon.

  3. In the Calendar section, place a check mark beside each calendar whose invitations you want to view.

  4. (Optional) Select an invitation to view its event details.

Related Topics

Searching Your Calendars

View Event Page

Use the View Event page to view the details of an event for which you are not the organizer. (If you are the organizer of an event, viewing its details opens the New Event Page.)

The name of the page assumes the name of the event you are viewing.

Element Description
Reminders Select to add a personal reminder for the event.
Print Select to print the event details.
Delete Select to delete the event from your calendar.
Close Select to close the View Event page.
Title Displays the title of the event.
Organizer Displays the organizer of the event.
When Displays the date, time, and duration of the event.
Description Displays the description of the event that was provided by the organizer.
Reminder Displays the personal reminder for the event. If this field is blank, you have not set up a personal reminder.
Can You Attend? Select your participation status.
Show as Select how your availability status appears during the event:
  • Busy: Shows you as unavailable during the event.

  • Free: Shows you as available during the event.

Some service providers allow calendar events set to Busy to automatically change your instant messaging status to Do Not Disturb.

Invitations Displays the invited attendees. You can filter the list based on attendee participation status.

Select an attendee to open a menu from which you can perform the following actions:

  • Add the attendee to your own address book

  • Compose an email to the attendee

  • Invite the attendee to an event

  • View the availability of the attendee


Related Topics