Have you ever heard of or used Google Calendar? Personally, I didn’t even know that it existed till I searched for Google Tools via Google. Today, we’ll learn about how Google Calendar actually works.
Firstly, to obtain your very own Google Calendar, you have to have your own Google account. This can be signed up for free. To begin, click on the “Calendar” button located at the top left-hand corner of your Gmail Inbox page.
Upon doing so, you will be asked to verify your email address, country and time zone. After you have confirmed your selection, you will be brought to the following page – Google Calendar itself.
Now you can begin scheduling events and creating invitations. Let’s say I have a counseling workshop on Tuesday, 7pm to 10pm at NUS Kent Vale. I would go to the 12/4 column and click on the cell that corresponds to 7pm. Next, I will drag the cursor down to 10pm.
Following that, I will type my appointment details into the space given and then click ‘Create Event’. My appointment will then be reflected on the calendar.
Applying the same procedure for my next appointment, lifegroup at Bras Basah at 7pm on Wednesday, the page will turn out as follows:
For ease of scheduling and planning purposes, I can even add another calendar and share it with specific people or make it public. This can be done by clicking on the ‘Add’ button at the left-hand side of the page, and that action brings me to:
I can even add a friend’s calendar to share folders with one another. In doing so, I will be able to compare schedules with them and thus plan meet-ups etc more effectively. A single user can actually open up multiple calendars and view all the scheduled events in a single window. To prevent confusion, each calendar’s events are displayed in a different colour.
Indeed, Google Calendar is a useful tool that helps us organize our life and facilitates interaction and gatherings with others. However, like all tools, it is only useful to the extent that it is used. Why not try it out today? (:
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