To add a new appointment select Add Appointment from
the Appointments menu item. Alternatively you can just click the
Add Appointment icon
on the toolbar. This icon has a picture of a calendar with a plus sign
in the corner. The Add Appointment screen
will then appear:
Change the From time to whenever you wish your appointment to
start and the To time to when you wish your appointment to
end. The Person, Date, From and To fields must be filled in to add an
appointment. All other fields are optional.
Changes the current person. Click the ellipsis button on the right to bring up an person selector window of available people. Select a person by clicking on that person. To select multiple people hold down the Ctrl key when clicking an person. To deselect all people right click anywhere on the white area and choose Unselect all from the pop-up menu.
Time that the appointment will begin.
Time the appointment will end.
Describes what the appointment is about.
Indicates any extra notes regarding the appointment.
Indicates which client the appointment pertains to.
Indicates the status of an appointment.
Room that the appointment will take place in.
The color the appointment will be in the schedule grid. To choose a color click the little box and a color selector will appear allowing you to choose a new color.
The Room field indicates in which room the appointment will take place. Note that no two appointments can take place in the same room at the same time.
The Invoice field is only used for billing purposes.
The CC field is for listing local or Internet e-mails addresses, separated by spaces, of those attending a meeting. If the Notify Person on Change option is set in the program, all people in this field will be e-mailed a message when the appointment is changed in any way.
The Items field shows any items needed for the appointment. Click the ellipsis button on the right to bring up an Item selector window. Select an item by clicking on it. To select multiple items hold down the Ctrl key when clicking an item. To deselect all items right click anywhere on the white area and choose Unselect all from the pop-up menu.
When adding a new appointment it is possible to book the person at a certain recurring frequency.
People can be booked with the following frequencies:
The person will be booked only on the supplied date.
Selecting the first option, the person will be booked every weekday.
Selecting the second option, the person will be booked every day of the week.
Selecting this option, people will be booked every x weeks on the chosen days. For example, to have your appointment recur every 2 weeks on the same day you would enter a 2 in the edit box.
Selecting the first option will cause your appointment to recur every x months. So, to book a person on the same
day of the week every quarter, you would enter a 4 in the edit box.
Selecting the second option allows for complex monthly scheduling. People can be booked on every First, Second,
Third, Fourth or Last weekday of every x months.
When you have finished entering information for the appointment press the Save button to add the appointment.