Overview
Within Finalsite Enrollment, you can create different calendars for each event your school hosts, such as tours, open houses, parent/student interviews, welcome events, and more. Learn how to create a new calendar here!
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How-To: Create a New Calendar
Start by navigating to your Calendars page. This is where you'll see the option to create a new calendar. To get there, select Scheduling, then Calendars.
This brings you to your Calendars page where you'll see a list of all of your existing calendars. Here, you can create a new calendar (or edit your existing ones!)
Let's start building the calendar!
- Select Add a New Calendar.
- Calendar name: enter a name for the calendar. This is parent-facing. As you type, the canonical name will automatically be created. The canonical name is internal only.
- Appointment Form: If you are connecting a Custom Appointment form to the calendar, you can select it from dropdown. Read about these in our Custom Appointment Forms article.
- Details: In this box, enter a description for the calendar. This is parent-facing and appears right above the Calendar. Please note: the description box does not support HTML.
Next, you will review and select some additional setup options.
Email and Scheduling Options
In this section, set up communication for the event and manage the attendance cap. To learn about each option here in good detail, check out our Calendar & Appointment Emails article.
Good to know: After you initially set up the calendar and save it, when you come back into to edit it, you will be able to edit the content of the emails.
iCalendar
Set up your preferences for linking this calendar to an external calendar. To learn more about this in detail, please refer to our Syncing Calendars with External Calendar Programs article.
Calendar Access
This section allows you to select options for sharing the calendar with families including whether you'd like to share the calendar via a checklist item and whether you'd like to allow families the option to cancel and reschedule the event on their end.
Once you save the calendar and come back in to edit it, you'll also have the option to create a public link for the calendar which can be shared in an email or on your website.
Remember, don't use public links to invite students to events that have already applied because it creates a new inquiry for all students who sign up through the link. Instead, for Admissions and Enrollment students, share the event in the checklist.
Read more about Calendar Access settings within our Calendar Settings article.
After setting up all of your preferences, select Submit to save your new calendar!
See it in Action
You are now ready to start adding appointment slots, creating user schedules (if applicable), and linking your new calendar to a checklist item or your online forms!
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