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Default events
Q: Why do events default to all-day events, and how can I change this?
A
The default for events depends on which calendar view you use.
In previous versions of iCal, double-clicking created a new, one-hour event, no matter which view you used.
In Lion, double-clicking in Month view—click on one of the buttons at the top of the window to switch between Day, Week, Month and Year— creates a new all-day event, whereas doing this in Day or Week view makes a one-hour event.
To change this event, edit it. Select the event, press Command-I, and then make changes in the Info window. (Alternatively, you can also press Command-E for the Edit Event window.)
If you double-click to create an event in Month view, and then type a time along with the name of the event (Read Walden 8pm), iCal will create a one-hour event at the time you specify.
Add a new event quickly with this popup.
Enter a time and the event will default to one hour long.
If you’re in month view—as well as in other views—you can also press Command-N (or click the + button) to display the Create Quick Event box at the top-left of the iCal window. Then type some text in the field to create an event. For example, type Beans for dinner 9/29 and an all-day event appears on that date.
If you add a time when you do this (Beans for dinner 9/29 6pm), the event will default to a one-hour event. You can change the details, of course, in the Info popup that displays after you press Return. (Note: if you don’t specify a date in this popup, the event will be added to the current day; you can specify a specific date by entering a day or date in the popup.)
See also
- iCalendar.org, Home page.
- iCalendar.org, Resources.
- iCalendar.org, Validator.
- Severinghaus, iCal validator
- KigConsultant, PHP Programming library.
