Calendar How-To

The OurNewton Community Calendar is a place to share & find all kinds of events around the community.  Our goal is to make this as comprehensive as possible such that it is a great place to get an overview of what is happening around Newton.  Of course, Newton is a busy place and the calendar will start filling up.  We'll be adding options for you to view the calendar by the type of events you are most interested in.

To add an event to the calendar:

1.  You must first be logged-in.  Click here for information on how to set-up your free account.

2.  Once logged in, you'll have a series of options (i.e. ways you can add content) under "Create content" in the left-hand sidebar.  Click on "Event" to begin adding your event to the calendar.

3.  You should now be on the page with a number of fields to fill out.  Note items with a red * are required fields.  Most are self-explanatory, but a few helpful hints:

-The "Village" category refers to where the event is taking place.  When entering categories, to make multiple selections, hold the Ctrl key (PC) or the Command key (Mac).

-You can click "repeat" under the category section to enter an event that happens more than once. 

-When you click in the date field under time, a calendar window will pop open to make it easier to select your event start and end dates.  Note if you leave end time blank it will assume the event ends the day & time it started.  So it's a good idea to put in an end time even if it's an estimate.

-The "description" field is a good place to put more detailed information about what will be happening at your event, including a link to your own website where people can find more info.

-"Groups" comes after the description field.  With the option to choose an "Audience" from a list of groups on the site.  Simply ignore this for something you want to make available to the public.  But if you'd like to target the event for one or more groups on the site, select those groups here.  If the public box is checked, it will go to the public calendar as well as the group(s) you've chosen.  If you want to make the event available only to members of you're group, be sure to uncheck the "public" box under the group selection.

-Entering your location info will enable someone to quickly access a Google map & directions from your calendar listing.

-Click "file attachments" if you would like to make a file, such as an event flier or registration form, available for download with your event listing.  Click "browse" to find the file on your computer, then "attach" when you have selected that file. 

-Be sure to click submit at the bottom of the page to send your listing to the calendar!  Note if you leave the page, loose your Internet connection or refesh your browser while you're doing your listing, you'll lose your work.  You can save something and come back to it by clicking "publishing options" at the bottom, unchecking the "published" box, and then submitting.  This has the effect of saving but not publishing it so you can come back to it later.