9 Simple Steps to Add an Event to Google Calendar

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An easy-to-follow guide on adding an event to a Google Calendar
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This comprehensive tutorial will show how to add an event to your Google Calendar.

Things You Should Know

  • You can click the Create button in Google Calendar to create your own event.
  • When you create an event, you can list its time, date, location, and a helpful description.
  • You'll be able to invite people to the event directly from the new event creation page.

Steps

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    Use your email and password. This is required to use Google Calendar.
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    Enter the name of the event. Then enter the date, time, and other options.
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    You can also add a Meet video call or a description of the event.
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    This is not required.
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    You can also add reminders by email and pop-up.
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    How would I show a three-day event as one entry across the three dates?
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    Tap or click on the end date and change it to the last day of the event. Do not check off the all day box. It will then show up as a three-day event.
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    How can I add an event using Google Assistant with no notifications?
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    At this time (2017) the Google Assistant is very limited on what it can do, which means that you cannot tell the Google Assistant to create an event without a notification. What you can do is tell the Google Assistant to create an event for you and then remove the notification in the Google Calendar app.
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    Whenever I add an event color to an event the reminder fails. Why is this happening?
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    Try rebooting your phone then trying again. If that doesn't work, just don't add event colors. If you deem event colors necessary, go see a tech specialist.
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