iTunes can sync bookmarks and email settings from your MacBook to your slab, therefore it can snag and display a copy of your daily or monthly schedule on your iPad - if you occur to use Outlook on your PC or iCal on your Mac. You can also employ Entourage 2004 or later by choosing, in Entourage, Preferences, then Sync Services and checking the possibility to have Entourage share its event info with iCal. To get your life in sync between computer and iPad, fire up iTunes and then:
Connect your iPad to your computer and click the iPad's icon when it turns up in the Source list. In the main the main iTunes window, click the Info tab. Scroll down past Contacts to Calendars. Turn on the checkbox next to "Sync Calendars with Outlook" (Windows) or "Sync iCal Calendars" (Mac). If you have multiple calendars - like for Work, Home, and School - select the ones you want to copy to your 'Pad. In the lower-right corner of the iTunes window, click the Apply button.
If your iPad doesn't automatically start updating itself with your date book, choose File, then Sync iPad. If you haven't changed any settings but wish to update your info, the Apply button in the corner of iTunes changes to Sync, and you can click that rather than going up to Menuville.
On the iPad, tap the Calendar icon on the Home screen to see your schedule unfold in glorious color. If you have multiple calendars, tap the Calendars button to select one and see its events - or you can consolidate your appointments into one uber-calendar. Make use of the Search box to find specific events.
Across the top of the screen, tap List, Day, Week, or Month to determine your schedule for the long or short term, color-coded by calendar. Tap the Today button to determine what's in your immediate future. List view displays your scheduled events one after the other. No matter which view you select, the iPad shows the year's months in a bar below the calendar. Tap the triangles on each side of the bar to go forward or backward in time.
The iPad is not a static version of your calendar. You can add events to and delete them from this and sync it well to your computer. The iPad's calendar also lets you subscribe to online calendars to keep you apprised of events on Web-based Google and Yahoo calendars - as well as your favorite sports team's schedule.
To punch in a new appointment or event, tap the plus button in the lower-right corner from the calendar screen. In the box that appears, fill in all the information you need, like the name of the event, location, and starting and ending times. Tap Alert if you need to be reminded about your appointment in advance - from five minutes to two days beforehand.
If you need a standing appointment, just like a weekly banjo lesson or staff meeting, you have the option to repeat the big event every day, every week, every other week, every month, or every year . Gleam little Notes field in the Add Event box in case you need to remember some additional information concerning the appointment, like "Bring Q3 report" or "Take cat-allergy meds before leaving."
Schedules change, especially if you work in the high-powered corporate world or have teenage children - or both. To change the time of an event, find it on the calendar, tap the event, and then tap the Edit button. If you need to cancel a scheduled appointment completely, flick down to the bottom of the box and tap the red Delete Event button.
To make the iPad pipe track of a text and audio alert for any looming event, tap Settings, then General and then Sounds and flip Calendar Alerts to On. At the predetermined nag time, an indication box flashes on-screen, accompanied by an R2-D2-like booping noise. If the iPad is off, the content appears when you switch it on, but the audio alert doesn't play.
To see a shared calendar or one you sign up for, add it to the iPad. If it's a specific calendar on the Web, choose Settings, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then Add Account, then Other. Choose the Add CalDAV Account option or Add Subscribed Calendar. Enter the calendar's URL and any other account information you need to subscribe, like your user name and password. Want to instantly add online calendars for those sorts of topics, including religious holidays, schedules of your favorite sports teams, movie release dates, and more - directly on your iPad? Crank up the Safari browser and visit iCalShare.com.
When you find a calendar you want to add to your iPad's collection, tap the Sign up for Calendar button on the page, and then confirm your decision in the box that pops up. The new calendar gets added and also you see its events on your schedule. Tap the Calendars button and select it to show (or hide) those dates.
Calendars you add by subscription on the internet are read-only, so you can't add your own events for them. If you want to delete a calendar subscription, tap Settings, then Mail, Contacts, Calendars. In the Accounts list, tap the name from the calendar and tap the red Delete Account button.
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