Compiling and Downloading Calendar Entries

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This option allows you to compile and download Calendar entries to a text file. Entries are compiled based on a date range; to refine your search, you may also apply a filter and search value.

Related Tutorials: Importing Calendar Entries

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A - Open The Calendar tool. Click the Designer Options tab if it is not already selected.

Click Compile entries.

B - The Compile or Download Calendar Entries screen appears.

From the Month, Day, and Year drop-down lists, select the date range for the entries you want to compile.

To apply a filter to your search:

• From the Criteria drop-down list, select the calendar entry field you want to search.
• From the Comparison drop-down list, select the comparison term to apply to your search.
• Comparison Term Descriptions:
  • Contains: Text or numbers in the specified field must match any part of the text or numbers entered in the Value text box.
  • After: Searches fields with alphabetical information. Text in the specified field must start with words/letters that occur alphabetically after the words/letters entered in the Value text box.
  • Before: Searches fields containing alphabetical information. Words in the specified field must start with words/letters that occur alphabetically before the word/letter entered in the Value text box.
  • Equals: Content of the specified field must match exactly with the text or numbers entered in the Value text box. Starts with Text in the specified field must start with the letter entered in the Value text box.
  • Ends with: Text in the specified field must end with the letter entered in the Value text box
• In the Value text box, enter the search value.
• Select the access level for the entries you want to compile. You can compile Public entries only, Private entries only, or Both.

Click Compile

C - Review Compiled List of Entries:

At this point you have a choice to download or print.

• To print your compiled entries, use your browser's Print command.
• To download the list, click Download.

D - Your browser's file download screen appears.

Click Save

E - Save As window appears

Name the file.

Note: The default name of the file is calendar.txt. OET recommends that you rename the file and include the course name and semester taught in the name so you can recognize it easily in the future.

Select Location to save the compiled list and click Save.

Note: The compiled list is a .txt file

F - The Download Complete window appears

Click Close

G - The Compiled Calendar Entries screen appears.

To return to the Calendar screen, click Done.

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