Create an event

You can create Google Calendar events from your computer or device.

Create an event

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Calendar app .
2. Tap Create Event .
3. Enter the info about your event. When you enter more details like location or date, you find suggestions.
4. Tap Done.
5. Optional: If you want to change which calendar you add an event to, go to the top and tap the calendar name.

When you've finished, you can edit event details like:

• Date
• Location
• Time
• Who's invited
• Event visibility
  Important: If you don't share your calendar, you won't find visibility settings for your event.

When you've finished editing, make sure that you tap Save.

Create an event by tapping an empty time

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Calendar app .
2. At the top left, tap Menu Day , 3 Day, or Week an empty time.
3. To change the event duration, tap and drag the top or bottom circles of the event.
4. Add an event title, invite guests or add rooms.
5. To find a time when guests are available, swipe down or tap View schedules.
6. To edit event details like the location, notifications and descriptions, at the top of the event next to 'Save', swipe up.
7. Tap Save.

Event options

Create an all-day event

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Calendar app .
2. Tap Create Event.
3. Add a description for your event.
4. Tap the box next to All day.
5. Tap Save.

You'll see all-day events at the top of the page for that day.

Create a repeating event

You can create a repeating event. Learn how to create and manage repeating events.

Add video meetings

If you use Calendar for work or school, a Meet video meeting is added when you add invitees and click Save.

To manually add a video meeting, tap Add video conferencing Save.

Tip: If you use Calendar for work or school, you can add third-party conferencing apps from the G Suite Marketplace. Get extra Calendar tools.

Choose a colour for your event

When you're creating an event, you can choose the colour in which the event will be shown on your calendars. People won't be able to see the colour that you set for events unless you've given them permission to make changes on your calendar. Learn how to manage your calendar permissions.

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Calendar app .
2. Tap on an existing event.
3. Tap Edit .
4. Scroll, select a colour.
5. Tap Save.

Edit or cancel events

Edit an event

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Calendar app .
2. Open the event that you want to edit.
3. Tap Edit .
4. Make changes to your event, then tap Done.

Tip: To move an event, drag and drop it to a new time and date on your calendar.

Delete an event

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Google Calendar app .
2. Open the event that you want to delete.
3. At the top right, tap More .
4. Tap Delete Delete event.

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