Calendar Tab
The calendar tab gives the user a visual representation of their appointments.
Views
It contains the appointments that match the users current search criteria and organises them in to 3 views:
View |
Description |
Day |
Shows 2 days side by side with the time on the left margin |
Week |
Shows all 7 days side by side with the time on the left margin |
Month |
Shows all days of the month with each day represented as a box |
Appointments are represented by coloured boxes. The colour represents the confirmation status of the appointment (see below). The user can simply click on an appointment to edit it. The user is unable to add an appointment from this tab.
Dragging and Stretching
Appointments can be dragged and stretched as a way to change the time, date and duration.
View |
Drag |
Stretch |
Day |
Drag to change time and/or to other day |
Stretch to change the duration of the appointment |
Week |
Drag to change time and/or day of current week |
Stretch to change the duration of the appointment |
Month |
Drag to change the day in current month |
Cannot stretch |
Appointment Colours
There are 2 colour modes that the calendar can be in: Confirmation Status and Appointment Types. In Confirmation Status mode the colour of each appointment reflects the confirmation status of that appointment (see table below).
In Appointment Type mode the appointment colours are determined by the appointment type which is customized by the user. See Appointment Types for information on customizing colours.
Confirmation Status Colours
Colour |
Status |
Blue |
The appointment has no status |
Green |
The appointment has been confirmed |
Red |
The appointment has been cancelled |
Yellow |
The client is unsure of ability to attend |
Purple |
The appointment is at risk of being a DNA |
To change the colour mode the User selects the palette icon 
in the Calendar tool bar and selects the colour mode to be used. The Calendar updates automatically.
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