Create events

1. On the main menu, choose Content » Events.
   The Events page opens.
2. If you have multiple sites, use the dropdown menu in the upper left of the page to select the site where you want to create events. For more on multiple sites, see Multisite: Manage multiple sites.
3. Click Create an event.
   The Create an event page opens.
4. When you are using multiple languages, choose the language in which you want to create the event from the dropdown Languages list in the right sidebar.

   NOTE: You might not see the language list when creating your very first event, yet it will be available thereafter.
   For more information about languages, see Administration: Language settings.

5. In the Title input field, describe the event.
6. In the text editor enter information about the event.
7. To enter a summary of the event, click Click to add summary.
8. Select whether you want to make this event repeat.
   In the Repeat event dropdown box, choose one of the following:
   

   None	To schedule the starting and the ending date and time of the event, use the Event start and Event end input fields.
   Daily	Choose the Start time and the End time of the event. Under Repeat…, select the interval of repetition. You can enter an interval. For example, if you enter 2, the event will be repeated every other day. You can also select to repeat the event every day, except the weekend. In Event start, select the date of the first occurrence of the event. In Event end…, you can choose to end the event after: A selected number of repeated. On a particular date. Do not end the event.
   Weekly	Choose the Start time and the End time of the event. Under Repeat…, select the interval of repetition. For example, if you enter 2, the event will be repeated every other week. Select the weekdays when the event will occur. In Event start, select the date of the first occurrence of the event. In Event end…, you can choose to end the event after: A selected number of repeated. On a particular date. Do not end the event.
   Monthly	Choose the Start time and the End time of the event. Under Repeat…, perform one of the following: Enter the day of the month when the event will occur and enter the interval of repetition. For example, if you enter 5 and 2, the event will occur on the fifth date of every other month. Select the week of the month that the event will occur, then select either the exact weekday or select between day, weekday, and weekend day. Enter the interval of repetition. For example, you can select the third Monday of every second month. In Event end…, you can choose to end the event after: A selected number of repeated. On a particular date. Do not end the event.
   Yearly	In Event start, select the date of the first occurrence of the event. Under Repeat…, perform one of the following: Select the month and enter the day. The event will occur annually on this date. Select the week of the month that the event will occur, then select either the exact weekday or select between day, weekday, and weekend day. Select the month. For example, you can choose the first Sunday of April. In Event end…, you can choose to end the event after: A selected number of repeated. On a particular date. Do not end the event.

9. For every type of recurrence, you can select whether the event is an All day event.
   This way you do not have to fill out the starting and ending time of the event. 
   All-day events must be created in UTC timezone.
10. For every type of recurrence, you can select a time zone for the event that is different than the default one.
    You use the Time zone dropdown box.
    You configure the default time zone using the Administration: Settings and configurations.
    Sitefinity CMS automatically handles daylight saving time.
11. You can classify your event using the Categories and tags section.
    For more information, see Add categories and tags to content items.
    Classifying content helps you organize it. For more information about classifications, see Overview: Classify your content using taxonomies.
12. Use the Calendar dropdown box to select the calendar that the event belongs to.
    The dropdown box contains a list of all created calendars. For more information, see Manage event calendars.
13. To assign a location of the event, click Location.
    In the input fields that appear, enter the address of the event.
14. To provide contact information for the event, click Contact information.
    In the input fields that appear, enter contact details.
15. By clicking More options, you can change the following:
16. If you have added any custom fields for events, all exposed fields are displayed after the More actions section.
17. Custom fields and hidden default fields - There are many predefined fields that are not shown when creating a new record; that's because they are hidden. Once you have created your first event, the right panel lets you 'turn on' these default fields as required, or even create your own.
    Click Settings for events: Custom fields for events. The Events data fields page opens.
    • Custom fields - You can create your own fields by clicking Add a field in the Custom fields section.  You are guided through the various data types and the alternatives for how data is handled and labeled. For more information, see Overview: Custom fields.
    • Default fields - Click on a defined field to edit it, then choose an option on the Appearance tab to specify that it will not be hidden.

    Click Save changes to each field, and then click Done to enable your revised field settings.

18. Preview: When you have one or more pages defined to include events, or a default page, the Preview button is enabled so that you can see the event on the page you selected in the right panel. For more information about viewing and setting default pages, see Locations of content items: Canonical URLs.
19. If you are ready to publish the event, click Publish. You could choose a different status, such as draft, publish on a specified date, or discard your input by clicking Back to Events. For more information, see Set the status of new pages and content items.