Enabling the Events Calendar 

1.    Open your ADMIN

2.    Navigate to SITE CONFIGURATION

3.    Click on MY STORE

4.    At the bottom of the menu, locate ENABLE EVENT CALENDAR

5.    Click EDIT and select TRUE then click UPDATE

 

You will now see the Event Calendar link appear in your INFORMATION section of your website. *You may need to refresh your browser

 

Adding Events to the Calendar 

1.    Open your ADMIN

2.    Navigate to SITE TOOLS

3.    Click on EVENT MANAGER

4.    Click on NEW EVENT

5.    Add Event Details

        Date: You may click on the blue arrow and select the date

        Time:  Click on the drop down arrow and select the time. While the ADMIN uses the 24 hour time format, the front end displays the time in 12 hour format

        Title:  Enter the name of the event

        Details:  Use the Rich Text Editor (same tool found throughout the ADMIN) to add the details of the event. You may upload pictures, add links, bold, center, highlight or underline text, spell check, etc. This is much like using Word or any other word processing program. You may create the event details in an HTML editor and copy/paste the code in to the workspace. Please make sure you click on the SOURCE button prior to pasting

6.    Be sure to click SAVE when finished

 

You may now view the event on your home page. *You may need to refresh your browser

 

*Special Note for Standard Template Users

You may use the COLUMN tool in SITE SETTINGS to place the Event Calendar preview box wherever you wish. This is only available for Standard Template Users.