How to Create an Event with Google Calendar
To make an event, head over to the Google Calendar website in you browser of choice. Then follow the steps outlined below to get started. On mobile, you will need the Google Calendar app which comes pre-installed on most Android devices these days, to start setting up an event.
How to Add a Location to Your Event
Now let’s add a location to your event if you’re using Google Calendar on desktop. This feature is perfect if you’re hosting an event at a specific place, as your guests can see the location and get directions to the event itself. On mobile, the process is quite similar, as you can see below.
How to Add an Attachment to an Event
Now that you have the title, time, and location set, you can add optional attachments to the event. This is extremely useful for sharing a document with event-goers, such as a schedule, invitation, ticket, or menu. On mobile, this is how you add an attachment to your event.
How to Invite Guests to Your Event
Now that you’re all set, it’s time to invite people to your event. From the email, your guests can see when the event takes place, click the map link to see where it is, and browse the attachments you added earlier – everything you need to get an event going! They can also confirm or refuse your invitation. Once you add an event using Calendar for desktop, it will also appear in your mobile app (and vice versa). If you wish to invite people via Google Calendar for mobile, here’s how to do it. That’s it, the invite containing all the details of the event should be on its way to persons’ inboxes. Organizing an event can be hard, so anything that condenses the process into one place is worth investigating. Now you know how to create an event on Google Calendar, add a location, attach helpful documents to it, and send it to your guests. Google’s suite of apps is always a good choice when it comes to performing daily tasks. For example, with Google Maps you can easily save a route. On the other hand, the Google Assistant can help you increase your work productivity.
1. How can I share my Google Calendar?
Sharing your Google Calendar might be handy. For instance, the organizer of the event can access your Calendar and see if you’re available during a certain day. If you want to learn how to do that we have a complete tutorial for you which teaches how to get started with sharing your calendar.
2. I am not a fan of Google Calendar. What are the alternatives?
If, for whatever reason, you don’t like Google Calendar, your options are Outlook Calendar, Zoho Calendar, Nextcould Calendar, and Teamup. Check out our comparision of these services. Yes, you can. Regardless of whether you want to add the Google, Microsoft or Apple calendar to your Alexa-enabled device, the initial steps are always the same: You can now choose which calendar application you want to add to your Alexa account. Read the full article to learn more about syncing calendars with Alexa.
