Search for events: Tap List, then enter text in the search field. The titles, invitees, locations, and notes for the calendars you’re viewing are searched. You can also search calendar events from the Home screen. See Searching on page 27.

Set the calendar alert tone: Go to Settings > Sounds > Calendar Alerts.

View by week: Rotate iPod touch sideways.

Import events from a calendar file: If you receive an .ics calendar file in Mail, open the message and tap the calendar file to import all of the events it contains. You can also import an .ics file published on the web by tapping a link to the file. Some .ics files subscribe you to a calendar instead of adding events to your calendar. See Working with multiple calendarsbelow.

If you have an iCloud account, a Microsoft Exchange account, or a supported CalDAV account, you can send and receive meeting invitations.

Invite others to an event: Tap an event, tap Edit, then tap Invitees to select people from Contacts.

Respond to an invitation: Tap an invitation in the calendar. Or tap to display the Event screen, then tap an invitation. You can view information about the organizer and other invitees. If you add comments (which may not be available for all calendars), your comments can be seen by the organizer but not other attendees.

Accept an event without marking the time as reserved: Tap the event, then tap Availability and select “free.” The event stays on your calendar, but doesn’t appear as busy to others who send you invitations.

Working with multiple calendars

You can view individual calendars, or several calendars at once. You can subscribe to iCloud, Google, Yahoo!, or iCalendar calendars, as well as your Facebook events and birthdays.

Turn on iCloud, Google, Exchange, or Yahoo! calendars: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap an account, then turn on Calendar.

Add a CalDAV account: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap Add an Account, then tap Other. Under Calendars, tap Add CalDAV Account.

View Facebook events: Go to Settings > Facebook, then sign in to your Facebook account and turn on access to Calendar.

Select calendars to view: Tap Calendars, then tap to select the calendars you want to view. The events for all selected calendars appear in one view.

View the Birthdays calendar: Tap Calendars, then tap Birthdays to include birthdays from your Contacts with your events. If you’ve set up a Facebook account, you can also include your Facebook friends’ birthdays.

You can subscribe to any calendar that uses the iCalendar (.ics) format. Supported calendar- based services include iCloud, Yahoo!, Google, and the Calendar application in OS X. You can read events from a subscribed calendar on iPod touch, but you can’t edit events or create new ones.

Subscribe to a calendar: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap Add Account. Tap Other, then tap Add Subscribed Calendar. Enter the server and filename of the .ics file to subscribe to. You can also subscribe to an iCalendar (.ics) calendar published on the web, by tapping a link to the calendar.

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Apple ME643LL/A, MC903LL/A, MD724LL/A manual Working with multiple calendars

ME643LL/A, MC903LL/A, MD724LL/A specifications

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