Create an event
If you are using Calendar for the first time, you go through a few different steps to add or access the calendar events on your smartphone (see Use Calendar for the first time). Follow this procedure to add events directly on your smartphone after the first time you use Calendar. For information on managing your smartphone's time settings, see Date & Time.
1Open Calendar 
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2Tap All or an online account name in the top
NOTE If an account doesn't appear in the list, you can't add data to that account from your smartphone.
If you create an event in All Calendars view, the event is created in the calendar that is set as the default (see Customise Calendar).
3Go to the day you want (see Move around in Calendar) and tap a blank time slot.
In Day view, available time slots between events are compressed and labelled X Hrs Free. To expand free time so you can enter an event, tap X Hrs Free.
4Enter the event name and then do one of the following:
•Press Enter 
to add the event to the calendar.
•Tap 
to the right of the name to enter more details about the event. Make the back gesture to return to Day view.
Don't look for a save
TIP You can also use Just Type to create a Calendar event directly from the Launcher or Card view. Start typing the event text and, under Quick Actions, tap New Calendar Event. The Calendar application opens at a new event, with the text you entered in the subject line.
Enter the event location
1While creating an event (see Create an event), tap 
to the right of the event name. To enter the event location after creating an event, tap the event name in Day view.
2Tap Event location and enter the location.
TIP Need to find the event location on a map? Open an event that has a location specified in the Event Location field, open the application menu and tap Event Location. Tap either Show on Map, which shows the location on Maps, or Get Directions, which gives directions from your current location.
Schedule a repeating event
1While creating an event (see Create an event), tap 
to the right of the event name. To set an event as repeating after creating the event, tap the event name in Day view.
2Tap No Repeat and then tap a repeat interval or Custom to define a repeat interval and set the end date.
DID YOU KNOW? To enter a birthday, anniversary or holiday, create an untimed event. Then select Yearly on [date] as the repeat interval. See Create an
Add an alarm to an event
1While creating an event (see Create an event), tap 
to the right of the event name. To add an alarm after creating an event, tap the event name in Day view.
2The default alarm setting is 15 minutes before the start of the event. To change the setting, tap 15 minutes before and tap the new setting for the alarm.
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