Adding repeating appointments in Ical

You can use Ical to remind you of appointments that occur in complex time patterns---such as every fourth week, once a year on December 25, or on the second Tuesday of each month.

In all cases, you must add the first occurrence of the appointment normally (see `Adding one-time appointments in Ical'). Then drag the ``Repeat'' menubar item down to one of these choices:

1. For annual events like birthdays, select ``Annual.''
2. For events with a weekly pattern, select ``Edit weekly.'' This pops up a menu with a number of radiobuttons. Click on the radiobutton for ``Weekly,'' ``Every two weeks,'' ``Every three weeks,'' or ``Every four weeks.''
3. For events with a monthly pattern, select ``Edit monthly.'' A new menu will pop up with two columns of choices. The right-hand column allows you to select monthly, annual, or every two, three, four or six months. The left-hand column has six choices:
   • If the event happens on the same day of the month each time, select the first choice.
   • If the event happens on the same day relative to the end of the month, select the second choice. For example, if your appointment is on the 28th of a month with 30 days, this choice will specify the third-from-last day of the month.
   • If the event happens on the same working day of each month, select the third choice.
   • The fourth choice is for events that happen on the same working day relative to the end of the month. For example, if your appointment is on the third-from-last working day of the month, future appointments will also be on the third-from-last working day.
   • If the appointment happens on the same day of the week relative to the start of the month (for example, the second Tuesday of the month), select the fifth choice.
   • If the appointment happens on the same day of the week relative to the end of the month (for example, the last Friday), select the sixth choice.

Last updated: 1996/01/06 23:21:05 UT
URL: http://www.nmt.edu/tcc/help/org/ical/repeatappt.html