Calendar:Creating a recurring event

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Follow the following simple steps to create a recurring event in a calendar. This walk-through is intended for English speakers using Thunderbird with the Lightning extension installed or using Sunbird. This walk-through applies for all operating systems. This walk-through also assumes that you have already created a calendar.

• Click on the New Event icon.
• Fill in the Title, Location, Start and End fields.
• Select the calendar that the event will be created for in the Calendar drop-down menu.
• Select the repeat pattern from the Repeat drop-down menu.
• If you selected 'Custom...' for the repeat pattern, the Edit Recurrence window will appear:
• In the Repeat drop-down menu select the basic frequency of this event (Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Anually).
• In the Every text-box type in how often the frequency will be relevant. For example, for an event that takes place every other week choose Weekly and then 2.
• If you choose a frequency of weekly or monthly you will be asked which days of the week or month the event will occur. Choose those that apply.
• If this event will occur indefinitely put a dot in "No end date".
• If this event will only occur for a limited amount of time put a dot in either "Create __ Appointment(s)" or in "Repeat until" as applicable and fill in the corresponding fields.
• Click on the OK button.
• Click on the OK button to close out the final dialog and complete the event creation.

Congratulations, your recurring event should be setup correctly.