How do the calendar settings work in the Activities module?

In the Activities module, you can customize the calendar view to your liking. This allows you to tailor the presentation of activities to your needs. When you right-click anywhere in your schedule, you will see 'Calendar Settings' with various options below it.

Navigation

The top 2 settings relate to navigation within your schedule. You have the option to add extra bars to your view.

• Date Navigation
  It is possible to display a year overview on the left or right side of the screen. The width of this window is adjustable, so arrange your screen in a way that works for you. This way, you can easily keep track of the upcoming months.
• Range Navigation
  This gives you an extra timeline that is added at the top or bottom of the schedule. By default, it shows the current day/week/month plus the one before and after in a time window. If you are using the month view, you can display more or fewer weeks by making the white part of the bar (i.e., the current range) larger or smaller. By dragging the entire range, you can quickly move to another period. This option works for all calendar views except the year view.

Printing

In certain situations, it is useful to print your schedule. This can be quickly and easily arranged through the calendar settings. You have 2 print options:

• Print Preview
  This opens an overview of the months in which the selected weeks in the schedule fall. You can then easily print these. Each month is printed on a separate A4 sheet.
• Print
  The current calendar overview, with the same layout as the print preview, is sent directly to the default printer and printed. A preview is not opened first. 

Properties

When you click on 'Properties,' a pop-up window with 4 tabs and many different options appears. This allows you to configure the calendar in detail.

• Tab 'Data' 
  Here, you can adjust the values of certain fields according to your preferences. The 'Group by' field determines the order of activities falling on the same day. With the fields Subject, Description, and Tooltip, you can display more details of the activity. This can be for one field or multiple fields if you add a formula.
• Tab 'Options' 
  Here, you edit settings related to time, items, and groups, and you choose the number of days in the schedule view.
  • Section 'Time'
    • Interval: Number of minutes after which the schedule is refreshed.
    • Start work time: The default start time of the workday.
    • End work time: The default end time of the workday.
    • Show only working hours: Only the entered working hours are shown, and activities can only be scheduled within these times.
    • Show weekends in gray: In the calendar, weekend days are colored gray for recognition.
    • Show holidays in gray: In the calendar, holidays are colored gray for recognition.
  • Section 'Items'
    • Adjust height to content: Extra text from the external memo field is shown in the schedule.
    • Time: Which time should be visible.
    • Show time as: The way the time is displayed.
    • Selection line thickness: When an activity in the schedule is selected/clicked, it gets a frame. With this option, the line thickness of that frame can be adjusted.
  • Section 'Group'
    • Merge: Whether or not to merge groups. For example, if you group by users, you see all users next to each other if you uncheck this option.
    • Show title: Choose whether or not to display the title of the group.
    • Show color: Choose whether or not to display the color of the group.
• Tab 'Colors'
  You can use colors to indicate the different characteristics of an activity, such as status, in the schedule. For example: If the activity has the status 'In Progress,' the entire bar in the schedule is colored yellow. If the status is 'Completed,' the activity is colored green. It is possible to add extra rules and adjust the colors to your liking.
• Tab 'Statuses'
  The priority of an activity determines the color the activity gets in the schedule (at the front of the bar visible on the day). It is possible to adjust the colors to your liking. By default, red is for high priority, yellow for normal priority, and green for low priority. 

Screen Layout

Through the calendar settings, you can customize the layout of your screen according to your preferences.

• Search
  The filter bar, which is standard at the top of the schedule, can also be moved to the left, right, or bottom of the screen. Additionally, you can hide the bar.
• Detail
  The details of the activity are standard on the right side of the screen. However, you have the option to adjust the location so that the details are displayed at the top, bottom, or left. Additionally, you can hide the detail screen or open it as a pop-out. 
• Presentation
  Through the calendar settings, you can also adjust the view of the calendar, for example, to the week view or the day view.
• Restore Default View
  If you are not satisfied with how your screen is arranged or are stuck, you can always restore the activities calendar to the default view. Note: Unsaved changes will be lost.