Common Settings

The Common calendar settings are available in the Calendar Options window.

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These settings are common to all of the supported calendar tools:

• Google Sync
• Outlook Sync
• iCalendar Export (ICS file format)

Default Location

You can specify a default location for each calendar event. This will typically be the address of your Kingdom Hall.
Learn more about the benefits of specifying locations here.

Note: The Congregation and Foreign-Language Group environments each have their own Default Location.

Reminders

You can set reminder alerts for the events that are added to your calendar.

Note: Meeting Schedule Assistant does not currently support all reminder alert features available in some calendar systems.

1. Choose the time unit: Minutes, Hours, Days, or Weeks.

2. Set or type your desired reminder interval.

   • The OK button will be disabled if the entered value is too large.

If you are using Google, reminders will appear like this:

If you are using Outlook, reminders will appear like this:

If you are using another calendar system (e.g., Thunderbird via ICS file):

Event Descriptions

Setting	Description
Event Descriptions	You can customize how events are described when added to your calendar. Note: Event descriptions for Duty assignments are unique to each schedule type. Adjusting them in one schedule type will not affect others.
Do not include special events	Choose whether to exclude special events from your calendar. For example, you may include special events in your MWB schedule but exclude them from your SRR schedule.
Create Weekend Meeting calendar events	(Outlook Calendar and ICS Export only) Adds your MWB Weekend Meeting details to your calendar, including information about the Public Talk and Watchtower Study.
Create individual events for each assignment	(Google Calendar only) Creates separate events for each assignment. This is an advanced option for users familiar with Google Calendar filters. Video: Setting up filters in Google Calendar

Sample Calendar View

Saving Your Changes

You must click OK to save any changes made in this window.