Recurrence Types


There are 6 event recurrence types :

One Time

Events that only happen once, such as an appointment. These events become "Old" after the date has past. Once they become old, they will show a negative "Days Left" value in the Event List.

Daily

Events that happen daily or every n days. The first occurrence is specified in the Date / Time frame and future occurrences are calculated relative to the first occurrence. Advanced Daily Options allow you to restrict the event to specific weekdays or months that the event should occur.

Weekly

Events that happen weekly or every n weeks such as pay-day. The first occurrence is specified in the Date / Time frame and future occurrences are calculated relative to the first occurrence. Advanced Weekly Options allow you to specify additional weekdays for the event or restrict the event to specific months.

Monthly

Events that normally happen on the same day each month such as a bill to pay or a monthly report to complete. The first occurrence is specified in the Date / Time frame and future occurrences are calculated relative to the first occurrence. Advanced Monthly Settings allow you to specify additional month days for the event to occur, restrict the event to specific weekdays or months, and specify additional numbered weekdays for the event to occur.

Yearly

Events that happen on the same day each year such as someone's Birthday or Anniversary. For Yearly events, if appropriate, the year of the event should be set to the original year of the event. By setting the Calculate Age Using Start Date option, WinDates will calculate the age of events which is useful for Birthdays since this tells the age of the person on their next birthday. Advanced Yearly Settings allow you to specify additional month days, months or numbered weekdays for the event to occur.

Special Note : February 29th Yearly Event Handling.

Easter Yearly

Events that happen each year on Easter or a certain number of days before or after Easter.  When this frequency is selected, a separate entry is shown to set the number of days before or after Easter the event should occur each year. 

NOTE : It is possible to specify an event with Advanced Recurring Options that may never happen (i.e. 5th Monday of February) or that may not happen for many years. WinDates only checks 10 years into the future for recurring events. If an occurrence of an event is not found within 10 years of the current date, the event will be shown as N/A (not available) in the Event List when Show All is selected.