The Calendar dialog box enables you to insert a calendar or modify the existing
one. You can use this graphic object by clicking the Calendar - button in the New Object
toolbar (appears when Graphic Editor is active).
The dialog box has seven Control Tabs and Preview Window. Each tab provides you with options that enable you to design the calendar. These tabs are:
The program supports six types of calendars:
Select the type of calendar you want and click OK.
You can apply different font styles and sizes to different parts of calendar. The Font tab provides you with the options to set the fonts for the Days, Months, Years, Date, Time (the variety of items depends on the selected Type of calendar). You may also apply the Underline effect to them. In the Apply Font To pull down menu select an item, then select Font and Font Style, check the Effects check box if needed. Repeat this for each item. The Sample window shows a sample of the selected font with all the effects applied. You can set font settings for all the items by selecting All of them from the Apply Font To menu.
In this tab you can set the colors for Fill, Border, Shadow, Days, Labels, Highlights elements of the calendar.
To change the color of an item click the color sample box nearby.This will open the Choose Color window, where you can pick a color from the available libraries, or click the More button to create your own color. See Edit Color Library section to learn how to do this.
There are also two check boxes to determine:
You may to set the day of the week you want your calendar to start from. Your calendar does not have to start with Sunday or Monday. You can set it to start from any day of the week. You can also set the calendar orientation (vertical or horizontal). Additionally, for monthly calendars you can fill blank days positions with the days of the previous and/or with next month's -- by adding the next or previous month's daysin a small size to your current calendar.
The Date tab sets the dates for the calendar. Different calendar types (see Type) have different options.This tab is to specify period of time you want to have in the calendar. Select the year, the starting and the ending date for the calendar.Note that you can set either
week and start day or date.
In all cases, you can click the Current button to set the current date
and time.
You can set your calendar-highlighted days to be different colors than the rest of the days. You can use this Tab for all calendar types except the daily calendars.
The different highlighting options are:Use this tab to create different lists of highlighted days. Name them and add them to
the sets of highlighted days. For example, in the first list ("Friends") you can
keep the birthdays of your friends (use "fixed" days highlight); in the second
("Games") you can keep the dates for the games of your favorite team (use
"floating" days highlight if, for example, they play on Wednesdays). Later you
can create a calendar with these highlighted days by simply choosing "Friends"
or "Games" from the Sets of Highlighted Days.
To start a new set click the Empty the List button. Select month and either fixed
or floating date, click the Add to the List button. After all wanted days are added
to the list click the Add a new Set... button. Enter a name for the new set and
click Add.
For more information on how to change the highlight color, be referred to the Edit Color section .
You can choose horizontal, vertical, and other monthly arrangements. You can also set the order of the months to be either horizontal or vertical in the Main Layout Type section :
For last three types you can select the Subtype of the calendar - the
number of blocks in line. For the Rectangular type you can change the orientation
from horizontal to vertical by checking the Vertically Ordered check box.
Referring to the Subtype of calendar there is also the Best
Layout button, which sets the best fit for the page.
You can add more graphics or drag and
drop symbols on the calendar. Minimize the graphic Editor window. Notice that the calendar
is placed on the page.