Add, modify, or delete events

1. Do any of the following:

   • In Day or Week view, drag from the event’s start time to its end time, then enter a title and other event details in the event window. You can also double-click at a time or in the All-Day section at the top, then fill in the event window.

   • In Month view, double-click a day, then enter a name and duration in the title field, such as “Dinner at 6-7.” As you type, a suggestion appears with the name and duration split into separate fields. Select the suggestion to use it, or press Esc to ignore it.

   As you enter an event name using any of these methods, suggestions appear based on existing events. Select a suggestion to fill in event details such as location and invitees from the existing event’s details. To reuse event details for an event at a new time, enter a different time before entering the event name.

2. Add or change event details. For more information, see Modify an event.

Quickly create events in Calendar by entering the name and other event details using natural language.

• Create a new event: Click the Add button in the Calendar toolbar, then enter a description of your event. For example, enter “Party Feb 6,” “Soccer Game on Saturday from 11am-1pm,” or “Vacation in Bahamas Mon-Fri.”

  As you enter an event name, suggestions based on previously entered events may appear. Choosing a suggestion fills in event details such as location and invitees using the previous event’s details.

  You can enter “breakfast” or “morning” to have your event start at 9 a.m.; “lunch” or “noon” to start it at 12 p.m.; and “dinner” or “night” to start it at 7 p.m.

  To create the event in a calendar other than the default, click and hold the Add button . You can change your default calendar in General preferences.

  Ask Siri. Say something like: “Set up lunch on Thursday with Rachel, Guillermo, and Nisha.” Learn more about Siri.

• Copy details from a previous event: Double-click an event whose details you want to replace, or force click the event. Select the title, start typing the same title as the event whose details you want to copy, then choose the event to copy from the suggestions list.

  If you copy an event while using Month view, the time of the event is also copied.

Events written in natural language can also be detected in Mail, Safari, and other apps. For more information, see Use events, contacts, and other items found in emails and Detect dates, contacts, and more in documents.

You can control whether calendar invitations received in Mail are added to your calendar automatically.

• In Mail, choose Mail > Preferences, click General, then select or deselect the “Add invitations to Calendar automatically” checkbox.

Event details from known providers that you receive in other apps, such as Mail, automatically appear in Calendar as suggested events. They’re placed in the Siri Found in Apps calendar, which is located in the Other section of the calendar list. For example, a suggested event appears when you receive a Mail message containing details about a flight, restaurant reservation, car rental, or similar event from providers such as Expedia, Open Table, or Hertz.

To confirm a suggested event, simply add it to another calendar in the list.

1. Find the suggested event in your Siri Found in Apps calendar by doing one of the following:

   • On your calendar: Look for the suggested event at the proposed date and time, then double-click the event, or force click it, to open its info window. If you don’t see the suggested event, you can search for it.

   • In the notifications list: Click the Notifications button  in the toolbar, click New at the top of the notifications list, then find the suggested event in Siri Found in Apps.

2. Add the suggested event to another calendar, or remove it, by doing one of the following:

   • Add it to your default calendar: Click Add to Calendar.

   • Add it to another calendar using the event info window: Click the pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the window, then choose a calendar.

   • Add it to another calendar using the notifications list: Click and hold Add to Calendar, then choose a calendar.

   • Remove it: Click Ignore.

You can show or hide the Siri Found in Apps calendar by changing a setting in General preferences.

• Double-click or force click the event to open it, then make your changes. (You can also select the event, then use the Touch Bar.)

  • If you created the event, you can:

    • Create all-day or multi-day events

    • Set up a repeating event

    • Add locations and travel info

    • Set event alerts and receive notifications

    • Invite people to events

    • Add notes, a URL, or files to an event

    • Move events to another calendar

    • Use different time zones

    Ask Siri. Say something like: “Change my lunch from 12:30 to 1 p.m.” Learn more about Siri.

  • If you didn’t create the event, you can change your acceptance status. You may also be able to leave a comment for the event organizer or propose a new time. For more information, see Reply to event or calendar invitations.

To change an event’s start or end time, you can drag the top or bottom edge of the event. You can also drag the left or right edge of all-day events.

To change an event’s date or time, drag the event to another day or time. You can also drag the event to the small calendar in the bottom left of the calendar list. To view the calendar list, choose View > Show Calendar List.

• Select the event, then press the Delete key.

If you receive a calendar event from an unknown sender, you can report it as junk and delete it without notifying the sender.

1. Double-click the event.

2. Click Report Junk.

3. Click Delete and Report Junk.