Archive for the ‘Google Calendar’ Category
Add a note when responding to calendar invitations
December 16th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
When responding to calendar invitations, it can be useful to add a note explaining your response. This might be letting the organiser know why you declined, advising fellow guests you’ll be a few minutes late, or calling in via Hangout. You need to open the calendar event in Gmail to add your response. Notes from […]
Add a calendar preview to Gmail
October 23rd, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
The Google Calendar gadget lab gives you a preview of your Google Calendar from the Gmail interface. It can display upcoming events from multiple calendars, and also lets you add new events using the Quick Add feature. You can also choose to show a mini date-picker if desired. The great thing about this lab is […]
Automatically decline calendar invitations during specific times
September 11th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
The Automatically declining events Google Calendar lab gives you the ability to automatically decline calendar invitations during specific time periods. This is great for those times when you will definitely not be attending meetings (think annual leave or professional development). This lab works its magic by giving you an additional availability option when creating an […]
Hide night timeslots in Google Calendar
August 13th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
Google Calendar displays one hour timeslots for every hour of the day. Many people never use some of those timeslots – particularly those in the middle of the night! The Hide morning and night calendar lab lets you hide those timeslots you rarely use. This means you only see the times where you usually have […]
Gentle reminders for Google Calendar
June 24th, 2014 by Simplify Solutions
If you use pop-up reminders in Google Calendar, you’ll have noticed how the reminder interrupts whatever you’re doing to take pride of place on your screen. Although this is great for ensuring you don’t miss an event, in can be frustrating when you are right in the middle of something important. The Gentle reminders Calendar […]