Add a new event or meeting with ‘Actions’+‘New Event’. Enter the desired details. Under ‘Reminder’, specify the exact time (minutes, hours, or days in advance) at which the attendees should be reminded of the event. If an event recurs, specify the interval. Another way to create an event at a specific point in the calendar is to double-click the corresponding field in one of the program's calendar views. This opens the same dialog window as that available from the menu.

Specify the attendees of an event by entering their data manually in the dialog or by inserting data from the address book. To enter such data manually, select ‘New’. To import data from the address book, click ‘Select Addressee’ then select the corresponding entries from the dialog. To schedule the event based on the participants' availability, go to ‘Free/Busy’ and click ‘Pick Date’.

Use the ‘Recurrence’ tab to configure an event that happens on a regular basis. ‘Attachments’ can be convenient for linking other information with the event, such as an agenda for a meeting.

	Groupware Calendars
The best way to add groupware resources is with a separate tool. To use it, close Kontact then run groupwarewizard in a command line. Select the server type, such as SLOX, Groupwise, or Exchange, from the list offered then enter the address and authentication data. The wizard then adds the available resources to Kontact.

The calendar module can connect to multiple calendars simultaneously. This is useful, for example, to combine a personal calendar with an organizational one. To add a new calendar, click ‘Add’ then select the calendar type. Complete the necessary fields.

The check boxes in front of the calendars show the activation status of each. To stop display of a calendar without deleting it, uncheck it. ‘Remove’ deletes the selected calendar from the list.