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The calendar can be used for brewing planning.  It displays your recipes and notes in a simple monthly calendar format so you can schedule events and brewing sessions as well as remind yourself of critical events such as racking the beer during fermentation or bottling.

 

Viewing The Calendar

oSelect the Calendar command on the View menu.
oFrom here you can edit and manage your calendar.

 

Working with the Calendar

oWhen you first open the calendar it will show the current month.  You can change the month or year using the buttons on the toolbar or ribbon.  Selecting the today button will move back to the current month.
oIf you add a note that is a task or event its start and end date will be displayed on the calendar
oIf you add a recipe, its key dates will also be shown including the brewing date, key fermentation dates and bottling date
oYou can edit an item on the calendar by double clicking on it
oIf a day has more than one item, a small number with a circle around it will be displayed in the upper right corner for that day
oIf you click on a given day's title, a popup menu will show all of the events for that day, even if there are too many to display in the current screen format or size
oIf you select any of the items in the popup menu, or double click on an item in the calendar it will open that item for editing.