MC Calendar App for Android User Manual

MC Calendar App for Android

REQUIRED PERMISSIONS

Thank you for downloading MC Calendar! It will become an indispensable assistant with which you will planning of your schedule effectively.
For the application to work properly, you need to grant permissions for the following system settings:
Access to the calendar is required to display events in the MC Calendar.
Permissions to send notifications are required to receive notifications.
Access to Contacts is required to create appointments and send invitations.
Access to the camera, gallery, and files is required to attach specified files to events and tasks.
We do not collect any information or data!

DAY AND WEEK DISPLAY FORMATS

Day Enable the Icon view 1

Standard week:  Change the view 2

Customizable days Enable the “+/- Icons“ 3 viewto increase or decrease the number of days to be displayed

Diary Enable the Icon view

MONTH AND YEAR DISPLAY FORMATS

Schedule + Week Enable the Icon view 1

Schedule + Month Switching views by dragging up and down 2

Month Switching views by dragging up and down 2

Year Viewing in this mode can be enabled in the main menu

TASK DISPLAY FORMAT

Tasks
Enable the Icon view 1

MENUS AND SETTINGS

1. Year view
2. Accounts
3. Settings
4. You need to select a default calendar to send invitations, among other things

Please note that many of these features are only available in the Premium version PRO
Even though the basic Calendar settings are set by default, you can change them.

1.  Set the average duration of the event.
2.  How long before the start of the event do you want to be notified?
3.  Do you want to receive notifications for private events?
4.  Which calendar view is optimal for you (time breakdown)?
5.  Visualize your busyness schedule.
6.  You can also block the app.
   For more information, please see the Manual. All of these settings can be set when you create or edit an event. If you are a novice user, we recommend that you keep the default settings.

ACCOUNTS

MC Calendar is synchronized with the smartphone’s Calendar accounts automatically (provided that, after installation, you have granted all the required permissions).
You can also add a calendar account yourself in your smartphone’s settings
Accounts
To display a particular calendar, go to the settings, open
accounts and turn on the desired calendars; there you can also customize the calendar colors and names (although there are certain limitations). If you want to disable the default calendar, you need to change it in the main settings.
The Calendar allows you to create local calendars (without limitations).
You can also use Private Calendars (no more than 5). The information in Private Calendars is encrypted in the application itself and is not available for synchronization or other applications, including those on your own smartphone.
This feature is recommended for use in conjunction with smartphone blocking to ensure the confidentiality of your information; in the settings, you can disable the receipt of notifications about private events. PRO

• Turning the display on or off
• Editing accounts

CREATING EVENTS

To create an event, you must tap the “+” button in any of the display formats (at the bottom center of the screen), or tap the desired time on the screen and then tap in the window that appears

In the window that opens

1. Describe the event
2. Set the time and date
3. Set additional reminders
4. Set repeats
5. Change the time zone
6. Invite participants to events
7. Change the Calendar (family, work, etc.)
8. Add files, images, and photos

EDITING AND DELETING EVENTS

EDITING:
Open the target event, In the preview, tap the edit icon 1 (right corner of the preview) and change the corresponding data
If you just need to change the date, time or duration, then simply drag the event to the desired location on the screen 2 . Drag&Drop can be used in all display modes (days or weeks), and flipping occurs if the event has reached the edge of the screen

DELETING
Open the target event, in the preview, tap the Delete icon 3 drag the event and drop it on the button at the bottom center of the screen (the “+” button will automatically turn into a trash can icon 4

CREATING, EDITING, COMPLETING, AND DELETING TASKS

Go to the Tasks tab. Accounts for storing tasks «Incoming», and you can also create an unlimited number of local accounts. To do this, tap the icon or enter the corresponding menu and open the account management screen To create a task, tap and add a new task. By default, the task is saved in the Inbox folder if there is no other open (active) folder. To edit a task, open it, tap the edit button and make the necessary changes in the window that opens. There, you can also set the execution time, reminders, and repetitions or convert the task to an event to be displayed in the Calendar, attach photo files … The main functionality of this subsection is designed to complete tasks. To complete a task, tap the box in front of it , and the task will automatically switch to Completed status. To view completed tasks, go to the top-right menu and tap Show Completed Tasks. To delete a task, drag it to the icon when you drop the task, the icon will turn into a trash can icon. If you want to delete several tasks at the same time, tap and hold the task until its background changes, then select all the necessary tasks and use the delete command in the  paper right menu.  Go to the Tasks tab. Accounts for storing tasks «Incoming», and you can also create an unlimited number of local accounts. To do this, tap the icon or enter the corresponding menu and open the account management screen. 4 Also, with the help of the fixed page and convenient filters, you can sort your tasks and reminders using many parameters. In addition, you can set up the display of completed tasks in the 9 same menus see figure ).3
Also, with the help of the fixed page and convenient filters, you can sort your tasks and reminders using many parameters 9 . In addition, you can set up the display of completed tasks in the same menu (see figure ).

DUPLICATING AND FORWARDING EVENTS

The application allows you to copy events in any of the display modes (except for the Monthly view). Tap and hold the event 1 , when the event becomes active, tap the copy icon in the top right corner of the screen that appears , after which you need to select the location(s) 3 where you want to insert a copy of the event and tap . In the same way, you can copy and paste multiple events by tapping and holding them in turn.
To forward events, you must make them active as mentioned above, and use the icon 5 . The application will prompt you to send events through the applications you use, convert them to PDF, or simply print them.
These commands work in the same way on the Tasks tabs

PRINT

The application provides a customizable printing function To do this, select Print in the Settings menu 1 After tapping Print, you need to specify for what period 2 you want to print the data (there are no limitations), after which you  ill be prompted to choose a print format 3 . We offer 3 print formats: schedule, day, and week. After you select the format and tap Print, a document will be generated that you can send to the printer, forward, or save in the formats  convenient for you.The Print command on the Tasks tabs works similarly to Events.
To use the Print command for the Tasks, use the right menu!

LOCKING, PRIVATE CALENDARS AND BACKUP

The PRO version of the application provides Private calendars, which are stored in encrypted form in the application itself. This information is not available to external systems such as mailbox accounts, or to internal systems such as local smartphone calendars.
The use of private calendars is recommended in conjunction with application blocking; in addition, you can turn off notifications from these accounts in the settings.
Attention! Since the information from Private Accounts is confidential, it can only be viewed on the device on which such records were created. Private calendar entries are not synchronized!
Blocking PRO : after activating the blocking function and after the user sets a password, you can re-enter the Settings menu which you can unlock using Touch ID or Face ID (depending on the settings of the smartphone).
Attention! If you lost your password or changed your smartphone, the data from your local and private accounts cannot be restored!
If this happens, you can reinstall the application, but the information entered will be lost.
To avoid loss of information, we recommend that you periodically make full backups or backups of selected accounts. 2 PRO
To do this, go to the main menu, select Backup and create a backup 3 , which will be saved on your smartphone. In the same way, you can restore 4 all the information. When restoring, select a backup for your desired date if you make backups periodically. Don’t forget the password for the backup file.
When creating a backup, we recommend that you leave all the default values 1 , unless you want to make backups of specific accounts.
When restoring a backup, all information will be restored to the local account

INVITATION TO EVENTS

To send an invitation to an event, go to the Create/Edit tab and tap the Contacts icon, where you will see a drop-down list of contacts who can be invited to the event. If the desired person is not on the list, you need to enter his/her e-mail in the address bar and confirm it. After describing the event and specifying the place/time, click Save, and the invited persons will receive notifications in the form of events in their calendars and by email. Attention! Invitations are sent using the calendar that is set as the default one in the app settings; this calendar must be linked to your email address. If a local or private calendar is selected by default in the application settings, invitations will not be sent!

BUSYNESS MAP
The application provides 2 types of busyness maps.
Heat map (shows the busyness by changing the color shades).
Calendar aggregation (shows the level of busyness by changing the color of calendars).
This feature (except for the busyness for the current day or week) also makes it easier to schedule tasks. Attention! Events and activities that last all day are not included in the algorithm for calculating the daily level of busyness.

WIDGETS
For your convenience, we’ve designed a variety of widgets to help you quickly view upcoming events or to-do lists.
We also offer widgets in the form of icons, many of them are interactive.
To install a widget:
Option 1

1.  Press and hold an empty space on the screen,
2.  In the window that appears, click the widgets tab,
3. Scroll to MC Calendar widgets, press,
4. Drag the desired widget onto the smartphone screen.

Option 2 (depends on the phone model)

1. Press and hold the application icon,
2. In the window that appears, select the desired widget,
3. Drag the desired widget to the smartphone screen.

Hopefully, this manual will be useful for you. However, if you have any questions, please contact us: support@plantech.app

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