Strike-out / struck / cancelled events in iCal?

Is there any way of marking events as "struck" in iCal?
This feature exists in DateBk5 on my Palm. When an event is struck, the text appears but is "struck out" (with a line through it). I find it useful for when deleting an event isn't totally appropriate: say I'm not attending the event but I'd still like a record of when it is happening, for example.
PowerBook G4 15 1.67GHz Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Welcome to the discussions, Anders.
Tell Apple your suggestions at OS X Feedback.
You can subscribe to a Swedish holidays calendar at http://www.icalworld.com/intl.html - but I don't think it will be coloured!
AK

Similar Messages

How do I display cancelled events in iCal?

In a simple paper calendar, you can easily mark a cancelled event by drawing a big X over it. Why is that impossible with a €1000-computer? I just cannot get it into my head that it can't be done.
And another thing, in Sweden at least, Sundays and holidays are colored red in printed calendars. That way it is very easy to locate them when you glance at the calendar. Now, my computer has millions of colors - and yet it is evidently impossible to color certain dates to make the calendar more readable.
I suppose that at least some of the people who designed iCal must have used a paper calendar at one point or another in their life. So why not make a computer calendar program that can make everything a paper calendar can do AND all the things it can't?
MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Welcome to the discussions, Anders.
Tell Apple your suggestions at OS X Feedback.
You can subscribe to a Swedish holidays calendar at http://www.icalworld.com/intl.html - but I don't think it will be coloured!
AK

Crossing Out Old Calendar Events in iCal

Hey Guys!
I'm a big time list guy, and love crossing things off once they're done. I would love to find a way to cross off (in full month view) previous days on iCal. I don't want to delete events, because I often go back and look at previous dates for reference. However, I would like to have the days be crossed off or blocked out to make it easier to see where I am in the month.
Any suggestions for scripts or downloads that might be able to help me out?
Thanks so much!

It's interesting that you are Mac and PC users having the the same six hour shift in time. Your posts don't show where you are located, but I'll bet you are both in the same time zone, most likely Pacific. Have you turned on Time Zone Support on your iPhones and set the Time Zone? I don't know about OS X, but there is a Daylight Savings Time Update for Windows (on www.microsoft.com)needed due to the change in start and end times for DST this year, and that may be a factor in how the iPhone reads the time on your computer. Do you have the time on your computers set correctly with DST checked?
Neil

How do you view on iPhone events from iCal that are six months out?

I am trying to synch my iCal with an iPhone. When I synch the calendar it will only show events for the next few weeks. How do I get my iPhone calendar to show events from iCal that are six or eight months out?
Thanks

Corey,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
What calendars have you chosen to sync in iTunes>Info>Calendars?
What happens in iTunes if you select your iPhone under "Devices," then choose Info>Advanced>Replace information on this iPhone>: and check "Calendars"/"Sync?"
;~)

Hi everyone. I have just started having problems with iCal. Events that I thought I had deleted are appearing on Print Preview and on print outs. Likewise Events which I have not deleted have disappeared from my calenders, but appear in print preview.

Hi everybody. I have recently started having problems with iCal (Version 2.05 (1069). Events that I thought I had deleted appear in Print Preview and Print Outs. Likewise Events that I have not deleted have disappeared from my calender (Month View) but appear in Print Preview and Print Outs. I see that there have been similar problems with Events disappearing especially in Month View. I wondered how print preview seemrd to be picking everything up deleted or not, and what the solution may be?. First time of Posting. I hope I haven't embarassed myself.

Hmmmm.
At the very least there must be a "com.apple.ical.plist"...iCal would not function without it.
Click on the Finder icon in the dock
Click on Go > Home
Double-click Library
Double-click Preferences
Look for a file called "com.apple.ical.plist" and remove it to the trash.

When I try to create a new event in iCal on my iPod Touch I cannot select "done" or "cancel" to save it?

However when I sync my Mac and my iPod it will show up fine on my Mac. It just drives me crazy and if I had to create more than one event in iCal I probably couldn't. Any fix to this? Thanks.

You can not add events to the birthday's calendar. To add birthday's to the birthday calendar you need to add the birthday to a contact in the Contacts app.
You can set your default calendar here:
iCal > Preferences > General > Default Calendar and chose the calendar you want to default to.

When I try to add a new event to iCal a dialog says "you can't add or change events in the Birthday Calendar". How do I cancel this?

When I try to add a New Event to iCal a dialog box keeps saying "you can't add or change events in the Birthday Calendar". iCal is, however, receiving up-dates from my other devoces via iCloud. Can anyone help unblock this for me please?

You can not add events to the birthday's calendar. To add birthday's to the birthday calendar you need to add the birthday to a contact in the Contacts app.
You can set your default calendar here:
iCal > Preferences > General > Default Calendar and chose the calendar you want to default to.

Updated event in iCal - but responses from invitees deleted the event

I recently updated an event in iCal (changed the date). The updated event was sent to invitees. Unfortunately, when invitees responded, I got responses back in "Notifications" that the event had been canceled. I hadn't actually canceled the event - just moved it to the new date.
When I clicked on "Ok" in the Notifications (to try and clear out notifications on my iCal), it ACTUALLY canceled the event and sent out the cancellation notice to all of the invitees.
I've experienced this behavior several times - I update the event, but get responses back in Notifications that the event has been canceled. When I actually "accept"/"Ok" the Notification, it then cancels the event and sends out a cancellation notification.
Is this expected behavior? Is there a workaround? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Embarassed at how easy this is. Type in the name under Location, and it links immediately to the person's address from Contacts.

Does anyone know if I can number repeat events in iCal?

Hello
I am trying to number recurring events in iCal. I run language courses and I want to be able to number the lessons, so I can see at a glance what number we are on. Is there a way I can do this and set it that iCal will update the number when an event gets cancelled/moved.
Thanks for your ideas!

Maybe late for this answer but hope it helps, I had no service on my Iphone4 in the Bahamas even after adding a 5 dollar unlimited text package. This was Valentines Day weekend and we had NO SERVICE whatsoever. Verizon just confirmed that the network trouble in the Bahamas had been previously documented. My question is how was there broken coordination with an entire country that is updating it's network not compensating/preparing for it? The chaos that ensued from 3 family parties arriving at different times, having no cell service was not pleasant. We literally had to use email on local hotel wifi thru to communicate. Verizon's answer was that we should've run *228 to update but pointed out this was no guarantee that the networking issue would be solved. Whatever the reason, this is unacceptable for the amount we all pay each month. Having been a Verizon supporter for many years, I was very disappointed during this meaningful family event not being able to depend on my phone service. Please check ahead for alerts before you go!!

Unable to add new event in iCal

OK, this may be a total newbie question, as this is only my 2nd day with a Mac, but I can't add an event in iCal.
My calendar is a Google Calendar, and I have successfully set this up in iCal (I can see all my events). However, I can't find a way to add an event! The File > New Event is greyed out, and the keyboard shortcut doesn't work either.
I'm guessing it's got something to do with how I've set things up, but I have no idea where to go from here.

Solved! Needed to check "Show All Day Events" in the View menu!

Unable to add new event in iCal, Lion 10.7.1

Hi,
On Lion 10.7.1, I can't seem to add new events to iCal.
I have tried the following:
1. 2-finger click on a day in the month-view. This pops out the menu and I can click on 'New Event', but after that, nothing happens.
2. Clicking on the '+' button at the top. This pops out the 'Create Quick Event' window. After typing in a new event and hitting return, nothing happens.
I can create a new event in the 'Day' and 'Week' view though.
iCal was working fine for me last week, but it seems to be broken since yesterday. I'm not sure if it stopped working after the 10.7.1 update.
Thanks for any guidance or assistance!

Solved! Needed to check "Show All Day Events" in the View menu!

Mail not sending Event to iCal after upgrade

I did the same as everyone else and upgraded as soon as I saw the message to upgrade mobileme ical. Now when I try to create an event in iCal using a date in an email after clicking on "Add To iCal" the popup just freezes. I've quited and rebooted Mail as well as iCal and no luck.
Anyone else have this issue? Better yet, did anyone else find out how to fix it?
With 4 boys I rely on that convenience big time!
Maria

The general approach at this time is to ask if you've checked for any problematic fonts (all languages) with Apple's Font Book (look in the Applications folder). Find and remove all duplicates also.
Start there to be sure all fonts that are in play come out with a clean bill of health.
Don't hesisate to perform wholesale deletion of old and/or little used fonts - be skeptical of anything that has come from Office 2008, including those related to an Equation Editor installation.
By all means be sure any 3rd party apps AND plug-ins are Snow Leopard compatible.
An additional measure is to clear the existing font caches:
http://www.macworld.com/article/139383/2009/03/fontcacheclear.html
That said, 10.6.2 release notes have this to say about fonts:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3874
Fonts fixes provided for:
• an issue with font spacing
• an issue in which some Fonts are missing
• font duplication issues
• an issue with some PostScript Type 1 fonts not working properly
Good luck in any case.

I can no longer create an event on iCal by double clicking on a time or date, nor can I double click on an existing event! HELP!

I can no longer create an event on iCal by double clicking on a time or date, nor can I double click on an existing event! HELP!
The only way I have to create an event is by using the "+" button, which is very limiting!
I am running the latest version of Mac OS X and all the updates.
Anyone know how I could get a proper use of my iCal ?
Thanks

Hi,
If you list the steps you have taken to fix this it will help.
Have you tried using the File > New Event menu item?
Have you logged the user account out/ restarted the computer?
Have you tried un-syncing any accounts synced to Calendar?
Is there some change made to the computer that may have triggered this?
Best wishes
John M

Can't invite people to events in iCal

I'm having problems inviting people to attend events in iCal on my Macbook Pro. It works fine on my iMac through a MobileMe subscription and through MobileMe the two computers and my iPhone sync perfectly.
When I try and send out the invitations, it says that I need to create an address card for myself in address book. This is also synced through MobileMe to my iMac and iPhone so therefore I can't understand why it won't send out the email. The address details are the same and Mail works fine on both computers and the iPhone.
Does anyone have any suggestions - I'm sure this is a quick fix but I simply don't know what else to do!
Cheers,
Phil Harris
Leicester, UK

You might want to open AddressBook, look for your address card (create one if you don't have one), and mark it as yours.
Hope this helps

Duplicated events on iCal after moving to iCloud

Hi, i just updated mi iphone 4 to iOS5, then updated iTunes, then updated OSX Lion to 10.7.2, then moved to icloud...
Everything seems to be ok, but there's a problem: my events duplicated on iCal in my macbookpro...
Every input has cloned itself!
But, when checking on icloud and on my iphone, no duplicates!
So... what should i do?, 'cause if i delete a duplicated event from iCal in my computer, leaving only one, the event erases at all in iCloud and in my iPhone...
Weird.
Any suggestions?
I appreciate your time, thank you!

Hi Jorge. I just went through this entire process. I was able to rid myself of duplicates, however, I am still trying to figure out how to match a hard copy to my Mac without creating duplicates.
- Make sure you have your events on the Mac
- Go to iCloud on phone and turn off iCloud on everything (for now). It will tell you it will delete everything off iCloud (this is fine if you have everything you need on your Mac).
- Go into iTunes on Mac and "turn of Sync with this iPhone over Wi-fi" & check "back up to this computer"
-Go to info tab in iTunes on Mac. Check sync "contacts" & sync "calendars"
- While you are in the info tab also check "calendars" & "contacts" in the Replace Information on This iPhone section under Advanced.
- Synch
- If everything matches up properly go back to iPhone and turn iCloud back on for what you want
- Go to iCal on Mac and in the top left hand corner there is a "calendar" button that when you click it, it shows calendars for "On my Mac" and "iCloud".
- You can delete the "On my Mac" calendars to rid yourself of the duplicates.
***This is how I did it. You may be able to just delete the "On my Mac" calendars but I am not sure if that will take them off of iCloud and your iPhone. You can give it a try first as it may be less time consuming.
So, my issue is still trying to figure out how to keep matching calendars as a backup on Mac without the duplicates. Any takers?

Strike-out / struck / cancelled events in iCal?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for