How to Get Started
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Follow the steps shown here to get started the first time you use Oracle Calendar.
Check with your local technical support provider to find out whether your department or unit has signed up for the Oracle Calendar service. Before you can start using Oracle Calendar, an account must be created for you on the Oracle Calendar server. Your department's Oracle Calendar administrator will set up your account and give you your password.
You will need the following information from your technical support provider:
- the password that has been assigned to you.
You can download the Oracle Calendar client software from the links below or through uPortal.Cornell's Administrative Services channel. You will be asked to sign in with your NetID and password to be recognized as a Cornell faculty or staff member licensed to download this software. Download time may be significant if you are using a modem.
- Download Oracle Calendar Client v10
- For Windows (21 MB)
- For Mac OS X (13 MB)
- Locate
- For Windows: cal_win_10123. and double-click it.
- For Mac OS X: cal_mac_OSX_1012 and double-click it, then double-click cal_mac_OSX_1012.dmg, then close that window and double-click on Oracle Calendar.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to install the software.
When your account has been set up on the Oracle Calendar server and you have your password, you can sign in and start using Oracle Calendar
- Open Oracle Calendar.
- A Sign-In window will open. Click Other...
- In the next window, click New.
- In the Connection Editor window (see illustration below)
- Enter calendar in the Connection Name box.
- In the Server box
- If you are Cornell Theory Center faculty or staff, contact your technical support provider for the appropriate server name.
- Everyone else should enter calendar.cornell.edu.
- Click Lookup.
- Select Configure at login from user name (this should be the default) and click Configure.
- Click OK, and click OK again to return to the Sign-in window.
- In the Sign-In window, click the magnifying glass icon
to search for yourself in the directory.
- Enter your last name and your first name in the appropriate boxes.
- Click Search.
- Select your name from the list that appears in the lower half of the window, and click OK. Your name as it appears here is your Oracle Calendar user name.
- In the Sign-In window, type your Oracle Calendar password in the Password box. You should change your password after you’ve signed in.
- Click Sign-in.
- Oracle Calendar will automatically open two windows, your In-tray and your Agenda, one on top of the other (move or resize the top window to see the other one). Proceed to the next section, below.
If you were assigned a password, you should change it; if you were not assigned a password, you should create one to protect your calendar.
- From the Tools menu, select Change Password....
- If you were assigned a password, type it into the Old password box. If you have not yet set a password, leave this box blank.
- Type the new password you have chosen in the New password box.
Note: You should not use the same password you use with your NetID.- Click OK.
- You will be asked to verify your password. Type your new password again and click OK .
- If you have ever worked offline in Oracle Calendar, you'll see the message: Your off-line Agenda has a different password. Do you want to synchronize your passwords? Click OK to complete your password change.
When you sign in to Oracle Calendar, two windows will open. The In-Tray lists invitations to events that you've received or sent. The Agenda window, which is initially hidden under the In-tray window, shows your schedule. To see your Agenda, make the In-tray window smaller (you can resize, minimize, or close it if you wish), or click on Window in the toolbar and choose the entry with your name in it.
To find out more about basic tasks in Oracle Calendar, start with CIT's Oracle Calendar Quick Reference (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
Next...
To get the most out of Oracle Calendar find out how to:
- Use groups
- Keep track of your to-do list
- Display the academic calendar in your Oracle Calendar
- Use Oracle Calendar away from your desk (PocketPC, Palm, cellphones and SmartPhones)
- Control Who Sees Your Calendar
- Allow Someone Else to Make Changes to Your Calendar
- Make Changes to Someone Else's Calendar
- Manage a Resource (conference rooms, projectors, etc.) Calendar
- Customize your Oracle Calendar display
Last updated: May 25, 2007
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