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New Calendar Vs Old Calendar

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Overview

This tutorial provides a breakdown of the differences between the old calendar and the new calendar.

Table Of Contents

Why Isn't the Old Calendar Available With All Versions?

StudioCloud offers multiple different install options. You can view all of the install options at the following link.

https://support.studiocloud.com/hc/en-us/articles/6614487626395

The Adobe Air install option uses an older version of Adobe Air which works with the old calendar. Newer versions of Adobe Air break the old calendar.

Unfortunately, the old version of Adobe Air is no longer compatible with newer versions of the Mac OS and, as such, it can not be used which means the old calendar can not be used either on newer Mac OS versions.

How to Select Dates, Deadlines, and Filter

Both the old and new calendars select dates, deadlines, and filters the exact same way. By clicking on the component on the left side of the screen as shown in the screenshot below.

  • calendar_overview.png

How to Quickly Switch Between Time Intervals

Both the old and new calendars use a similar method to switch between time intervals as shown in the screenshots below.

Old Calendar 

  • old_calendar_time_switcher.png

New Calendar

  • new_calendar_time_switcher.png

How to Switch Between Day, Week, Month and Year Views

Both the old and new calendars use a similar method to switch between day, week, and month views although there are some differences as shown in the screenshots below.

Old Calendar

The old calendar includes a workweek view option but does not include a year view option

  • old_calendar_view_switcher.png

New Calendar

The new calendar includes a year view but not does include a workweek view.

  • new_calendar_view_switcher.png

How to Identify the Current Day and Time

Old Calendar

The old calendar highlights the current day in yellow and draws a line at the current time.

  • Old_Calendar_Current_Day.png

New Calendar

The new calendar also highlights the current day in yellow and draws a red line for the current time.

  • New_Calendar_Current_Day.png

How to View the Business Hours on the Calendar

Old Calendar

The old calendar does not support showing the business hours on the calendar.

New Calendar

The new calendar does support showing the business hours on the calendar as shown by the orange color shown in the screenshot below. The orange color is the overall business hours for the date range while the yellow is the current day and the red line is the current time.

  • New_Calendar_Business_Hours_2.png

How to Quickly View the Current Date Range

Both the old and new calendars display the current date range in the top right of the calendar.

Here is the date range display for the old calendar.

  • date_range_for_old_calendar.png

Here is the date range displayed for the new calendar

  • date_range_for_new_calendar.png

How to View Column Day, Month, and Date in Day and Week View

Both the old and new calendars display the day and date although in slightly different manners. 

Old Calendar

Below is a screenshot of the column headers for the week view. The screenshot is only showing Monday and Tuesday. The old calendar includes the day, month, and date for every column.

  • old_calendar_display_column.png

New Calendar

Below is a screenshot of the column headers for the week view. The screenshot is only showing Monday and Tuesday. The new calendar includes the day, month, and date for every column.

  • new_calendar_display_column.png

Viewing Sessions, Appointments and Events

The new calendar displays substantially more information regarding the session from the calendar view than the old calendar. 

Old Calendar

The old calendar includes the following features:

  • Always displays session name
  • Displays start time if space is available
    • The old calendar displays the start time for the session if there is sufficient space as shown by the yellow arrow in the screenshot below.
  • Displays session notes if space is available
    • The old calendar also displays the session notes if there is space as shown by the orange arrow in the screenshot below.
  • Displays scheduled resources if space is available
    • The old calendar displays the scheduled resources at the bottom of the session notes if space is available as shown in the dark blue session scheduled at 1 p.m. in the screenshot below where it says "Employee: Photographer Jim". The employee in this example is called Photographer Jim.
  • Displays tooltip
    • The old calendar also displays a tooltip that includes the start time, the end time, the session name, the session notes, and the scheduled employees, equipment, and locations.
  • Old_calendar_sessions_displayed_v2.png

New Calendar

The new calendar includes the following features:

  • Always displays start and end time
    • Refer to #1 in the screenshot below
  • Always displays session name
    • Refer to #2 in the screenshot below
  • Always displays an icon with a tooltip that shows the scheduled resources
    • Scheduled resources can include employees, equipment and locations
    • #3 shows what the icon looks like if there aren't any resources scheduled
    • #7 shows what the icon looks like if there are resources scheduled
  • Shows an icon indicating that the session duration can be dragged to increase or decrease the session duration
    • Refer to #6 for what this looks like
  • Shows the session notes although they are shortened if there is not space
    • Refer to #8 for an example of the session notes being shortened.
  • Shows the scheduled employees, equipment, and locations
    • Refer to #9 for an example of this
  • Displays tooltip
    • The new calendar also displays a tooltip that includes the session name, the session notes, and the scheduled employees, equipment, and locations.
  • New_calendar_sessions_displayed.png

 

 

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