Calendar Summary

The new My HealtheVet calendar has a much improved look and feel and establishes a framework for new functions. National events will now appear in the calendar, and VA representatives will be able to enter regional and local events.

Future additions will allow for extracts of appointments from VistA, Rx Refill medication reminders, and the ability to schedule VA appointments.

Calendar View Pages

The calendar displays events for a single day, a week, or a full month. Click on an event name to display details of the event.

Changing the Date Shown - To move forward or backward one day, one week, or one month at a time, click the arrows on either side of the date located above the Day, Week, or Month view, or click the Jump to Date icon to open a yearly calendar where any day can be selected.

Jump to Date - Click the Jump to Date icon Date icon to open a yearly calendar where any day can be selected.

Add Event - Click the Add Event link to display the Event Details page.

Add To-Do - Click the Add To-Do link to display the To-Do Details page.

Search - To search for Events and To-Do's, enter a word, a partial word, or multiple words into the text box at the top of the calendar, and then click Search.

Printer Friendly - Click this link to display a page designed to print on an 8-1/2 by 11 inch sheet of paper.

Preferences - Click this link to change the preferences for viewing the calendar.

Preferences - Click this link to change the preferences for viewing the calendar.

Export - Click this link to display the Export page where the event categories can be exported, in Microsoft Comma Separated Values (.csv) format.

Navigating to Other Views - To display the calendar in a different view, click the Day, Week, Month, List View, or To-Do tab at the top of the calendar page.

Using the Day, Week and Month Pages

Showing Event Types - The checkboxes under Showing Event Types to the left of the calendar can be used to display or hide specific types of events. For example, to omit holidays on the calendar, deselect the Holidays checkbox and then click the Update View button to hide holidays on the calendar. To display hidden events, select a checkbox and then click the Update View button.

View/Change Local VA Events - Click the View/Change link to the left of the calendar to display the Calendar Preferences page.

Day Page: Changing the Start Time - To display events before 6AM or after 6PM, scroll the calendar up or down using the arrows at the top and bottom of the Time column to view all of the hours within the selected day.

Edit Events - Click on an underlined Event Name to display the Event Details page where event information can be changed.