03016 – How to setup a Save to Calendar Block

The Save to Calendar Block allows you to add a Calendar feature to your Campaign or Course page, which allows users to save your Event or Webinar Dates to their Calendar software.

Below is an overview of the various Save to Calendar Block settings.

 

Details

  • Buttons Label
    Add the text you prefer for your Button Labels.
  • Event Title
    Add the Title of the event you would like users to save to their Calendar software.
    Supported Calendars are Outlook, Google Calendar and iCalendar.
  • Text
    Add descriptive text regarding your Event or Webinar.
  • Select Type
    From this drop-down you will find two options – Fixed Date and Auto Webinar.
    + Fixed Date
    This setting is used when you are running an event or webinar on a specific date and time.
  • Event Time
    To set the Date & Time for the Event or Webinar
    Click in the field provided. A Calendar pop-up will appear.
    Select the Date, Time, Minute and Second.
    Once done, click on Done.
    +     Auto Webinar
    This setting allows you to link the Save to Calendar tool to one of the Auto Webinars setup in the Boosters section of your site.
  • Select Auto Webinar
    From the drop-down, select the relevant Auto Webinar you would like to link your Calendar to. The date set for that particular Auto Webinar, will be the date & time saved in the users Calendar software.
  • Use this link to access page
    +     Copy the URL that appears in that field e.g. https://yourdomainname.com/dwefm3ue?contactEmail=XXX and paste it into a plain text document.
    + Replace the XXX with an Email merge field supported by your Email System.
    + Once done, you will use this special link to redirect your users to this page.
  • Timezone
    Simply select the preferred event timezone.
  • Event Duration in Seconds:
    This option will allow you to set the event time duration in seconds.
  • Repeat
    You can specify a weekly recurring event to occur on specific days by enabling the Repeat option – you’ll have options from Every Monday, Every Tuesday, Every Wednesday, Every Thursday, Every Friday, Every Saturday, and Every Sunday.

 

 

Font

This tool will help you fully customize the font style of the text in your Save to calendar buttons.

  • Font Family
    Use this feature to change your button text’s Font type.
    Click on the drop-down and select the Font type you want.
  • Font Size
    This changes the size of your button text.
    Simply click on the slider and move it left or right to increase or decrease the text size.
  • Line Height
    This feature increases or decreases the space between the lines of text.
    Click on the drop-down and select the line height you prefer.
  • Text Color
    This feature changes the color of your button text.
    To use custom colors, simply paste the Hex code of the exact color you want in the field provided e.g. #000000 = black, or click on the Color Picker button to the right of the field.
    This will open the Color Wheel, where you can select whichever color you prefer.

 

 

Background

This feature allows you to change the background color of the button block.

  • To change the background color, you can either add a Hex code in the field provided or choose a color from the Color Wheel.
  • If the Color Wheel is closed, simply click on the Color Picker button to the right of the background field.

 

 

Spacing

Adjust the spacing of the Save to Calendar Block.

  • Margin Bottom
    This feature allows you to add more space below the Save to Calendar block. Simply add the numeric (pixel) value to the field provided.

 

 

Options

This feature allows you to use the available options for extra coding (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)

  • Element Id:
    This shows the element id of a specific block, which can then be used by CSS and JavaScript to perform certain tasks for the element with the specific id value. To learn more, please check here
  • Classes:
    This feature allows is used to define equal styles for elements with the same class name. To learn more, please check here

 

 

Animation

This tool allows you to add animation effects to your Save to Calendar Block.

  • Type
    From this drop-down you can choose a trigger to activate the animation i.e.

    + None – no animation will be applied
    + On Page Load – the animation is triggered as the page loads.
    + On Page Scroll – the animation is triggered only when the user scrolls to that section.

  • Style
    This feature adds an animation style to your Save to Calendar Block. Simply choose the preferred option from the drop-down menu.

    + Fade In – the Save to Calendar block will fade in from the background
    + Scale In – the Save to Calendar block scales in from the background
    + Top – the Save to Calendar block will slide in from the top
    + Right – the Save to Calendar block will slide in from the right
    + Bottom – the Save to Calendar block will slide in from the bottom
    + Left – the Save to Calendar block will slide in from the left

  • Delay (ms)
    If you want to add a time delay for when the Save to Calendar Block appears, simply add the delay in milliseconds e.g. 3000ms will be 3 second delay.

 

 

Display

This feature allows you to choose the type of device you want the Save to Calendar block to display.

  • Display
    From this drop-down, you can choose which device you want to display the Save to Calendar block
    + All Devices – the Save to Calendar block will be displayed on both desktop and mobile devices
    + Desktop Only – the Save to Calendar block will be displayed on desktop devices only
    + Mobile Only – the Save to Calendar block will be displayed on mobile devices only
    + None – the Save to Calendar block will not be displayed on both desktop and mobile devices

That’s it, click on SAVE and you are done!

It will look like this:

It will display a button that, when clicked, will present the users with the three available options.