Events display at the top of every user's calendar
It is easy to add these official (and unofficial) events to your ACT! calendar so that every user of the database can see and plan around the reserved dates and events.
Adding n Event to Your ACT! Database
- In ACT!*, click Schedule, Manage, Events
- Click Add… (Use the list of 2012 federal holidays below if you like).
- Enter the Event Name: and the Date:.
- Click OK.
* You must have Administrator or Manager role to create Events in your database.
2012 Federal Holidays
Monday, January 16 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Monday, February 20 – Washington’s Birthday
Monday, May 28 – Memorial Day
Wednesday, July 4 – Independence Day
Monday, September 3 - Labor Day
Monday, October 8 – Columbus Day
Monday, November 12 - Veterans Day
Thursday, November 22 – Thanksgiving Day
Tuesday, December 25 - Christmas Day
Other days to mark on the calendar
Monday, January 23 – Chinese New Year
Tuesday, February 14 – Valentines Day
Wednesday, February 22 – Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 – Leap Year
Sunday, March 11 – Daylight Savings Time
Saturday, March 17 - St Patricks
Sunday, April 1 – Palm Sunday
Friday, April 6 – Passover
Friday, April 6 – Good Friday
Sunday, April 8 – Easter
Sunday, May 13 – Mother’s Day
Sunday, June 17 – Father’s Day
Sunday, September 16 – Rosh Hashanah
Tuesday, September 25 – Yom Kippur
Wednesday, October 31 – Halloween
Sunday, November 4 – Daylight Savings Time Ends
Friday, November 23 - After Thanksgiving
Saturday, December 8 - Hanukkah
p.s. If the events doen’t display on your calendar, it may be that they have been turned off.
Click Tools, Preferences, click the Calendar & Scheduling tab
Click Calendar Preferences button.
Put a check in the Display events option.
OK, OK
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This is a great tip. I really appreciate it. I often wonder why Sage doesn’t provide this in the calendar automatically.
Susan,
I love your tips and tools. Thanks very much.
Ted
Great tip, as always.
Hi Susan,
This was so thoughtful of you, and an awesome tip. Now when someone asks me any of these holidays, etc., I am prepared. And so is my calendar! Big Thanks!
Susan,
I entered most of the dates you listed. If I select that they occur yearly, will they automatically post for 2013 also?
Ron,
Yes they would appear next year, but many of the holidays will not be on the same date next year (except for holidays like July 4, Valentines Day, Christmas and New years).
Susan,
Can you set alarms to alert you of upcoming events?
Mike Grabow
Mike, Sorry, you can’t set alarms on events. Alarms are only for scheduled activities.