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title: "Utilizing the Calendar in Ultra Course View"
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This article covers the Calendar tab in Ultra courses.

# **Overview**

- All Ultra courses have a Calendar tab which will automatically display the due dates for course assessments.
- Instructors can also add addition calendar items that will be visible on students' calendars, including:
  - Events
  - Course Schedule
  - Office hours

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<summary>Navigating the Calendar tab</summary>

1. From calendar you can switch between the **Schedule** view or **Due Dates** view.
2. When assignments are created with a due date, the assignment period will automatically populate the calendar in both the **Schedule** and **Due Dates** view of the calendar.

2. In addition, you can switch the view of the calendar from **Days** to **Months** using the top right boxes.

![Screenshot of Blackboard Schedule view in Calendar](media://814c46a0-b274-4eaf-a837-ac332ca981d4)

3. To add an event, due date, or office hours to a calendar, click the plus sign in the top right corner.
4. Then select what you would like to add to the calendar.
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<summary>Adding an Event</summary>

Instructors can manually add events onto the calendar in Ultra Course View.  

- These events will appear on Schedule tab, but will not appear on the Due Dates tab.

## **Instructions**

1. Click on the plus sign in the top right of the **Calendar **tab.
2. Give the event a **name **in the box above.
3. Provide the **date **and **time**.
  1. Instructors can check **Repeat Event** if the event occurs one of the following: daily, weekly, monthly, or how many ever days.
  2. Instructors can label the event as running **All Day.**
4. Provide a **location **and **description **of event.


![Screenshot of Blackboard event setting page](media://27888c3c-2081-4279-b739-58eb52e5374e)

5. Click **Save**.
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<summary>Editing the Course Schedule</summary>

Instructors can create a course schedule that displays when the course meets. This acts as a reoccurring event on the calendar.

1. Click on the plus sign in the top right of the **Calendar **tab.
2. Click an additional plus sign to create the **course schedule**.
3. Provide a **name **for the class schedule.
4. Set the **first day** of the meeting/event as well as the **time **it runs. Here you can choose **which days** the meeting/event will run and how often it will **occur **in the coming** **weeks or months.
5. Provide a **location **for the meeting/event.
6. Click **Save**.


![Screenshot of Blackboard Schedule settings](media://18b5c4db-e4b7-411a-92ef-8074adbe7fb4)
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<summary>Adding Office Hours</summary>

Instructors can create scheduled office hours on their calendar in Ultra Course View.

1. Click on the plus sign in the top right of the **Calendar** tab.
2. Enter the information of your **office hours** including **date**, **time**, **location**, and **occurrence**.
3. Click **Save**
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