Making Events Repeat in Pocket Scheduler

Use the Change Repeat screen to select an interval to cause an event to repeat. The screen displays five repeat interval options: none, day, week, month, and year. Each option has its own settings.

Note: If you know a word in the event description, you can search the Palm device for the event, using the Palm Find application.

To set a repeat interval:

  1. Start the Pocket Scheduler application.

  1. Display the Daily Schedule screen.

  2. Tap Details to display the Event Details screen.

Note: If the event is scheduled using the Eclipse application and downloaded to the Palm device, the application displays the View Only Details screen.

  1. Tap the value in the Repeat field. The default is None.

The Palm displays the Change Repeat screen.

  1. Tap one of the following to select:

Option

Description

None

The event does not repeat. This value is the default.

Day

The following fields display:

  • Every ___ Day(s) – Select an interval quantity between 1 and 99. The default is 1.

  • End on – From the drop-down field, select when the repeating interval ends:

  • Choose Date... – Displays the Ending On screen where you can select the ending year, month, and day.

  • No End Date – The event repeats until it is deleted. The default is No End Date.

For example, "Every other day" or "Every third day."

Week

The following fields display:

  • Every ___ Week(s) – Select an interval quantity between 1 and 99. The default is 1.

  • End on – From the drop-down field, select when the repeating interval ends:

  • Choose Date... – Displays the Ending On screen where you can select the ending year, month, and day.

  • No End Date – The event repeats until it is deleted. The default is No End Date.

  • Repeat on – Select the day or days of the week on which the event repeats. The default is the current day of the week.

For example, "Every week on Tuesday and Thursday" or "Every second week on Wednesday."

Month

The following fields display:

  • Every ___ Month(s) – Select an interval quantity between 1 and 99. The default is 1.

  • End on – From the drop-down field, select when the repeating interval ends:

  • Choose Date... – Displays the Ending On screen where you can select the ending year, month, and day.

  • No End Date – The event repeats until it is deleted. The default is No End Date.

  • Repeat by – Select how the application interprets the current date:

  • Day – The day of the week in one of the weeks of the month. For example, "the 4th Thursday of every month" or "the last Wednesday of every month." The default is Day.

  • Date – The numeric date. For example, "The 25th of every month."

Year

The following fields display:

  • Every ___ Year(s) – Select an interval quantity between 1 and 99. The default is 1.

  • End on – From the drop-down field, select when the repeating interval ends:

  • Choose Date... – Displays the Ending On screen where you can select the ending year, month, and day.

  • No End Date – The event repeats until it is deleted. The default is No End Date.

For example, "March 31st every year" or "November 3rd every 4th year."

 

  1. Tap OK to save changes and return to the previous screen.

Considerations When Using the Repeat Function

If you change specific settings for events, there are results that the system calculates for you:

See Also:

Creating Events in Pocket Scheduler

Editing Event Details in Pocket Scheduler

Pocket Scheduler Overview