Managing Projects with Calendar and Tasks
LinkMap's calendar system helps teams coordinate work and manage project deadlines. This guide covers the calendar functionality and usage.
Calendar System Overview
Calendar Views
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Monthly View
- Full calendar grid showing all days in month
- Current day highlighted with blue border
- Navigation via month/year dropdowns or next/pev arrows
- Quick access to day view via cell clicks
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Day View
- Chronological listing of all day's entries
- Separate sections for regular entries and reminders
- Full entry details including descriptions
- Quick edit/delete controls for each entry
- Add new entry button for rapid entry creation
- Project association badges
Entry Types
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Regular Entries
- Notes: General text entries and comments by day
- Milestones: Key project dates and achievements
- Appointments: Scheduled meetings and events
- Project linking: Optional association with projects
- Fields:
- Title (required)
- Date (required)
- Description (optional)
- Project (optional)
- Entry type selection (Note, Milestone, Appointment, Reminder)
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Recurring Reminders
- Pattern Options:
- Daily: Repeats every 24 hours at the time you choose
- Weekdays: Monday through Friday only
- Weekly: Same day each week
- Monthly: Same date each month
- Yearly: Same date annually
- Configuration:
- Start time requirement
- Optional end date
- Maximum cycle count (optional number of times to run)
- Message content
- Project association
- Notification type selection: 'toast' messages that go away on their own in the lower right, or 'modal' alerts that require your interaction to make them go away.
- Pattern Options:
Setting Up Reminders
Reminder Options
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Timing Settings
- Start time (required):
- Date picker for initial occurrence
- Time selection for notification
- End time (optional):
- Date limit for recurring items
- Prevents further notifications
- Pattern selection:
- Frequency choice
- Interval settings
- Cycle limits:
- Maximum occurrence count
- Progress tracking
- Start time (required):
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Notification System
- Toast alerts:
- Non-intrusive corner notifications
- Auto-dismiss after delay
- Modal popups:
- Center screen alerts
- Require user acknowledgment
- Real-time delivery:
- Immediate notification
- Connection management
- Reconnection handling
- Toast alerts:
Notification Tiers
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Agency Level
- 5 minute check intervals - may receive notifications up to 5 minutes early
- Priority queue position
- Immediate delivery
- Unlimited reminders
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Professional Level
- 10 minute check intervals - may receive notifications up to 10 minutes early
- Standard queue position
- Normal delivery
- Standard reminder limits
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Free Level
- 30 minute check intervals - may receive notifications 30 minutes early
- Basic queue position
- Slightly delayed delivery
- Basic reminder limits
Need help? Contact our support team for calendar assistance.