Editing and deleting events and reminders
Double-click an event or reminder in the list to open it for editing. You can also select the row and press ⌘E or Return, or right-click it (control-click) and choose Edit….
- Update — saves your changes. It becomes available when you have changed something and the entries are valid (for example, the title is not empty); while nothing has changed, it stays dimmed
- Delete — the bottom of the form turns into “Delete ‘title’?”. Click Delete (or press Return) to delete it, or Cancel (or Esc) to go back
- Cancel — closes without saving (Esc does the same)
The fields work as in Creating events and reminders. In the notes, Return starts a new line and ⌘Return saves.
The right-click menu
Section titled “The right-click menu”Right-click a row in the list to select it and open its menu.
| Item | What it does |
|---|---|
| Edit… (⌘E) | Opens the edit form |
| Highlight Related | Highlights the marks of the whole group (the same as option-clicking the row) |
| Copy (⌘C) | Copies the item so you can paste it on another day (Copying to another day) |
| Duplicate (⌘D) | Creates the same item again on the same day |
| Delete… (⌫) | Deletes the item after you confirm |
Delete… does not appear for events in calendars you can’t change, such as holidays or subscriptions.
Deleting
Section titled “Deleting”Deleting can’t be undone, so Calinsight always asks first. Select a row and press ⌫, or choose Delete… from the right-click menu, and you’ll be asked “Delete ‘title’?”. For one occurrence of a repeating event, choose Delete This Event Only or Delete All Future Events.
Changing a repeating event
Section titled “Changing a repeating event”When you save or delete one occurrence of a repeating event, Calinsight asks how far the change should reach. Pressing Return chooses This Event:
| Choice | Effect |
|---|---|
| This Event | Changes or deletes just the occurrence you opened |
| All Future Events | Changes or deletes that occurrence and every one after it |
If you change the repeat rule itself — the frequency or the days — Calinsight applies it to all future events without asking.
Values you don’t touch stay as they are
Section titled “Values you don’t touch stay as they are”Calinsight writes only what you changed. A due date without a time, a location-based alert or a note entered in the Reminders or Calendar app stays as it is when you edit the title and save. The location, URL and notes load a moment after the form opens; until then those fields are disabled and saving leaves them unchanged.
A location with a map — chosen from the suggestions here or in the Calendar app — shows its name in the field, the address below it and a map. If you leave the location as it is, the map stays with the event. If you edit the name, the location becomes plain text and the map is removed.
When saving fails
Section titled “When saving fails”If a change cannot be saved, the form stays open and shows the reason in a banner. What you typed is still there, so you can correct it and try again. The banner also tells you when Calinsight has no access to your calendars (Troubleshooting).