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You can create an event in any of your conversations, including direct messages, group conversations, and team conversations. Events can be used to help track when coworkers are out of the office, important deadlines, or special events.

When an event has been created, you can [view and manage](https://support.ringcentral.com/article-v2/Managing-events-in-the-RingCentral-app.html?brand=RingCentral&product=RingEX&language=en_US#GUID-34ab813d-0999-441e-9d74-870320da5d79-en_us "") it if changes need to be made.

Select where you want to create an event:

## Desktop & web

Creating an event in the desktop or web app
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### Creating events in the Workspace menu

* Click **Workspace** in the navigation bar. If you don't see it, click the three-dot **More** icon to see the workspace.
* On the **Events** tab, click the **Event created** plus icon (a) or the **Create an event** calendar icon (b).

  ![](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Creating-an-event-in-the-RingCentral-app/topics/media/CreatingEventsDesktop1.png)

* Enter the [event details](#topic_5_event-settings-jump-link "").
* Click **Create**.

### Creating events in a conversation

* Click **Message** in the navigation bar.
* Select a conversation from the conversation list.
* Click the **New event** calendar icon above the message field to open the **New event** window.

  ![](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Creating-an-event-in-the-RingCentral-app/topics/media/CreatingEventsDesktop2.png)

* Enter the [event details](#topic_5_event-settings-jump-link "").
* Click **Create**.

### Event settings

* **Team**: The person, group, or team assigned to the event (required).
* **Event title**: The title of the event (required).
* **All day** : Check this box if the event lasts all day. This will disable the **Start time** and **End time** settings.
* **Start date:**The date the event starts (required).
* **End date**: The date the event ends.
* **Start time**: The time the event starts.
* **End time**: The time the event ends.
* **Repeat** : Use this option to specify whether you'd like the event to repeat. Click the dropdown and select one of the following options: *None* , *Every day* , *Every weekday* , *Every week* , *Every month* , and *Every year.*
* **When** : If you selected one of the options from the **Repeat** setting, choose how long you want this event to repeat. Options include the following:
  * *Forever*: The event will continuously repeat.
  * *Ending on* : The event will end on a specific date. Click the **End date** field to select a date.
  * *Ending after* : The event will end after a specified number of times. Enter the number of times you want the event to repeat in the **Times** field (1-10).

* **Location**: If applicable, include the location where this event will occur.
* **Color tag**: Give your event a color by choosing from the selection of color options.
* **Paperclip icon**: Click to attach a file.
* **Enter event description**: Provide a description of the event in this field. Format your text using the simple character options below the field (known as markdown). To add emojis, type specific letter and symbol combinations and they will appear once you save the event. For example, typing :) will create a smiling face emoji.

### Viewing team events calendar

When you create an event, it appears in the message thread. It shows the event name, date and time (including whether it's set to repeat), location, and description. You can view, sort, and filter all your events within the calendar, allowing you to choose between day, week, and month views. To access an event, you can view it under the conversation details panel within a conversation or navigate to the Workspace menu.

#### Viewing team events in the conversation details

When a user creates an event in a conversation, in addition to finding that event in the message thread, you can also access all upcoming events.

* Click **Message** in the navigation bar.
* Select a conversation from the conversation list.
* Click on the three-dot **More** icon (a) in the conversation details panel at the far right, then select **Events** (b).

  ![](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Creating-an-event-in-the-RingCentral-app/topics/media/CreatingEventsDesktop3.png)

If you'd like to view all team events in that conversation, including past events, click **All events** in the bottom right corner of the conversation details panel to view the team events calendar.

Events appear with the current and upcoming ones at the top, and you can click any entry to open and view the details.

#### Viewing team events calendar in the Workspace menu

The **Only events** or **All tasks and events** tab in the Workspace menu contains all the events created in your conversations, including direct messages, group, and team conversations. At the top center of the right pane, you can select from the following types of views:

* **Day**: Contains all events for the current day, including all-day events.
* **Week** : Contains all events for the current week. The current day and events are highlighted. In the upper right, you can customize your view by selecting *Show weekends* , *Hide weekends* , *Start from Sunday* , or *Start from Monday*.
* **Month** : Contains all events for the current month. The current day's events are highlighted. On the upper right, you can customize your view by selecting *Show weekends* , *Hide weekends* , *Start from Sunday* , or *Start from Monday*.

Click the arrows at the top to view the team events of the previous or following day, week, or month. Click **Today** to return to the events of the current day.

![](https://assets.ringcentral.com/content/dam/xml-assets/doc_team/en_us/ringcentral/mvp/Creating-an-event-in-the-RingCentral-app/topics/media/CreatingEventsDesktop4.png)

To view the details of the event, click the event to open the **Event detail** window.

## Mobile

Creating events in the mobile app
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* You can create an event in two ways:
  * Tap the three-dot **More** icon on the bottom menu bar, tap **Events** , then tap the **Add event** plus icon.
  * Tap **Message** on the bottom menu bar, tap the three-dot **More** icon, tap **Events** , then tap **Add event**.

* Provide a title in the **Title** field (required).
* Type the **Location** where the event will be held, if applicable.
* Provide a **Description** of the event.
* Tap the **All day** toggle if the event lasts all day. This will disable the **Start time** and **End time** settings.
* Tap the **Repeat** toggle to specify whether you'd like the event to repeat. Select one of the following options: *None* , *Every day* , *Every weekday* , *Every week* , *Every month* , and *Every year*.
* Set the **Start date** (required) and **End date** (optional) of the event.
* Set the **Start time** and **End time** of the event.
* Tap **Add attachment** , and select *Attach files* or *Attach photos or videos*.
* Tap the **Color** you'd like to use for the event.
* Tap **Done** (iOS) or the **Checkmark** icon (Android) at top right to finish creating the event.

Viewing events
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You can view your team events by tapping **Events** in the bottom menu bar or directly in the conversation.

* Tap **Message** on the bottom menu bar.
* Select a conversation from the conversation list.
* Tap the three-dot **More** icon in the top right corner.
* Tap **Events**.
* Events are displayed according to the latest upcoming event at the top of the list, and you can tap on any of the events to open the details.