{"id":827,"date":"2022-06-02T17:27:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T17:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/calendar-tutorial\/?page_id=827"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:16:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T19:16:57","slug":"description","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/calendar-tutorial\/adding-events\/description\/","title":{"rendered":"Description"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Editing the Event Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The description of your event is one of the most important portions of content on your event page. It should give the prospective attendee all the information&nbsp;(e.g. who, what, when, where, how)&nbsp;<strong>not already provided<\/strong>&nbsp;about date\/time, location, etc. from the other sections on the event page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course,&nbsp;<em>additional information can be placed in the description<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>regarding these sections (e.g. agendas with multiple times and locations, what the admission cost gives attendees).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group extra-padding has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#333333\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Using the WYSIWYG Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">The description section needs all the information it can get, so it uses a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, much like what you use in any word processing software (e.g. Microsoft Word). There are some elements you can use and others that are not functional, per our web template and accessibility guidelines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-38157516-89db-4baa-af62-02d70af51bdd advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M13,7h-2v4H7v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4V7z M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M12,20 c-4.41,0-8-3.59-8-8s3.59-8,8-8s8,3.59,8,8S16.41,20,12,20z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">WYSIWYG Buttons No Longer Used<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li><strong>Underline<\/strong>: Underline is only meant for links, and those are already underlined by default in the web template style.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Align left, center, or right<\/strong>: Alignment is set by default in the web template style to be left, so no adjustments are needed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Increase\/Decrease indentation<\/strong>: This may cause some accessibility compliance issues for readability, along with text wrapping issues in case images are displaying for the event.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">Additionally,&nbsp;<strong>images<\/strong>&nbsp;cannot be added into the description. These are only added into the main event page. The text of the description wraps around the image or slideshow (if using more than one image).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">If you need to add a&nbsp;<strong>video<\/strong>&nbsp;into the description, please contact Web Operations. Videos are often used for archival purposes (e.g. lectures, performances) after the event has passed.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M13,7h-2v4H7v2h4v4h2v-4h4v-2h-4V7z M12,2C6.48,2,2,6.48,2,12s4.48,10,10,10s10-4.48,10-10S17.52,2,12,2z M12,20 c-4.41,0-8-3.59-8-8s3.59-8,8-8s8,3.59,8,8S16.41,20,12,20z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Formatting Basics<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">No accessibility compliance checker is built into the LiveWhale calendar system currently, so please check over your own content for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-text-color\">\n<li>Use uppercase only on acronyms\/abbreviations and products\/events that are required to be spelled out with uppercase letters. Do not uppercase all letters in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not add additional spacing to &#8220;line text up&#8221; or &#8220;make it look bigger&#8221;. These cause unintended readability issues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use headings to set off main topics (e.g. Check-in, Admissions\/Costs, What to Bring, What to Wear). Do not use headings to make to &#8220;make it look bigger&#8221;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use bulleted and numbered lists for lists. Do not use special characters or spaces to denote list items in paragraphs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use tables for tabular data. Do not use special characters or spaces to denote columns and rows. Request assistance from Web Operations to clean up tables and add table headers to either the column heading or row heading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group extra-padding has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#e1e1e1\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adding Links to the Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Links provide additional information. Your most important link (e.g. registering) should be used in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/calendar-tutorial\/adding-events\/call-to-action-button\/\">Call-to-Action button<\/a>. If you have a couple links, you can add those in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/calendar-tutorial\/adding-events\/related-content\/\">Related Content<\/a>. However, too many links over on that side of the event page brings the rest of the content down in an awkward way. The description may be the best place those links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-6431ef6e-f012-475d-99cb-ce1a2838b436 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Link to a Tarleton webpage or other &#8220;external&#8221; content<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">If you need to link to a Tarleton webpage or content on another website (e.g. Board of Regents Agenda in PDF form), you will want to use the &#8220;Link to an outside URL&#8221; option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li><strong>Highlight the text<\/strong>&nbsp;that needs the link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the chain link icon to&nbsp;<strong>Insert a link<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Link to an outside URL<\/strong>&#8221; from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy\/paste the link into the &#8220;<strong>Outside URL<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Make this link<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Link to a map location<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-texan-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1a957a3d2983b53617f2ea6660449d07\" id=\"block-54608603-a728-4564-8e29-46f30481af1e\">The&nbsp;&#8220;Link to an outside URL&#8221; option is also good for linking to the Tarleton campus map to help attendees find a location or get directions to the location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-46f187d0-6d7c-4629-9c58-a6665f30b3a5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go the map.tarleton.edu to&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/map.tarleton.edu\/\">view the interactive campus map<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For easy viewing of the building location map pins, check the boxes for categories like &#8220;Academic Buildings&#8221; or &#8220;Administrative Buildings &amp; Services&#8221;. Find the building that you need to link to and&nbsp;<strong>select that map pin<\/strong>&nbsp;on the map.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When the dialog box pops up with the &#8220;Directions&#8221; and &#8220;Share&#8221; buttons, select &#8220;<strong>Share<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the link off &#8220;<strong>Link to Location<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go back to your event in LiveWhale, and in edit mode, go to the&nbsp;<strong>Description<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Highlight the text<\/strong>&nbsp;that needs the link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the chain link icon to&nbsp;<strong>Insert a link<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Link to an outside URL<\/strong>&#8221; from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy\/paste the map link into the &#8220;<strong>Outside URL<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Make this link<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Link to a file (PDF recommended)<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Need to hand attendees instructions? A custom map to print out and bring with them? Agenda? Parking pass? All these items can be added as links within the description as long as they are PDF documents. If it isn&#8217;t just for printing,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/electronic-documents\/\">see accessible documents<\/a>&nbsp;before adding to your event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group link-pop is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color\">\n<li>Make sure your PDF documents are prepared for web use or are distinguishable as print-only documents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Highlight the text<\/strong>&nbsp;that needs the link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the chain link icon to&nbsp;<strong>Insert a link<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Link to one of your files<\/strong>&#8221; from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Choose a file&#8230;<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it isn&#8217;t in the list on your calendar group, select &#8220;<strong>Upload a new file to [your calendar group]<\/strong>&#8220;.\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After browsing for your file, change the file name to a normal description of the document (e.g. from &#8220;texan-tour-agenda.pdf&#8221; to &#8220;Texan Tour Agenda&#8221;).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The file description is optional, but it helps you search through your file contents in LiveWhale.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once done, select &#8220;<strong>Save this file<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When your file is highlighted in your calendar group&#8217;s listing, select &#8220;<strong>Insert this file<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typically you do not need to open a link in a new window, since the applications do it by default, and it may be&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/accessibility\/links\/\">unexpected by your attendees<\/a>, so uncheck &#8220;<strong>Open link in new window<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Make this link<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Link to an email address<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p class=\"has-tarleton-texan-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93cc4e3bc6c2983287b6c455242ed6f8\" id=\"block-6d364122-c8a7-4d93-b69e-dff26d7fb909\">If the email address isn&#8217;t written out, like webmaster@tarleton.edu,&nbsp;then you will need to add a link to it (e.g. contact&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:webmaster@tarleton.edu\">Web Operations<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol id=\"block-743604f0-646b-4417-8782-06a66adfe9ad\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Highlight the text<\/strong>&nbsp;that needs the link.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the chain link icon to&nbsp;<strong>Insert a link<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Link to an email address<\/strong>&#8221; from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type in the&nbsp;<strong>Email address<\/strong>&nbsp;(e.g. username@tarleton.edu)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select &#8220;<strong>Make this link<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h3 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Link to a phone number<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">The great thing about our new web template is that is works well with any device, including phones. 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