Navigate dates and manage calendar events

Find a date

Use the previous- and next-month arrows to move through the month view. Choose Today to return to today. Select a day to see its agenda.

For a specific date, choose Go to Date. Select it in the graphical picker or enter a date in the format shown, such as YYYY-MM-DD or M/D/YYYY. Confirm with Go to Date on Mac or Go on iOS. Invalid date text leaves you in the picker so you can correct it.

In PhantomVault's configured opening mode, this same field also accepts your separate calendar opening secret. That behavior is specific to the Vault disguise; standalone PhantomCal is calendar-only.

Create an event on Mac

1. In the sidebar, select at least one writable calendar. Then select the day and choose New Event. If New Event is unavailable, check calendar permission and select a calendar you can edit.
2. Enter Event title and, if wanted, a location.
3. Set Starts, Ends and All day.
4. Choose a writable Calendar and add Notes if needed.
5. Choose Save Event.

The end must be after the start. Cancel closes an unfinished editor without saving. The current Mac editor provides these displayed fields; it does not offer the iOS editor's additional system options.

Create an event on iPhone or iPad

1. Select the day and tap Add Event.
2. Enter Title and choose its calendar.
3. Set its dates, times and All day option. For an all-day range, First day and Last day are the days you intend to include.
4. Add Location (optional) and Notes (optional) as needed.
5. Tap Add to save.

For repeat settings, alerts, invitees and other options supported by the selected account, choose More Options to open Apple's calendar editor. Review that editor and save or cancel there.

Edit or delete an existing event

Select the event in the agenda. On Mac, change its editable fields and choose Save Event, or choose Delete Event and confirm. A read-only calendar shows details without allowing changes. On Mac, editing or deleting a recurring event changes only the selected occurrence, not the whole series.

On iOS, selecting an existing event opens Apple's event editor. Its available edit, repeat-event and deletion actions depend on the event and calendar account. Read the confirmation carefully when it offers to change one occurrence or a series.

When an event is not shown

Check the selected date, the calendar's visibility and calendar permission. If another app or device removed the event, close its old detail view and open it again from the refreshed calendar. On Mac, the event destination must be one of the writable calendars selected in the sidebar. On iPhone and iPad, you can choose a writable destination independently of which calendars are displayed; select that calendar in Your calendars to see its events.

For account setup, see calendar accounts and permissions.