Does your school use Gmail and Google Calendar? Feel free to share these very basic directions with staff who many need assistance creating an event and inviting others to it. You can also view them here.
Create a Meeting in Google Calendar
Open your Gmail Calendar.
Find Other Calendars in the left navigation bar.
Type the person’s name in the search box.
Select their email address when it pops up.
That person’s name will appear in your calendar list.
Make certain the box to the left of their name has a color. If it is white, click on it once. That will make their events appear on your calendar.
Find a blank spot on the calendar.
The completely white spaces on the calendars are times that you are both free. Select one by double-clicking on it.
If your screen looks like this you did not double click; you only clicked once.
Click Edit event.
Fill in the event information.
1. Give the event a title.
2. Check that the date and times are correct.
3. List a venue.
4. Write a note regarding the meeting.
Invite guests.
On the right side of your screen, click in the search box below Add: Guests. Start typing the person’s name.
Select their email. Click enter.
Each time you add a person their name is added to the guest list.
You can delete someone by clicking the X after their name.
Click Save.
Send invitations.
Verify the date and time on your calendar.
If you need to make changes, double-click the event. Remember to save your changes.
You have now invited someone to a meeting. You can double-click on the event on your calendar to see who has responded to your invitation.