VCOrganizer: May 2013

Friday, 31 May 2013

How to Sync with Outlook on Remote PC?

Here is an interesting question from one of our customer that I would like to share.

Question:

I am away from the office or home for several weeks at time and make changes to calendar, tasks...etc. on phone. Nightly, I remote into office or home PC. After a while, outlook events are not matching up with events in phone.

Can I sync Android and Outlook on my remote PC using VCOrganizer?

Answer:

Yes, you can.

You need the following:

Fix IP address (If this is your home network, which should be provided by your ISP depends on what plan you are using)
Configure port forwarding on your router.

Assume you have PC A at home with fix ip 111.222.333.444 assigned by your ISP. And you have your mobile phone which is connected to the internet.

You need to set the port forward at home's router to forward request from 8182 to port 8182 on PC A
If necessary, you can enable the VPN feature on your router it supports VPN.
You can also set sync password in SyncCenter -> General tab if necessary.
Connect your phone to internet (using 3G or 4G, if you have VPN enabled, you can connect VPN), then enter the ip address of 111.222.333.444 in VCO Sync screen.
Done.

Remark: The IP address 111.222.333.444 is an example. You need to check with your ISP to see if you have a fix IP.

If you do not have a public IP, please see this blog Chat - Sync with Outlook

If you still have questions, please feel free to contact support at support@vecal.biz

Cheers,
David Tin,
Product Manager
VCOrganizer syncs Outlook (notes, tasks, events and contacts) to your Android phone and tablet.

Friday, 17 May 2013

How to change an individual recurring instance of the recurring event?

To update the recurring event instance, it's easy. You can edit the recurring instance or just do a cut/paste in the Week View.

Edit the Recurring Instance

In the Calendar, select the recurring event instance that you would like to update.

Tap on the event to open it in Detail Screen

Tap the Edit button to enter edit mode and select "Open this occurrence" from the popup menu

Update the start date (e.g change from 22 May to 23 May) and click tap Save button to apply the change.

You should see the event being updated in the Calendar view.

Cut/Paste

You can also use Cut/Paste method to update the recurring instance time.

In the Week View, tap on the event instance that you would like edit

Select "Cut" from the popup menu

Long press on the timeslot that you would like this recurring instance to paste to. Select Paste from the popup menu

Then, in the popup menu, select the timeslot you would like to paste to.

Done.

Remark:

If you use VCOrganizer to sync with Outlook, the updated recurring instance will be synced to Outlook after sync.
If you have configured to sync events with Android Calendar, the corresponding event instance in Android Calendar will be updated immediately.

Cheers,
David Tin,
Product Manager
VCOrganizer syncs Outlook (notes, tasks, events and contacts) to your Android phone and tablet.

How to Create Recurring Event in vcCalendar (occur every third Tuesday of the month)?

From time to time, some customer ask how to create recurring event in vcCalendar, here is one of the example and I would like to share with you.

Question:
How do I make an event recur? I have one things that occur every third Tuesday of the month. Cutting and pasting is fairly easy, but a pain in the neck.

Answer:
Here are the steps to create the recurring events in VCO Calendar that occur every third Tuesday of the month:

In Calendar, tap the "Create" Event button.

In the Create Event view, enter the subject.

Scroll to the "Recurrence" section and tap the Space below the "Recurrence" line.

In the Recurrence screen, you can select your start at/end at time, then select “Monthly” in the Recurrence Pattern

In the Monthly recurrence mode, tap on the "first" button. You will see a popup menu, select "Third" from the list.

Then, tap the button next to the "third" button, select "Tuesday" .

Then, you select the "Start/End" date.

Then, tap the "Save" button on the top right corner. It will go back to the Create Event view.

Then, tap the "Save" button in the Create Event view

Done.

You will see the recurring event in the Calendar Text mode, if you switch to Bar mode, the event icon will indicate that this is a recurring event.

More:

How to change an individual recurring instance of the recurring event?

Remark:

If you are using VCOrganizer to sync with Outlook, after syncing with Outlook, you should see the same recurring event in Outlook Calendar. If you can edit/delete any recurring instances in VCO or Outlook, they should be keep in sync.
Regarding the recurring instances in Android Native Calendar, please visit our FAQ for details "Recurring event instances between VCO Calendar and Android Calendar".

Cheers,
David Tin,
Product Manager
VCOrganizer syncs Outlook (notes, tasks, events and contacts) to your Android phone and tablet.

vcCalendar - Diary View

Calendar Diary View provides a easy to use interface to show your events/tasks/contacts in a scrollable list.

Tap day header row to show popup window which allows you to create events / tasks on that day
Long press on the day header row to show the context menu, which allows you to paste copied event or task to the selected day
Tap on the item row to show the item detail screen
Long press on the item row to show the context menu, which allows your to copy, cut or delete the selected item.
When you are in Diary View screen, tap on the Diary view button again to go to Today

Cheers,
David Tin,
Product Manager
VCOrganizer syncs Outlook (notes, tasks, events and contacts) to your Android phone and tablet.

vcCalendar - Day View

Calendar Day View provides a quick graphical or textual overview to show your events/tasks/contacts of the selected day. You can switch between Bar mode or Grid Mode.

In Bar Mode

The top part with blue rectangle on the right is the all day events region. The all day events, tasks or contacts are displayed in this region. If there is more items than it can display, you will see a blue triangle on the bottom right corner
Swipe horizontally over screen to go to next/previous day
Scroll vertical over the calendar to view events in different time period.
Zoom view with 2 fingers (zoom gesture). In zoom mode, double tap on the calendar to go back to non-zoom state.
Tap on the event to open the event detail view
Tap single timeslot to show popup window, which shows the events/tasks/contacts on that date. It also allows you to create event on the selected timeslot or task on the selected day
Long press on specific timeslot to bring up the context menu which allows you to create/paste item on the selected timeslot.
Items background color is based on the color of their primary category
Tap on the Day View button again to go to Today
When you switch to the Day Mode (or long press on the Day Mode button), you should see a days slide bar and a switch mode button above the toolbar.
Press and slide on the days slide bar to show 1 to 14 days of events
Tap the Switch mode button to switch to Grid Mode.

In Grid Mode

It allows your to see the events subjects in more details
Swipe horizontally over screen to go to next/previous day
Zoom view with 2 fingers (zoom gesture). In zoom mode, double tap on the calendar to go back to non-zoom state.
If there is more items than it can display, you will see a blue triangle on the bottom right corner
Tap on the event/task to open the detail view screen
Tap on blank area or tap on the title bar on that day to show popup window, which shows the events/tasks/contacts on that date. It also allows you to create event or task on the selected day
Tap on the Day View button again to go to Today
Long press on the grid cell to bring up the context menu which allows you to create/paste item
Items text color is based on the color of their primary category
When you switch to the Day Mode (or long press on the Day Mode button), you should see a days slide bar and a switch mode button above the toolbar.
Press and slide on the days slide bar to show 1 to 14 days of events
Tap the Switch mode button to switch to Bar Mode.

Cheers,
David Tin,
Product Manager
VCOrganizer syncs Outlook (notes, tasks, events and contacts) to your Android phone and tablet.

vcCalendar - Week View

vcCalendar Week View provides a quick graphical or textual overview to show your events/tasks/contacts of the selected week. You can switch between Bar mode or Grid Mode.

In Bar Mode

The top part with blue rectangle on the right is the all day events region. The all day events, tasks or contacts are displayed in this region. If there is more items than it can display, you will see a blue triangle on the bottom right corner
Swipe horizontally over screen to go to next/previous week
Scroll vertical over the calendar to view events in different time period.
Zoom view with 2 fingers (zoom gesture). In zoom mode, double tap on the calendar to go back to non-zoom state.
Tap on the event to open the event detail view
Tap single timeslot to show popup window, which shows the events/tasks/contacts on that date. It also allows you to create event on the selected timeslot or task on the selected day
Long press on specific timeslot to bring up the context menu which allows you to create/paste item on the selected timeslot.
Items background color is based on the color of their primary category
Tap on the Week View button again to go to Today
When you switch to the Week Mode (or long press on the Week Mode button), you should see a days slide bar and a switch mode button above the toolbar.
Press and slide on the days slide bar to show 1 to 14 days of events
Tap the Switch mode button to switch to Grid Mode.

In Grid Mode

It allows your to see the events subjects in more details
Swipe horizontally over screen to go to next/previous week
Zoom view with 2 fingers (zoom gesture). In zoom mode, double tap on the calendar to go back to non-zoom state.
If there is more items than it can display, you will see a blue triangle on the bottom right corner
Tap on the event/task to open the detail view screen
Tap on blank area or tap on the title bar on that day to show popup window, which shows the events/tasks/contacts on that date. It also allows you to create event or task on the selected day
Tap on the Week View button again to go to Today
Items text color is based on the color of their primary category
Long press on the grid cell to bring up the context menu which allows you to create/paste item
When you switch to the Week Mode (or long press on the Week Mode button), you should see a days slide bar and a switch mode button above the toolbar.
Press and slide on the days slide bar to show 1 to 14 days of events
Tap the Switch mode button to switch to Bar Mode.

Cheers,
David Tin,
Product Manager
VCOrganizer syncs Outlook (notes, tasks, events and contacts) to your Android phone and tablet.

vcCalendar - Month View

vcCalendar Month View provides a quick graphical or textual overview to show your events/tasks/contacts of the selected month. User can switch between Basic Mode, Bar Mode or Text Mode:

To Change Mode

Zoom in/out on the calendar to switch between Basic Mode, Bar Mode or Text Mode.
Use the Change View Mode option in the menu
When you switch to Calendar Month View, you should see a Change Mode button on the bottom right corner. Tap on the button to change mode.

In Basic Mode

If there is any events/tasks/contacts on that day, it shows a blue triangle on the bottom right corner of the grid cell.
Tap on the item in the list view below the calendar to open the item in detail mode.
Long press on the item in the list view to bring up the context menu which allows you to copy/cut/delete the selected item.
Long press on the calendar grid cell to bring up the context menu which allows you to create/paste item on that date.

In Bar Mode

It shows the events busy status on the left, and the event period on the right.
If there is any all day event or tasks, it shows a small circle below the date title.
Tap on the item in the list view below the calendar to open the item in detail mode.
Long press on the item in the list view to bring up the context menu which allows you to copy/cut/delete the selected item.
Long press on the calendar grid cell to bring up the context menu which allows you to create/paste item on that date.
Bar color are based on the color of the item primary category color (the last category that you have assigned to the item).

In Text Mode

It shows the event subject , task subject or contact flag
If there are more items than it can display on that date, you will see a small blue triangle on the bottom right corner of the grid cell.
Tap single day to show popup window with day events, tasks and contacts.
The popup window allows you to create event or task on that date
The popup window also shows the list of events, tasks or contacts on that date
Long press on single day brings up the context menu which allows you to past/create items
Text color are based on the color of the item primary category color

Cheers,
David Tin,
Product Manager
VCOrganizer syncs Outlook (notes, tasks, events and contacts) to your Android phone and tablet.

VCOrganizer and vcCalendar - Online Help

The new VCOrganizer and vcCalendar (Build 240) have been published. We are going to post more information regarding the great features of our Calendar App. Here is the overview.

vcCalendar provides a quick graphical or textual overview to show your events/tasks/contacts of the selected month. Events are displayed by the start/end time. Tasks are displayed by the due date. Contacts are displayed by the flagged due date.You can also configure not to show tasks or contacts in calendar view in the Calendar Settings screen.

User can switch between Month View, Week View, Day View or Diary View using the toolbar bar at the bottom of the calendar.

Tap single day to show popup window with day events/tasks/contacts
Swipe horizontally over calendar to go to next/previous month
Tap on the calendar title to show the Goto menu
Tap on the search icon to show the Search toolbar
For more options, you can click on the menu button on the upper right corner
To exit, tap on the back button on the upper left corner or press the back button on your device.
When you are in Month View screen, tap on the Month view button again to go to Today
In Calendar Menu

Go to Home screen
Go to Today
Go to selected date
Switch View
Set Filter
Sort items
Change text size
Select Monday first or Sunday first
Import events from Android Native Calendar
Export events to Android Native Calendar

In Calendar Settings,

You can configure to show events/tasks/contacts or show events only in the calendar views
Show contact Birthday/Anniversary on calendar
Enable Floating Task, which shows overdue task on today
Lock time zone so that the events time are displayed based on your selected time zone, but not the default time zone of the device.