Calendar walkthrough

Calendar Help

Learn how to use your schedule, personal calendars, and events inside Platoon.

Tip: Personal calendars are private to you.

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Calendar overview with shift details

Calendar Overview

Calendar Overview

Your Calendar shows your shift schedule, events, trade requests, and shift details in one place.

  • Tap a day to view shift details
  • Use Manage Calendars to control personal calendars
  • Use Manage Events to add or review personal events
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Manage calendars list

Manage Calendars

Manage Calendars

Manage Calendars is where you create personal calendars, import outside calendars, and control what appears on your Platoon calendar.

  • Create calendars for overtime, kids sports, appointments, or vacations
  • Import events from an outside calendar app
  • Turn calendars on or off
  • Review how each calendar affects trade warnings
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Create a personal calendar

New Calendar

Create a Personal Calendar

Personal calendars help separate different parts of your life so your schedule stays organized.

  • Give the calendar a clear name
  • Choose a color
  • Decide whether it should affect trade warnings
  • Choose whether it appears on your calendar
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Trade impact options

Trade Impact

Visibility & Trade Impact

Trade impact controls how events on that calendar affect trade decisions.

  • Block: marks the time as unavailable for trades
  • Warn: shows a caution but still allows trading
  • None: shows the event without affecting trades
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Manage personal events

Manage Events

Manage Events

Manage Events is where you can search, filter, review, and add personal events.

  • Search for events
  • Filter by calendar or event type
  • Review upcoming personal events
  • Start a new personal event
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Create a personal event

New Personal Event

Create a Personal Event

Personal events can be single-day, multi-day, all-day, or recurring.

  • Add title, date, time, and location
  • Choose which personal calendar it belongs to
  • Use repeating events when needed
  • Events can appear directly on your Calendar
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