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Managing Events

How to work with calendar events and scheduled blocks in Samvise

Managing Events

Learn how to view, edit, and manage both your Google Calendar events and Samvise-scheduled task blocks.

Viewing Events

Calendar View

Your calendar shows:

  • Scheduled task blocks - Tasks placed by Samvise (synced to "App Schedule")
  • Busy events - Your Google Calendar events, shown so you can see your real availability

Task blocks are colored by time window; busy events are visually distinct so you can tell them apart at a glance.

Event Details

Click a task block to see the task's details — title, time, priority, and lock status.

Working with Task Blocks

Drag to Reschedule

  • Click and drag a block to a new time
  • The task and the Google Calendar event update
  • Moved blocks are locked so the scheduler keeps them where you put them

Resize Duration

  • Drag the edge of a block to adjust its duration
  • The Google Calendar event updates to match

Locking and Unlocking

Lock a Block

  • Prevents the scheduler from moving it
  • Manually placed and moved blocks are locked automatically
  • Locked blocks show a lock indicator

Unlock a Block

  • Lets the scheduler move it again when your schedule changes

When to Lock

  • Time-sensitive work
  • Sessions coordinated with others
  • Anything that must happen at a specific time

Deleting Blocks

Deleting a block removes that work session from the calendar (and from Google Calendar) — the task itself stays on your list and can be rescheduled. Deleting the task removes the task and its blocks.

Google Calendar Events

Read-Only in Samvise

Samvise displays your Google events and plans around them, but never modifies them:

  • Edit them in Google Calendar directly
  • Changes sync to Samvise automatically

Busy Time

Events on your selected calendars mark time as busy — tasks are never scheduled over them. If a calendar shouldn't affect your availability (holidays, birthdays), deselect it in Settings > Google Calendar.

Recurring Events

Google Calendar Recurring Events

  • Each occurrence counts as busy time
  • Edit the series or single instances in Google Calendar; changes sync to Samvise

Samvise Recurring Tasks

  • Each occurrence appears as its own block
  • Fixed-time occurrences are locked at their set time
  • You can skip individual occurrences — see Recurring Tasks

Time Zones

  • All events are displayed in your configured timezone (Settings > Timezone)
  • Changing your timezone updates your schedule automatically
  • Daylight saving transitions are handled automatically

Reminders

  • Google Calendar reminders on your own events keep working as configured — Samvise doesn't touch them
  • For task reminders, configure lead time and channels in Settings > Notifications

Best Practices

Keep Your Calendar Complete

  • Add all commitments, including tentative ones and travel time — Samvise can only plan around what it can see

Honor Scheduled Blocks

  • Treat task blocks like meetings with yourself
  • If you can't do one, move it rather than ignoring it — the scheduler adapts

Don't Over-Pack

  • Leave breathing room; an optional buffer between blocks is available in Settings > Scheduling

Troubleshooting

Events not showing

  • Verify the calendar is selected for sync in Settings > Google Calendar
  • Check the sync status in Settings

Wrong times displaying

  • Verify your timezone setting

Can't edit an event

  • Google Calendar events are read-only in Samvise — edit them in Google

Next Steps