Written by Tanja Google Workplace
Are you in a desperate need to cancel an event due to something that just came up?
We are living in this busy world where at most times we feel overbooked by events and it is great to have tools to help us organize our schedules when life gets busy.
So, if you are one of those using Google Calendar for scheduling your events, it is useful to know that it offers many options that can assist you in your scheduling. One of these features allows you to cancel events, delete goals and even remove tasks if you want to.
The cancellation of a Google Calendar event is very straightforward and it is the same whether you are using a Mac, Windows, Linux or Chromebook computer.
So, take these steps if you want to cancel an event on your Google Calendar using your computer.
Google Calendar will ask you if you want to send a cancellation notification email to your event guest. This is totally optional, but if you want to do it, write a message in the box that appears and click on 'Send'. On the contrary, click 'Don’t Send'.
The steps to cancel a Google Calendar event from a mobile device are quite similar to the desktop version. Follow our guidelines if you want to try this out using your mobile phone.
Your Google Calendar will do its job immediately by sending a cancellation notification email to the guests that need to be informed.
You can do this for sure, and you should also know that after you delete it, that event will stay in the trash for the next thirty days in case you want to restore it.
Quick Note: Users can only access the trash option from the desktop version. Also, those who have the option Make changes to events or Make changes AND manage sharing for their calendar, are able to delete and restore events from the trash.
Check out these steps to learn how you can permanently delete an event from your Google Calendar:
If you want to delete all events, choose the option 'Empty trash' that is in the top right corner of your screen and just click on 'Empty'.
Important Note: Only the creator of the Google Calendar event has the authority to cancel an event for all guests. After deleting an event, it may still remain on backup copies of the calendar.
Certainly! You can do this in just a few steps and this is what you’ll need to do:
Also, if you see yourself as an organized person, you would definitely benefit from the use of Google sheets special characters, so why not explore more on how to use them properly from now on?!