2.4. Natural Language Input

With Calendars 5 you can create events by simply typing a descriptive title in plain English. The app will recognize the input and schedule an event for you. The feature is currently available for English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian.    

To turn Natural Language Input off, follow these steps:    

  1. Launch the Calendars application.  
  2. Go to Setting within the app.
  3. Select Edit Options.
  4. Switch off the Natural Language Input toggle.

Note: To go to Calendars Settings on iPhone, tap on the three horizontal lines button 



Here are some examples of the titles Calendars 5 will understand:

  • Meeting 7 am
  • Meeting at 7 pm
  • Meeting at 23:45
  • Meeting at four
  • Meeting at 9 am PDT
  • Meeting today with Robert
  • Go GYM at nine till eleven
  • Go GYM at nine for 5 hours
  • Meeting at nine during 5 hours
  • Lunch at noon for 30 minutes
  • Short conversation in one hour
  • Event in 5 days
  • Meeting with Tom 14:00
  • Meeting with Tom 930 pm
  • Meeting with Tom 14:00-16:00
  • Movie 2/12
  • BDay 13 January
  • Event 1st of January 2020
  • Event 2nd of Aug 2020
  • Go GYM 03/21/2020
  • Go GYM 2.05.2020 19:00
  • Meeting on Mon
  • Meeting next Friday
  • Vacation starts 10 Jan ends 17 Jan
  • Vacation starts 10 January 2020 ends 17 January
  • Lunch tomorrow at Starbucks at 8 am
  • Grocery shopping at Wegman's Thursday at 5 pm
  • Lunch at 123 Main St. at 5 pm
  • Paying bills day on 3rd Tuesday of each month
  • Paying bills day repeat on the 3rd Tuesday of each month
  • Paying bills every last Friday of Month
  • Paying bills day today Repeat every month
  • Paying bills day today repeat every 2 days
  • Paying bills day today repeat every 3 weeks
  • Piano lessons on Fridays at 3 am
  • Piano lessons Tuesdays and Thursdays and Mondays at 6 pm
  • Piano lessons Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5-6 pm from 1/21 to 2/23
  • Katine's BDay 13 January repeat yearly
  • Yoga training at 12 every Sunday
  • Soccer practice every Tue at 6
  • Sam's birthday every year on 5/16
  • Lunch every Tuesday until 2/5
  • Meeting with John tomorrow every day until 12.10.2020
  • Sam's birthday June 19 yearly
  • Lunch every day until next Friday
  • Lunch every day for 2 weeks
  • Tennis on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays at 10
  • Tennis every wed and Fri at 6 pm
  • Piano lesson today at 5-7:30 pm
  • Meeting for 2 hours 4 pm next Friday
  • Lexus test drive from 5 PM to 7 PM on Friday
  • Work 19:00-19:30
  • Holiday from 11 October till 18 October
  • Holiday from 5/5 till 5/10
  • Meet John at 18:00 15th September
  • 12/09 Meet John at Mall from 9:30 to 12:00
  • Assign an event to a calendar by typing #NameOfTheCalendar in the event title


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