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Quick Start

Initial Setup​

  1. Open Settings → Prisma Calendar and confirm your Active Calendar.
  2. Set Directory to the folder where event notes should live (e.g., Calendar/).
  3. (Optional) Adjust frontmatter property names for Start/End/AllDay/Title if you use custom keys.
  4. (Optional) Set Template path to a Templater template for new events.

Opening Your Calendar​

After installing Prisma Calendar, you can open your calendar in two ways:

Ribbon Icon (Default)​

By default, each calendar adds a calendar icon to the left sidebar. Simply click it to open the calendar.

Command Palette​

  1. Press Ctrl/Cmd + P to open Obsidian's command palette
  2. Type: Prisma Calendar: Open [Calendar Name]
  3. Press Enter

Additional options:

  • Hide ribbon icons - Go to Settings → Prisma Calendar → select calendar → General → disable "Show ribbon icon"
  • Set a hotkey - Go to Settings → Hotkeys → search "Prisma Calendar: Open" → assign your preferred shortcut (e.g., Ctrl + Shift + C)
  • Multiple calendars - Each calendar has its own ribbon icon and command

All Prisma Calendar commands start with Prisma Calendar: to make them easy to find in the command palette.

Creating Your First Event​

There are two ways to create an event:

  • Click on the calendar — click any empty spot on the calendar canvas to create an event at that date/time.
  • Create Event button — click the + Create Event button at the top left of the calendar view.

Both methods open the event creation modal where you can set the title, time, recurrence, and more.

Recurring Events​

To make an event recurring, check the Recurring checkbox in the event creation modal. From there you can configure the frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, yearly), select specific days, set an end date, and more.

Set “Future instances count” in settings to control how many future notes are generated; beyond that, events appear as read-only virtual items.

Interacting with Events​

Once your calendar is open, you can:

  • Hover to preview notes (if enabled)
  • Click to open the underlying file
  • Drag to move/resize; snap respects your Snap duration (Settings → UI Settings)
  • Batch-select to duplicate/delete or move/clone to next week