| Type | Description |
| Meeting | Use to schedule a meeting with others and send e-mail invitations they can respond to (for example, accept, decline, or propose changes).
Meeting entries contain start and end times and dates, and time zones. Meetings count as busy time in your free time schedule by default. |
| Appointment | Use to schedule time within a day in your calendar.
Appointment entries contain start and end times and dates, and time zones. Appointments count as busy time in your free time schedule by default. |
| All Day Event | Use to schedule an entire day or block of days (such as vacation time) in your calendar.
All day event entries contain start and end dates. All day events count as busy time in your free time schedule by default. |
| Anniversary | Use to add annual events such as birthdays to your calendar. Anniversary entries repeat on the same date for 10 consecutive years beginning on the date you specify (unless you click Repeat in an anniversary entry and change its duration).
Anniversary entries contain a start date. Anniversaries do not count as busy time in your free time schedule by default. |
| Reminder | Use to remind yourself of something at a particular time.
Reminder entries contain a start date, time, and time zone. Reminders do not count as busy time in your free time schedule by default. |
| Event Announcement | Use to schedule a meeting with others and send broadcast e-mail invitations they can add to their calendars without having to respond to you. You can send event announcements to a large group of people and, unlike meeting invitations, the group is not expanded.
Event announcement entries contain start and end times and dates, and time zones. Event announcements count as busy time in your free time schedule by default. |