There are plenty of reasons why Google Calendar is our favorite tool for planning events, inviting guests and staying in touch with attendees. Check out this video for an introduction to some of the basic tools for your Calendar, some of which you should be using every day!

It’s really easy to get started with some of the basic tasks in your Google Calendar. After you’ve created an event, Google makes it extremely easy to invite people that are important to you. Calendar syncs with your Google Contacts, so you can just start typing their name to quickly add them to an event.

If you’re unfamiliar with the Gmail integration in Google Calendar, you should definitely check it out! One way to make sure that you’ve emailed everyone from a recent event is by sending a message through the actual event.