> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.opigno.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Event creation

You can access the event creation tool in two ways:

1. Click the **Add new event** button above the **Manage events** dashboard:

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/connect-i/L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5/images/image_2026-02-16_182935834.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5&q=85&s=0ccb9904ba5822d3dcf3ee0c91b2518b" alt="Image 2026 02 16 182935834" title="Image 2026 02 16 182935834" className="mx-auto" width="1024" height="433" data-path="images/image_2026-02-16_182935834.png" />
2. Click **Create event** in the menu on the left.

   <img src="https://mintcdn.com/connect-i/L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5/images/image_2026-02-16_183006235.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5&q=85&s=3e732a46d53d35742dce6fa3d204bab3" alt="Image 2026 02 16 183006235" title="Image 2026 02 16 183006235" className="mx-auto" style={{ width:"36%" }} width="354" height="316" data-path="images/image_2026-02-16_183006235.png" />

The event creation tool will open, where you can configure the basic details of the event:

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/connect-i/4jw5z6oV58BoET0J/images/image_2026-02-16_183441564.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=4jw5z6oV58BoET0J&q=85&s=545169031091bbab5a1189ceaad0537f" alt="Image 2026 02 16 183441564" title="Image 2026 02 16 183441564" className="mx-auto" width="1024" height="1328" data-path="images/image_2026-02-16_183441564.png" />

**Title**: The name of the event, searchable and visible in the calendar. The maximum length is 255 characters. **It is a required field.**

**Description**: An overview of the event for the learners. The text length is unlimited, while the editor tool provides flexible editing capabilities.

**Type**: Choose whether the event is:

* **Online**: If you choose this option, you can enter a video conference URL.

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/connect-i/L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5/images/image_2026-02-16_183123368.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5&q=85&s=76dac6e4651da15953e2a8b311690528" alt="Image 2026 02 16 183123368" title="Image 2026 02 16 183123368" className="mx-auto" style={{ width:"59%" }} width="640" height="265" data-path="images/image_2026-02-16_183123368.png" />
* **Offline**: If you choose this option, you can enter the physical location of the event.

  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/connect-i/L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5/images/image_2026-02-16_183142058.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5&q=85&s=98e70828ce6100e2c8556666928f5947" alt="Image 2026 02 16 183142058" title="Image 2026 02 16 183142058" className="mx-auto" style={{ width:"59%" }} width="640" height="258" data-path="images/image_2026-02-16_183142058.png" />

**Start date/time**: The start date and time of the event.

**End data/time**: The end date and time of the event.

**Restrict to a specific learner area**: Here, you can limit the event to one or more learner areas (or their sublevels). If enabled but no learner area is selected, the event will remain visible to all areas.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/connect-i/L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5/images/image_2026-02-16_183206237.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5&q=85&s=a97f63b4e018545e88f58fe4c55546db" alt="Image 2026 02 16 183206237" title="Image 2026 02 16 183206237" className="mx-auto" style={{ width:"79%" }} width="1024" height="425" data-path="images/image_2026-02-16_183206237.png" />

**Visibility**: Choose who can see the event:

* **General**: Visible to every learner in the selected learner area(s).
* **Training specific**: Visible only to learners enrolled in a single chosen training (from the list of published trainings in the learner area).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/connect-i/L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5/images/image_2026-02-16_183236827.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=L6kQkIaEEL8A0JI5&q=85&s=f0196d4b073bdc7874268c866daf016a" alt="Image 2026 02 16 183236827" title="Image 2026 02 16 183236827" className="mx-auto" style={{ width:"78%" }} width="1024" height="306" data-path="images/image_2026-02-16_183236827.png" />

After you have applied all the necessary settings on this page, click the **Create event** button to save the event.

To discard the draft of the event, click **Cancel**.
