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Set up a shared family calendar that people look at
School, clubs and work collide. Get a simple shared calendar setup and colour rules everyone understands.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Help us set up a shared family calendar. People: [names] Tools we use: [Google / Apple / paper] What must be on it: [school, clubs, work late, handovers] Privacy: [who sees what] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A simple structure (calendars/colours). 2. Setup steps for Google Calendar sharing if we're on Google. 3. Rules for adding events. 4. A weekly five-minute review slot. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. names: a short note you already have. Google / Apple / paper: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Copilot
Help us set up a shared family calendar. People: [names] Tools we use: [Google / Apple / paper] What must be on it: [school, clubs, work late, handovers] Privacy: [who sees what] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A simple structure (calendars/colours). 2. Setup steps for Google Calendar sharing if we're on Google. 3. Rules for adding events. 4. A weekly five-minute review slot. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, diagnoses or legal outcomes. UK English. Stay in this Copilot chat. Leave plugins off, and do not open a file from OneDrive.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. names: a short note you already have. Google / Apple / paper: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You list people and calendar tools you use.
The assistant asks about privacy.
You get setup steps, colour rules and a weekly review.
What happens
Use Copilot to set up a shared family calendar that people look at
School, clubs and work collide. Get a simple shared calendar setup and colour rules everyone understands.
Tools
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