# Control who can add events to a Confluence calendar

Who can add events to a Confluence calendar is decided by Confluence permissions on the calendar, which follow the space it is saved in. People with edit rights there can add and change events; people with view rights can only read. On a page, the Calendar macro also needs **Event editing** on before anyone can add events from it.

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## Before you start

* You need to be a space administrator to change space permissions.
* There is no separate list of calendar editors inside Capable Calendar.

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## Steps

1. Save the calendar in a space whose members should be able to edit it. For a site-wide calendar, use **Global calendars**.
2. In **Space settings**, give edit rights to the people who should add events, and view rights to everyone who should only read.
3. To stop readers adding events from a particular page, edit that page, open the Calendar macro and turn **Event editing** off.
4. Ask someone with view rights only to open the calendar and click a day. They should be told they do not have permission to create events.

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## A few things that catch people out

* Capable checks permissions every time someone uses the calendar, so a change takes effect straight away.
* Built-in calendars, such as Recently viewed pages and Mentions, are always read-only.
* Subscription links are personal and read-only. Someone removed from a space may still see the feed for a short while; see [Feed security](https://help.gocapable.com/calendar/feed-security.html).

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## Related

### [Who can create and edit events](https://help.gocapable.com/calendar/who-can-create-and-edit-events.html)

The full permission rules.

### [Saved calendars are Confluence content](https://help.gocapable.com/calendar/saved-calendars-are-confluence-content.html)

Where calendars are stored.

### [Cannot create or edit events in a shared calendar](https://help.gocapable.com/calendar/cannot-create-or-edit-events-in-a-shared-calendar.html)

When editing is blocked.

### [Confluence calendar permissions and administration](https://help.gocapable.com/calendar/confluence-calendar-permissions-and-administration.html)

More admin guides.

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_Edit rights in the space, edit rights on the calendar._