Hosting your first event

The steps are in the order you'll meet them, and each one links to the article that covers it in full.

1. 1Tap the create button (the plus in the middle of the bottom bar on a phone, or Create at the top of the side menu on a computer) and pick Create event. Give it a name, a time and a place. Everything else is optional. See Create an event.
2. 2Choose who can see it. Under Guests & RSVPs, open Visibility and pick Public, Network, Orbit only or Private. Private is invite only: the people you invite, plus anyone you send the link to. See Who can see your event.
3. 3Tap Create event, and a sheet opens that says It's live. Send it. Tap Send the link and drop it in a text or a group chat. Anyone who opens it can reply from their browser with no account, because RSVP without an account is on for a new event. See Invite guests.
4. 4The same sheet invites people from your Orbit and takes email addresses and phone numbers. Open it again any time with Invite at the top of the event.
5. 5Keep track of the replies. The top of your event counts Going, Maybe, No reply and Can't go. Tap a count to see who. Remind sends one reminder to everyone you invited on Joinue who hasn't answered. See Keep track of who's coming.
6. 6Open the Prep tab for what usually gets lost in a group chat. Add a Bring list so guests can claim what they're bringing, or a Poll to settle a question. See Prep: bring lists, polls, and to-dos.
7. 7For news that isn't a new time or place, like where to park, tap Announce at the top of the event. Your guests hear about it, and it shows in the event's chat too. See Post an announcement.