# Category Options

### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts57">Function</span></span>**

<span class="rvts23">The **Category Sort** option allows you to display your events by category, instead of all at once. This helps your participants navigate your account (especially if you have a large volume of events) with ease. It can also be used to </span><span class="rvts20">direct participants to a certain event without an option to toggle to the other open event on the account. ​</span>

### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts57">Location</span></span>**

<span class="rvts23">On the Events Preview page, you will see the grey button Event Settings. Click on the button to access the settings and the category sort.</span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20173.png)

<span class="rvts20">At the bottom of the **Events Settings** page is the **Category Sort** section (the page may be collapsed and expanded when you access it)</span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20174.png)

### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts24">Manage Categories for Events</span></span>**

<span class="rvts23">This area allows you to show your events by category, instead of all at once. This may help your participants navigate your account (especially if you have a large volume of events). Below are the areas of this section.</span>

### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts24">Category Sort</span></span>**

<div class="rvps10" id="bkmrk-categories-page-titl"><table width="624"><tbody><tr><td>**<span class="rvts39">Categories Page Title:</span>**

</td><td><span class="rvts23">This feature allows you to name the Categories page</span>

</td></tr><tr><td>**<span class="rvts39">Allow customer to select category first </span>**

</td><td><span class="rvts23">allows you to have an initial sort on your account before the events are displayed.</span>

</td></tr><tr><td>**<span class="rvts39">Category selector not displayed</span><span class="rvts23"> </span>**

</td><td><span class="rvts23">allows you to create a URL based on the category you entered in the Category column for your event(s).</span>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

</div>### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts24">Events Categories</span></span>**

<span class="rvts23">This table allows you to manage categories for your events.</span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20175.png)

### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts57">Ways to Use</span></span>**

#### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts137">Display all events by category</span></span>**

<span class="rvts20">To have your participants use the account URL and then see all of the events. Add the category for each event on the Events Preview page.</span>

<span class="rvts20">On the </span>**<span class="rvts21">Global Setup / Business</span>**<span class="rvts20"> **page,** create a customized account URL for your company, such as </span>[https://pickatime.com/nameofyourcompany](https://pickatime.com/nameofyourcompany)<span class="rvts143"> </span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20176.png)

<span class="rvts20">On the </span>**<span class="rvts21">Events / Preview</span>**<span class="rvts20"> page, enter text in the Category column for each event. For example, if you wanted the event URL to be</span>[ ](https://pickatime.com/TLCLand/PTA)[https://pickatime.com/](https://pickatime.com/TLCLand/PTA)[nameofyourcompany](https://pickatime.com/nameofyourcompany)[/PTA](https://pickatime.com/TLCLand/PTA),<span class="rvts20"> then enter PTA in the category column. </span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20177.png)

<span class="rvts20">On the **Events Preview/Event Settings** page, go to Manage Categories for Events and click</span><span class="rvts21"> </span><span class="rvts39">Allow customer to select category first.</span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20178.png)

<span class="rvts20">On the **Event Management/Settings/UI Setup tab, Scheduling Link section**, you will see the Scheduling Link for the account. This is the URL you provide to your participants. </span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20179.png)

#### **<span class="rvts0"><span class="rvts24">Display the events by a custom URL </span></span>**

<span class="rvts20">You can use the Category Option if you want to direct participants to a certain event without an option to toggle to the other open event on the account. ​</span>

<span class="rvts20">On the </span>**<span class="rvts21">Global Setup / Business</span>**<span class="rvts20"> page, create a customized account URL for your company, such as </span>[https://pickatime.com/nameofyourcompany](https://pickatime.com/nameofyourcompany)<span class="rvts143"> </span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20180.png)

<span class="rvts20">On the </span>**<span class="rvts21">Events / Preview</span>**<span class="rvts20"> page, enter text in the Category column for each event. For example, if you wanted the event URL to be</span>[ ](https://pickatime.com/TLCLand/PTA)[https://pickatime.com/](https://pickatime.com/TLCLand/PTA)[nameofyourcompany](https://pickatime.com/nameofyourcompany)[/PTA](https://pickatime.com/TLCLand/PTA),<span class="rvts20"> then enter PTA in the category column. </span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20181.png)

<span class="rvts20">On the Events Preview/Event Settings page, go to Manage Categories for Events and click</span><span class="rvts21"> </span><span class="rvts39">Allow customer to select category first,</span><span class="rvts23"> and then</span><span class="rvts39"> the Category selector is not displayed</span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20182.png)

<span class="rvts20">On the Event Management level, on the Settings/UI Setup tab, Scheduling Link section, you would see the Scheduling link for the category. This is the URL you provide to your participants. </span>

![](https://pickatime.com/help/lib/NewItem%20183.png)