Making multiple dates unavailable at once

The "Make site unavailable this date" function on the Rack's right-click menu is handy for single dates, but there may be times when you want to block many days in a row.  Instead of a lot of right-clicking, there is an easier way to do this.

To block multiple nights at once:

1. Right-click on the site.

2. Select Site Details.

3. Add the dates to the Special Dates Unavailable field as a range.  For instance, "7/3/05 to 7/10/05".

4. Click Save.

Note: If other dates already exist in that field, add the range to the end (with a comma before it).  If there are a lot of dates in the field already, click to put the text cursor in the field and press the End key to get to the end.  It will scroll as needed when you type in the new date range.

While you're in there, you should also clear out any dates that are already in the past.  It will help speed things up.

Tip: If you need to do this for multiple sites, don't forget you can copy/paste text.  Select/highlight the date range after you type it for the first site and press Ctrl-C to copy it.  Then get to the Site Details for the next site (the "Next" button in Site Details can be handy for this if they're consecutive sites), put the cursor where it's needed, and Ctrl-V to paste.  If you're new to copy/paste, this may take a few tries to get used to the sequence.