# Creating Events
> Create events by dragging across empty slots — or entirely from the keyboard.
Press on an empty slot and drag to select a range — releasing creates an
event and emits `eventChange` with `action: 'create'`. In the month view the
same gesture spans days and creates an all-day event.
```html
```
```js
const pad = n => String(n).padStart(2, '0')
const day = offset => {
const date = new Date()
date.setDate(date.getDate() - ((date.getDay() + 6) % 7) + offset)
return `${date.getFullYear()}-${pad(date.getMonth() + 1)}-${pad(date.getDate())}`
}
const element = document.getElementById('schedulerCreate')
const log = document.getElementById('schedulerCreateLog')
new coreui.Scheduler(element, {
dayStartHour: 8,
dayEndHour: 18,
snap: 15,
events: [
{
id: 'busy', title: 'Busy', start: `${day(1)}T10:00`, end: `${day(1)}T11:00`
}
]
})
element.addEventListener('eventChange.coreui.scheduler', event => {
if (event.action === 'create') {
log.textContent = `Created: ${event.event.start} → ${event.event.end}`
}
})
```
Set `selectable: false` to turn range selection (and click selection) off.
## From the keyboard
The time grid is keyboard-navigable: Tab into it, move between
slots with the arrow keys, press Enter to anchor a selection,
extend it with ↑/↓ (by `snap`) and
←/→ (by day), then Enter to create —
or Escape to cancel.