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How To Use Shovel (Help Center)

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  1. 🏫 CONNECT SCHOOL SYSTEMS

    How to sync school platforms with Shovel
  2. Connect Brightspace to Shovel
  3. Connect Canvas to Shovel
  4. 📅 EXTERNAL CALENDARS
    Connect Moodle to Shovel
  5. View Google calendar events inside Shovel
  6. View Apple calendar events inside Shovel
  7. 🗓️ CALENDAR
    View Outlook calendar events inside Shovel
  8. Share Your Shovel Calendar With External Calendars (Google, Apple, Outlook)
  9. Start a new term/semester
  10. Add Holidays
  11. Create Your Schedule
  12. Awake Time
  13. ✅ TASKS
    Minimum Study Time Block
  14. Upload Your PDF Syllabus — Shovel Will Create Tasks and Events Automatically
  15. Create New Tasks
  16. Create Repeat Tasks
  17. Create Exams
  18. How To Plan Tasks in Shovel
  19. How Auto-plan Works in Shovel
  20. Task List
  21. How To Duplicate a Task
  22. Share your syllabus with friends or between terms
  23. 📈 ANALYTICS
    Add Grades
  24. Analytics
  25. The Cushion (Procrastination Curve)
  26. 💻 HOW TO INSTALL SHOVEL ON YOUR DEVICES
    Study Streak Heat-Map
  27. Tablets - How to install Shovel on iPad/tablet
  28. Phones- How to install Shovel on your phone
  29. 🛠️ TROUBLESHOOTING
    Computers - How to install Shovel on your computer
  30. Why can't I see my Canvas /Brightspace courses when linking my school platform?
  31. Can't login on mobile?
  32. Google calendar events don't show up in Shovel instantly
  33. Clear Your Browser Cache
  34. 👩‍🎓 Account
    Notifications in Shovel Mobile App
  35. Cancel/Pause Subscription
  36. Delete account
  37. How To Reset Your Password
  38. Change Email Address
  1. How To Use Shovel (Help Center)
  2. Minimum Study Time Block
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Minimum Study Time Block

Learn how to adjust your minimum study time block in Shovel

As a student, your free time — the time that you’re not in sitting class, doing activities, eating, or partying — is your available study time. 

But some free time is too small to use for studying and every student is different.

That’s why in Shovel you can set what is YOUR Minimum Study Time block so that Shovel doesn’t count the small slivers of time in your schedule as Study Time.

To Adjust Your Minimum Study Time Block 

Step 1: Find the “adjust icon” in the left sidebar > Adjust study time 

Step 2: Adjust the Minimum Study Time Block slider

Any free time block that is longer than the value you set will be Study Time and any free time block that is shorter than the value you set will be Extra time. 

Try to have as little Extra time in your schedule as possible.