# Event creation - Basic details

First step of the event creation wizard is to set the basic information to describe your event:

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1. **Name** of the event: Remember, this is will be used by your users to find your event, so make it unique and easy to find!
2. **Description** of the event
3. **Icon**: Choose the icon to identify your event
4. **Colour**: Choose the colour of your event

Having completed all the fields on the Basic Details page as needed, click on **Next** to move to [Event creation - Account template](https://docs.sandboxstudiosoftware.com/books/manager-guide/page/event-creation-account-template "Event creation - Account template")