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Clarify Calendar and To-Do building block pages (#31742)

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* Clarify Calendar building block page

* Add examples of To-do integrations to actually use building block

* re-clarify calendar triggers

earlier commit cleaned up a bit, but realized this paragraph was in a weird spot, moving it where it makes more sense
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@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ description: Instructions on how to integrate calendars within Home Assistant.
ha_release: 0.33
ha_domain: calendar
ha_quality_scale: internal
ha_category: []
ha_category:
- Calendar
ha_codeowners:
- '@home-assistant/core'
ha_integration_type: entity
@ -16,13 +17,10 @@ dashboard and can be used with automations.
This page does not provide instructions on how to create calendar
entities. Please see the ["Calendar" category](/integrations/#calendar) on the
integrations page to find integration offering calendar entities.
integrations page to find integrations offering calendar entities. For example, [Local Calendar](/integrations/local_calendar/) is a fully local integration to create calendars and events within your Home Assistant instance or other integrations work with other services providing calendar data.
{% include integrations/building_block_integration.md %}
A calendar {% term entity %} has a {% term state %} and attributes representing the next event (only).
A calendar {% term trigger %} is much more flexible, has fewer limitations, and is
recommended for automations instead of using the entity state.
## Viewing and managing calendars
@ -43,6 +41,9 @@ event's start or end. Review the [Automating Home Assistant](/getting-started/au
getting started guide on automations or the [Automation](/docs/automation/)
documentation for full details.
Calendar {% term triggers %} are the best way to automate based on calendar events.
A calendar {% term entity %} can also be used to automate based on its state, but these are limited and attributes only represent the next event.
{% my automations badge %}
![Screenshot Trigger](/images/integrations/calendar/trigger.png)

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@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ dashboard for tracking items and whether or not they have been completed.
{% include integrations/building_block_integration.md %}
For example, [Local To-do](/integrations/local_todo/) is a fully local integration to create to-do lists and tasks within your Home Assistant instance, [Shopping list](/integrations/shopping_list) specifically for shopping that can be added to with Assist, or other integrations work with online services providing to-do list data.
## Viewing and managing to-do lists
Each to-do list is represented as its own entity in Home Assistant and can be