Personalize Calendar

Modified on Wed, 9 Jul at 5:10 PM

On this page:

  • Change how you see your calendar
  • Color-code calendars and events
  • Change calendar time zones
  • Add another time zone

Change how you see your calendar

Outlook:
Select your view

Calendar:
Change your calendar view

Outlook 2016
 

Outlook 2013

Outlook 2010

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. In the top right, choose a view: DayWeekMonth, Year, Schedule, or 4 days.


 


Color-code calendars and events

Outlook:
Color categories

Calendar:
Color-coding

Outlook 2016

Outlook 2013

Outlook 2010

Give your calendars, reminders, and tasks different colors to tell them apart. For example, make all events related to a project the same color.

Change color for all events in a calendar:

  1. On the left under My calendars, point to the calendar.
  2. Click More and select a color or click Add  to choose a custom color.

Change color for a single event:
  1. Right-click an event.
  2. Select a new color.


Change calendar time zones

Outlook:
Time zones

Calendar:
Time zone

Outlook 2016

Outlook 2013

Outlook 2010

When you travel, you can change your time zone and see your calendar in the local time wherever you are.

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. In the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings.
  3. In "Time Zone," click Primary time zone Down arrow and then choose your time zone.

Add another time zone

Outlook:
Set and swap time zones

Calendar:
Time zones

Outlook 2016, 2013, and 2010

If you work with people in another time zone, you can add their time zone to Calendar. Seeing the time where they are makes it easier to schedule events during everyone’s working hours.

Note: Guests see events you create in their own time zone.

  1. On your computer, open Google Calendar.
  2. In the top right, click Settings Settings and then Settings.
  3. In the "Time Zone" section, click Display secondary time zone.
  4. Click Secondary time zone Down arrow and then choose your time zone.

 


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