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Now that you know how to use all the key features in Calendar, you can customize it further to match the way you work.
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Manage event notifications
You can decide how you want to manage your incoming event notifications.
Turn notifications on or off:
- In Calendar, click Settings
Settings.
- On the left under General, click Event settings.
- Click Notifications and select an option:
- Off
- Desktop notifications
- Alerts
- (Optional) To set up a sound for your incoming notifications, check the Play notification sounds box.
- (Optional) To manage your notifications, on the left, click your calendar
General notifications.
- Next to each option, click the Down arrow
and select None or Email.
Set event-specific notifications:
- When you're creating your event, at the bottom, click More options.
- Click Add notification.
- Select a time period for notifications.
- (Optional) To add another notification, click Add notification and repeat steps 2-3.
Choose your calendar view
You can choose how many days you see at a time in your calendar view. Select the option that’s best for you at the top of your calendar.
Choose your calendar view:
- At the top right in the calendar view box, click the Down arrow
and choose an option:
- View a calendar by day, week, month, or year
- View your schedule
- Hide or show weekends
- Hide or show declined events
- To view multiple calendars side-by-side in day view—select Day view and check the boxes next to the calendars you want to see.
- To view the next or previous day’s calendar—next to Today, click Next
or Previous
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Manage your calendar view settings:
- Click Settings
Settings.
- On the left under General, click View options.
- Depending on the view you want, check or uncheck the following boxes:
- Show weekends
- Show declined events
- Show week numbers
- Reduce the brightness of past events
- View calendars side by side in Day View
- Click Start week on and choose when to start the week.
- Go to the Set custom view field and click the Down arrow
to choose the number of days or weeks you want to appear in your calendar view.
- Go to the Alternate calendars field and click the Down arrow
to choose an alternate calendar.
Change your calendar's look
Changing the way your calendar appears can help you when you have several calendars layered on the same screen.
Change your calendar’s density and color set:
- Click Settings
Density and color.
- Click Color set
Modern (with white text) or Classic (with black text).
- Click Information density
Compact or Responsive to your screen.
- Click Done.
Change your calendars’ color set:
- On the left under My calendars, point to the calendar.
- Click More
and select a color or click Add
to choose a custom color.
Change an event’s color:
- Right-click an event.
- Select a new color.
Note: If you change the color of an event, the original color is represented as a vertical line on the left side of the event.
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