Personalize Calendar

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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	On your computer, open Google Calendar. In the top right, choose a view: Day, Week, Month, 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: 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 color for a single event: Right-click an event. 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. On your computer, open Google Calendar. In the top right, click Settings Settings. In "Time Zone," click Primary time zone 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. On your computer, open Google Calendar. In the top right, click Settings Settings. In the "Time Zone" section, click Display secondary time zone. Click Secondary time zone choose your time zone.