Learn the basics of Google Calendar.

1. How to Use Google
Calendar
By Hazel Elenzano

2. GOOGLE CALENDAR IS A FREE ONLINE
CALENDAR. IT’S EASY TO KEEP TRACK OF YOUR
SCHEDULE AND LET YOUR FRIENDS OR CO-
WORKERS SEE IT BY SHARING YOUR CALENDAR.
Why Use Google Calendar?

3. H A V E A G O O G L E A C C O U N T ? V I S I T T H E G O O G L E
C A L E N D A R H O M E P A G E ,
How to Sign Up

4. Enter Google account and password.

5. Create an Event.

6. Click an empty day or time in the calendar.

7. Enter the name of the event.

8. Click Create Event.

9. Or click Create button. Enter the name of event.

10. Edit the name of the event.

11. Enter event details.

12. Click Save after that.

13. Invite Guests to Your Events
Create invitations for your events, invite your friends
and receive responses all in one place.

14. Click or create an event.

15. Click Edit event.

16. Enter email address of your guests.

17. Click Add.

18. Click Send or Don’t send if you want to notify your
guest or not.

19. S E C O N D A R Y C A L E N D A R F O R O T H E R P A R T S O F
Y O U R L I F E .
Create a New Calendar

20. In My Calendar,
click the drop-
down arrow

21. Click Create New Calendar.

22. Enter the details of the new calendar.

23. Click Create Calendar.

24. Y O U C A N E D I T N A M E O F C A L E N D A R ,
E S P E C I A L L Y I F Y O U H A V E M U L T I P L E
C A L E N D A R S .
Edit Your Calendar

25. Go to My
Calendar
drop-down
menu and
click Settings.

26. Click the calendar, you want to change.

27. Type the new name of the calendar.

28. Click Save.

29. A D D Y O U R F R I E N D ’ S C A L E N D A R F O L L O W I N G
T H E S E S T E P S .
Add or Subscribe to Calendars

30. Click the down-
arrow of
Other
calendars.

31. Type the email
address.
Click Send
Request.

32. C H A N G E T H E C O L O R O F C A L E N D A R ,
F O L L O W I N G T H E S E S T E P S .
Change the Calendar Color

33. Click the drop-
down arrow
beside the
calendar.

34. Click your
preferred color.

35. “ D I S P L A Y D E N S I T Y ” S E T T I N G S A F F E C T S H O W
M U C H S P A C E Y O U S E E B E T W E E N C A L E N D A R
V I E W B U T T O N S , A N D C A L E N D A R S I N Y O U R M Y
C A L E N D A R S L I S T A N D O T H E R
C A L E N D A R S L I S T .
Density Settings

36. Click the gear icon.

37. Choose from Comfortable (less dense), Cozy and Compact.

38. Y O U C A N D I S P L A Y Y O U R C A L E N D A R I N Y O U R
W E B S I T E B Y E M B E D D I N G I T .
Embed Calendars in Your
Website

39. Click the calendar you want to embed. Click
Calendar Settings.

40. Copy the iframe code. Paste it into your website or
blog.

41. Y O U C A N S H A R E Y O U R C A L E N D A R T O Y O U R
F A M I L Y A N D F R I E N D S F O R T H E M T O S E E Y O U R
S C H E D U L E O R C R E A T E A C A L E N D A R F O R
E V E R Y O N E T O E D I T .
Share Your Calendar

42. Share Your Existing Calendar
Select Share this Calendar.

43. Type the
email
address.

44. Select the Permission Settings.

45. Click Add Person.

46. Click Save.

47. Enable Offline Access
Click the gear icon.

48. Click Install from Web Store.

49. Click Add to Chrome.

50. Click the newly installed Google Calendar app.

51. You will be taken back to Google calendar.

52. Click the gear icon.

53. Beside Offline is green icon and is ready offline.

54. Choose calendars you want to view offline.
Click gear icon.

55. Click Settings.

56. Click the checkbox, you want to view offline.

57. Click Save.

58. To disable offline.
Click gear icon.

59. Select from drop-menu in the Offline icon.

60. Click Disable offline calendar.

61. Create Tasks
Click on the date.

62. Click Task.

63. Enter the task and/or note.

64. Click Create task.

65. Click the checkbox to mark task complete.