How to Customize Google Calendar

This guide offers practical tips to enhance your Google Calendar experience by allowing you to customize your views, color-code events, and manage time zones effectively. By personalizing how you see your calendar and organizing events visually, you can improve productivity and clarity in your scheduling. Additionally, the ability to adjust time zones is especially useful for travelers or those working with global teams. Viewing this guide will help you maximize the functionality of Google Calendar to better suit your needs.

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Google Calendar

Change How You See Your Google Calendar

On your computer, open [Google Calendar](https://www.google.com/calendar)

In the top right, click here and choose the view you like the most

You can choose the view of the Week, Month, Year, Schedule or 7 days

Once you click on the view of your choice, Google Calendar applies the changes automatically.

Color-Code Calendars and Events on Google Calendar

Tip! Color your calendars, reminders, and tasks to distinguish them. For example, make all events related to a project the same color.

Change color for all events in Google Calendar

On your computer, open [Google Calendar](https://www.google.com/calendar)

On the left, under My calendars, find the calendar you want to change colors. Click on the three vertical dots.

Select a color or click Add to choose a custom color.

Once you click on the color of your choice, Google Calendar will automatically apply the color to all the events under that specific calendar.

Change color for a single event in Google Calendar

On your computer, open [Google Calendar](https://www.google.com/calendar)

Right-click the event you wish to change colors.

Select a new color.

The new color will be applied automatically.

You can change the colors as many times as you like by right-clicking the event.

Change Calendar Time Zones in Google Calendar

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

On your computer, open [Google Calendar](https://www.google.com/calendar)

Click the gear icon on the top right

Click "Settings"

Click "Time zone" or scroll down on the Settings page.

Click on “Primary time zone” to see all the options.

Select your primary time zone.

Add Another Time Zone in Google Calendar

On your computer, open [Google Calendar](https://www.google.com/calendar)

Click the gear icon on the top right

Click "Settings"

Click "Time zone" or scroll down on the Settings page.

Mark the "Display secondary time zone" checkbox.

Click on “Secondary time zone” to see all the options.

Scroll down and select your secondary time zone.

And that’s it! Your secondary time zone is automatically added.