How To Adjust The Google Calendar Preferences

A digital calendar aide such as Google Calendar can be more useful for you than a traditional paper calendar that you keep on your desk or wall, depending on how hectic your life is. Ultimately, Google Calendar has the ability to manage appointments and times, syncing everything with any device that has access to your Google account. On the other hand, a physical calendar can only record one item every day—two if you can write extremely small.

Understanding how to use Google Calendar's many toggles and settings can help you make the most of your time using the program. You can easily customize a digital calendar to suit your preferences, which is another advantage it has over a paper one. Using the Google Calendar app on your smartphone, you can quickly and easily make these adjustments and have them transfer to every other mobile device you use with the same Google account.

Personalize the General Configuration

The General settings menu is a fantastic location to become acquainted with the fundamental features of Google Calendar when you're initially using the program. The options allow you to change the default duration of scheduled events, your time zone, the start of your week, and whether to use light or dark mode. The scheduling itself takes place on the main calendar screen.

To access the menu, swipe left on the three bars located at the top of the Calendar screen while using a mobile device.
To access the General settings menu, tap Settings.
To access the settings on a desktop computer, select the gear icon located in the top-right corner, followed by Settings.

You have complete control over personalization from the General Settings menu. The only setting that requires an additional step is toggling between light and dark modes; to adjust this, select the Theme option from the General menu.

Personalize the Sync of Accounts

Events are automatically synchronized and shown on the calendar by Google Calendar across all linked Google accounts. You can add more Google accounts to get more coverage; by default, this just includes your personal Google account. You'll need to leave the Calendar app itself in order to accomplish this:

Launch the Settings app on your mobile device.
Select Accounts. Passwords and Accounts may be the default setting on some phones.
Select "Add account."
Choose the Google account type.
Put in the password and username for the account. You might have to carry out a two-step verification.
To finish the sign-in procedure, adhere to the instructions that are given.

Any events you register with a Google account after adding it to your device will also show up in the calendar associated with your primary account.

You also have the option to restrict how often your accounts synchronize. If your phone is running low on battery and you don't want it to waste energy syncing, this is useful:

Launch the Settings app on your mobile device.
Select Accounts. Passwords and Accounts may be the default setting on some phones.
Choose a user account.
Select "Account sync."
Turn off calendar sync with Google.

Your Google Calendars will only sync when you are actively using the Calendar app if you disable this option.

Integrate Your Personal And Professional Calendars

You can track and change their events simultaneously if you have a business Google account and link your personal calendar to your Google Calendar display. This function might be really helpful if you struggle to remember to check different calendars.

Launch the Google Calendar application.
To access the menu, tap the three bars.
Select Settings.
Press the Personal Calendars button.
In Settings, tap Turn on.
Open the Settings menu once more, then select Connect these apps.
Press the "Allow" button.

Here are some points to consider. First off, you need to be using a professional Google account in order to see the Personal Calendars option. The feature can also be removed if you are using the account of an organization. Second, even though the app shows data from both calendars, your personal calendar data won't be accessible to admins or your business Google account. Lastly, your professional account will not retain any information that you have previously saved to your personal calendar.