Google Calendar App features all of the standard calendar features found in other calendar apps. Users can switch between month, week, day or schedule views as well as toggle specific calendars such as birthdays or holidays for display.
Users can add event locations and select recurring events. With multiple calendars displayed simultaneously, it becomes much simpler to coordinate activities among members.
Features
One of the least-utilized features is sharing your calendar with others. Sharing is a straightforward process that grants people permission to read or modify events on your calendar – particularly helpful when working on collaborative projects together or organizing family schedules.
To stay abreast of what your friends or colleagues are up to, just type their name into the “Add a friend’s calendar” field on Google Calendar and Google will provide a list of available calendars from which you can add one by clicking its title – then view their events but cannot modify them directly as you would do if creating them yourself.
By creating multiple calendars to organize events in various ways – color-coded calendars, recurring events and custom notifications being just some examples – not only can you share them but you can also set locations for meetings to help others understand where it will take place.
People with nontraditional work schedules will appreciate the “Working Hours” setting, which notifies you when an invitation for events outside your normal working hours comes through. It’s an invaluable feature that could save them from having to decline numerous meetings they might otherwise accept; there’s even a convenient tab that enables users to quickly search available meeting rooms within their company and describe their amenities.
Reminders
Google Calendar is an efficient way to stay on top of an increasingly full calendar, while helping ensure you don’t overlook important tasks or appointments. Reminders allow you to stay on schedule by alerting you if you’re running late for meetings and reminders carry forward until either cancelled or marked complete – plus there are autofill options and can even be customized specifically to your individual needs.
Google’s reminder feature can be accessed via the menu in the top left corner of web/desktop or mobile apps. From here you can create new reminders, add details about them such as repeating schedule if necessary and select an optimal time of day – editing reminders at any point is also an option.
Reminders differ from Google Tasks, which is used for tracking larger to-dos. Tasks are stored separately from Google Calendar on web and mobile apps; they can however be synced if both features are utilized simultaneously.
To add a reminder in the mobile app, tap on the “+” icon at the bottom of your screen; in desktop app there will be pencil icon next to “Reminders”. Additionally you can use voice input and add reminders using it too! To edit or cancel a reminder select it from your list then change date, time or repeat settings as required.
Scheduling
Google Calendar is more than just a digital replacement for your traditional paper planner; it’s a powerful tool that ensures you never miss any appointments or deadlines. Available across phone, tablet and computer and seamlessly synced across devices – not to mention multiple calendars, collaboration features and reminders all built-in!
Create multiple calendars for work, personal and family schedules is straightforward and allows you to color-code each individual date. Grouped together calendars allow for easy viewing of all of your schedule at once.
This feature can be particularly beneficial to people juggling work and home life simultaneously, making separating commitments easier. Furthermore, the app learns your scheduling habits to predict when you are free or busy – helping reduce how often a busy message pops up when trying to schedule appointments or events with someone else.
Your workplace or team may require you to reserve resources for projects and meetings, like meeting rooms, company cars and recreational spaces. Google Calendar makes this easy with an add feature for each schedule (meeting rooms, company cars and recreational spaces). Plus, its side-by-side view makes collaboration much simpler! If there’s anything missing that doesn’t appear in its options list – such as scheduling non-standard app schedules with no added option available – click “Calendar of Interest” or use the plus sign next to its name to paste its URL address into Google Calendar’s navigation bar!
Syncing
If you need to juggle multiple calendars – work, home, sports and social activities among them – Google’s Calendar app offers a solution. Each area can have their own calendar with customizable settings such as colors and the ability to show or hide categories.
This feature makes it simple for you to see only events relevant to you, which is especially helpful when planning meetings with a variety of colleagues and friends. Furthermore, each calendar can be customized by appearance as well as time zone – Google will even recognize your timezone when creating events so they appear correctly for attendees of said meeting.
The “Smart Suggestions” feature utilizes machine learning with your schedule to make suggestions of titles, locations and contacts for events. It also helps set reminders at optimal times according to your habits and preferences. Google Calendar even automatically pulls event details from Gmail emails into your schedule!
Another useful feature of Google Calendar is its seamless integration into Gmail or Docs – simply clicking a link opens up a new tab containing Calendar so you don’t have to close and reopen when an event comes up! This saves time from having to close down browser or document.