11+ Google Calendar Hacks To Skyrocket Your Scheduling
Hey there, busy bee! Are you tired of juggling a zillion tasks and appointments, desperately trying to keep your life on track? Well, worry no more because we’ve got some Google Calendar hacks that will change the game for you.
We’re going to uncover some mind-blowing Google Calendar hacks that will skyrocket your scheduling skills. So, if you know how to make a schedule on Google Calendar but don’t know how to speed up things with this tool, here we go!
Get set ready for Google Calendar productivity tips…
#1 Become a master at using shortcut keys
You can quickly navigate to help with Google Calendar keyboard shortcut keys. Using those nifty little key combos can make your scheduling life so much easier and save you a ton of time.
Get a cheat sheet for all the available shortcut keys for Google Calendar by pressing the question mark (?) on your keyboard.
#2 Turn on additional time zones and make things even breezier
We’re about to drop some knowledge bombs about the awesomeness of turning on secondary time zones in Google Calendar. It’s like having your own personal time zone wizard to help you schedule meetings with people scattered across the globe.
Follow the steps given below to turn secondary time zones as secondary help with Google Calendar.
Step 1: Go to Settings
Step 2: Click Time Zone
Step 3: Display secondary time zone
You can also assign Labels to make it easier to recognize these time zones within your Google Calendar.
#3 Add multiple notifications for events and won’t be late ever
To enable multiple notifications, hover over the calendar on the left sidebar where you’d like to add them.
Step 1: Click the ellipses and select the Settings and sharing tab.
Step 2: Click ‘Event notifications’
Step 3: Add multiple notifications
Click Add Notification tab and customize notifications as per your needs and preferences.
You can add as many notifications as you want both in the Notification and Email format. Simply click the drop-down menu of Notification to enable receiving notifications via Email.
#4 Cal.new? What is it?
You can create a new event simply by navigating to Cal. New…Whoa, one of the best Google Calendar hacks! Sounds pretty quick, right? To directly create a new event in the calendar, simply type https://cal.new/ in the URL tab and you’re good to go…
#5 Daily agenda email might be a better option
You can get an email of your daily agenda from Google Calendar as a Gmail message. Click here to know the steps to email your daily agenda from Google Calendar.
#6 Share your Google Calendar
We’ve listed some of the quickest ways with ultimate steps to share your Google Calendar here. Do have a look!
#7 On vacation? No worries! Simply change the event owner…
You’re on vacation and you want someone else to drive the event. Well, no worries! It’s all possible by changing the event owner. Change the owner by following the steps given below.
Step 1: Change the owner
Click the event you want to change the owner or the organizer for. Click the ellipses and select the Change Owner tab as shown below.
#8 Make your life easier by color-coding your calendars
Color coding your events allows you to easily differentiate between various areas of your life. For instance, you can customize all of your work events in one color, or all of your personal events in one color, and so on.
Customize color for the specific calendar
Simply click the ellipses beside the calendar you want to change color for and choose your preferred color as shown below.
Customize color for specific events
Right-click on the specific event you want to change color for and choose the preferred color as shown below.
#9 Forgot your event? Search for it now!
You can always use the Search bar for events you don’t remember or you might have scheduled them way far from the current events.
#10 Restore deleted events
Did you know that you have the power to bring back deleted events on Google Calendar? Just a few clicks, and voila! Your event magically reappears, as if it never vanished in the first place.
Here are the steps that you need to follow:
Step 1: Go to Bin
Click on the Settings menu and select the Bin tab.
Step 2: Restore deleted event
#11 Duplicate/Copy events
To duplicate an event, simply click on the ellipses (three dots) of a specific event and choose Duplicate as shown below. And, right below the duplicate, you have the option to copy that event to another calendar.
#12 Simplify your life with Simple Calendar
With its seamless integration into WordPress, Simple Calendar becomes an integral part of your website. Display your events in a visually stunning way that matches your website’s style and design.
No technical skills? No problem! Simple Calendar is designed with simplicity in mind and to encourage Google Calendar productivity tips. Its intuitive interface makes it a breeze to create, manage, and share events. You’ll be up and running in no time!