How to Make Your Own Calendar to Save to Your Computer
Creating a customized calendar to save on your computer can be accomplished with various programs. Computers that include the Microsoft Works package have a Works Calendar to create, edit and save calendars, while computers with Corel preinstalled have the Oberon Calendar wizard bundled within CorelDRAW. For computer users without bundled software, however, Google Calendar is one solution for making your own calendar and saving it to your computer.
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Instructions
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Microsoft Works Calendar
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Click the menu button for your computer. Then click the "Microsoft Works" folder, followed by "Microsoft Works Calendar."
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Click the pointer in the blue bar directly above the calendar if you want to create a calendar for a future month instead of the current month. Toggle a "1-week" or "7-day" view by clicking the appropriate toolbar button based on your needs.
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Add a new task by clicking the "New" button in the toolbar. Type in the "Title" and "Location" for your appointment. For multihour or multiday appointments, select a start time and end time.
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Click the drop-down arrow beside "Reminder" if you want your computer to alert you when an appointment is approaching. Click "OK" to save.
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Close your calendar by clicking the "X" in the upper right-hand corner or clicking "File" followed by "Exit." Your calendar auto-saves to your computer.
Oberon Calendar
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Open CorelDRAW by navigating to the "Corel" folder on your computer. Click "CorelDRAW." Click the "Tools" menu button and, in the pop-up box, click "Visual Basic" and "Play."
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Click the drop-down tab beside "Macros-in" in the dialogue box that appears. Select the "Calendar wizard" option, and click "Run."
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Select the month or months you want featured in the calendar by clicking the bubbles to the left. Set your margin, year and preferred beginning day of the week in the appropriate boxes.
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Click "Holidays" to add special occasions to your calendar. Click "Add/Modify," select the month and date for the occasion, and type in the particulars such as "My birthday." Click "Close."
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Select a layout style for your calendar from the options presented, such as "Month: large" or "Month: large + 2 small." Click "Expand" to preview the calendar.
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Save the style of the calendar for future use by clicking the "Page layout" tab in the camera wizard, followed by the "+" next to "Formatting style." Type in a name for the style, and then click "OK."
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Click "generate." Click on the "File" menu and "Save As" to save a copy of your calendar to the computer.
Google Calendar
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Visit the Google homepage, and click the "More" link at the top of the Web page. Click "calendar." Sign in to your current Google account, or create a new account and log in.
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Click on the calendar view you prefer in the upper right-hand corner of the calendar display. Choose from daily, weekly, monthly, four-day or agenda views. Click the blue arrow buttons next to the displayed current month in the upper left-hand corner to toggle to the month desired for calendar creation.
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Click on a calendar date to "Quick-add" an event. This brings up a dialogue box for adding an event name to the date.
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Click "Create event" to enter a full event listing. Add the time of day, the date or range of dates and a description of the event. Add a reminder to the event to receive an email or pop-up notification based on your preference.
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Click the "Offline" link at the top of the window and "Get gears now" to install a version of your calendar to the computer. When your Internet connection is down, the calendar is viewable but not editable with your offline Web browser.
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Click the "Print" icon above the calendar. This triggers a print preview pop-up. Click the "Save as" button to generate a new pop-up.
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Select the bubble beside "Save file" and "OK." Name the calendar, and click "OK" to save it to the computer.
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