How to Get a Calendar on Your Desktop

On Windows and Mac you can use widgets to pin a calendar to your desktop. However, many of these widgets lack the ability to add events or sync with other calendars. This wikiHow teaches you how to add a calendar widget to your desktop as...

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Syncing Another Calendar to the Windows Calendar

  • Picture 13 of How to Get a Calendar on Your Desktop Open the Windows Calendar app. Use the following steps to open the Windows Calendar.
  • Click the Windows Start menu.
  • Type "Calendar".
  • Double-click the Calendar app in the Start menu.
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    Click the Gear icon. It's at the bottom of the sidebar menu to the left. This displays the Settings menu in a sidebar to the right.

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    Click Manage Accounts. It's at the top of the Settings menu to the right.

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    Click + Add Account. This option appears in the menu to the right when you click "Manage Accounts". This displays a window with a list of services you can add.

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    Click a service you want to add. You can add an Outlook, Exchange, Google, Yahoo, or iCloud account.

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    Sign in to your account. The sign-in screen is a little different for each service. You will most likely need to enter the email address and password associated with the service you want to add. For example, if you want to add a calendar associated with your Google account, you would sign in with the email address and password associated with your Google account.

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    Click Allow. This allows Windows to access the information associated with the account you signed in to.

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    Adding a New Calendar Service to Apple Calendar

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    Open the Calendar app. If it's not in your dock, click the magnifying glass icon in the upper-right corner and type "Calendar.app" and press the Enter key. This opens the Apple Calendar app.

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    Click the Calendar menu. It's in the upper-left corner of the screen in the menu bar. This displays a drop-down menu.

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    Click Add Account. This displays a window with a list of services you can add.

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    Select a service and click Continue. There are several calendar services you can add to Apple Calendar. You can add an iCloud account, Exchange, Google, Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, or Other CalDAV account. Click Continue in the lower-right corner of the window when you are ready.

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    Sign in to your account. The sign-in screen is going to be a little different depending on which service you want to add. You will most likely need to enter the email address and password associated with the account you want to sign in to. For example, if you want to add a calendar associated with your Google account, you would sign in with the email address and password associated with your Google account.

  • Picture 37 of How to Get a Calendar on Your Desktop Click the checkbox next to "Calendar" and click Done. You can also add email, contacts, and notes to your Apple services. Check Calendar to add your calendar and click Done in the lower-right corner. This adds the calendar to your Apple Calendar app. You can click the different calendars you have added in the sidebar to the left.
  • To add an event to the Apple Calendar, click a time slot below a date and fill out the form in the pop-out window.
  • Micah Soto Micah Soto

    Update 05 March 2020

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