Everyone knows Excel as a spreadsheet program, but few even realize that it can be used to create a calendar. In this article we will talk about how to make a calendar in Excel. This process is quite time-consuming, but in order not to overload novice users, everything will be explained very simply, without any unnecessary details.
Create Template
So, before you create a calendar in Excel, you must create the appropriate template. To do this, select the "File" item in the upper left corner. There is still a chance that you will have it called Office. Next, select "Create." Once you do this, a wide variety of templates will appear. As many might already have guessed, from the entire list you need to select a template called "Calendar".
To facilitate and thereby speed up searches, you can use the choice of partitions if this option is present in your version of Excel. If yes, then select the appropriate item from the drop-down list . If there is no such option, then you can use the search. To do this, enter the word "Calendar". In any case, you will see various options for templates. Choose the one you like best. We figured out the first step, now we can start a conversation about how to make a calendar in Excel.
Date change
Selecting one of the templates, you will see a calendar grid. Most likely, the date will not coincide with the day of the week, and this is normal. We just need to make the calendar date manually in Excel. In each template, it changes in different ways, but now we will consider a more or less universal way to change it. You need to choose a year. After you do this, find the button that draws the down arrow (▼). Click her. Now you will have options. Set all the necessary parameters.
To change the first date of the week, click on it and in the menu determine the desired day. By the way, some templates have tips. By and large, they are not needed and only spoil the look of the calendar, so if they bother you, you can simply delete them. We have almost figured out how to make a calendar in Excel, but that's not all. Of course, we set the number, days of the week, year, and you can start using the calendar, but you still need to talk about how to change the design of the calendar.
Change the design and input events
It is possible that the appearance of the calendar you made may not suit you. Then there is good news - it can be changed. We’ll talk about this right now. You can interact with any element: number, day of the week, year, month, etc. To, for example, change the font, select the necessary element and select the appropriate font on the "Home" tab. You can also change the fill, height of the character, make italics or underline, that is, anything.
It is also possible to add events. This is done very simply. Hover over the desired date and click the left mouse button. Start entering data. After pointing at this number, the entered event will appear in front of you. By the way, if you wanted to learn how to make a drop-down calendar in Excel, then its development is quite complicated, and to describe everything, you will need a separate article. But there are special macros and add-ons for the program. You just need to download them, and you can download any calendar you like. Installation recommendations will be included.