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Calendar: Features, Tips, and Best Practices

Manage your events, meetings, and schedules efficiently. Stay on top of your tasks and appointments.

Calendar Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigate your calendar
Navigate your calendar
Keyboard shortcut
Change your calendar view to the next date range
j or n
Move to the current day
t
Refresh your calendar
⌘/Ctrl +r
Go to the Settings page
s
Create and edit events
Create and edit events
Keyboard shortcut
Create a new event
c
See an event's details
e
Delete an event
Delete
Undo
z
Save event (from the event details page)
⌘/Ctrl + s
Return to calendar grid from an event details page
Esc
Change your calendar view
Change your calendar view
Keyboard shortcut
Day view
1 or d
Week view
2 or w
Month view
3 or m
Agenda view
5 or a
Jump to Tasks and Keep

Use Google Keep and Google Tasks in a side panel while you’re in Calendar.
Jump to Tasks
Keyboard shortcut
Windows
Ctrl + Alt + . or Ctrl + Alt + ,
Chromebook
Alt + Shift + . or Alt + Shift + ,
Mac
Option + ⌘ +. or Option + ⌘ +,
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