How to Optimize Google Calendar for Your Best Year Ever!

[@michaelpostell4053]

Liked the idea of adding emojis to multiple day events. I will definitely start using this. Thanks.

[@LucianVintila]

I use multiple calendars like personal, work and family. But on top of this I also use color coding - like yellow for social events, green for holidays or days off, blue for meetings, red for different work locations than usual, etc. In addition I use the work calendar to add my entire work schedule (one event 09-17.00), in order to trigger my phone DND in that particular timeframe. If there is an event that doesn't require my phone to be on dnd, I make sure I change the status from busy to available.

[@gmansi]

👍 Great!

[@gmansi]

The fact that Google Tasks doesn't have a search engine is amazing coming from Google. Great lesson!

[@ErnieHayden443]

Good ideas, Scott. In my calendars I use the following colors to help me visualize impacts of events. I use GREEN to mean I am out of the office (or away from home), I use YELLOW for Tentative events/appointments, and the current default of RED for "do anywhere" events. Keep up the GREAT WORK and Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day, and Happy New Year! Ernie

[@Simpletivity]

Thanks so much for sharing your system, Ernie. Hope you are enjoying your holidays as well!

[@barbclark69]

I've never tried Google Calendar, but I think I will. I've been using the Mac Calendar program, but in recent upgrades, they removed one of my favorite features. I'll check to see if Google's calendar has those features.

[@toranshaw4029]

Do you have any videos on how to manage completely separate Calendar accounts, attached to different Gmail addresses? In my case I have one for my 'personal' events and another for all 'work/professional' ones!

[@roccov1972]

Nice tips. But are you sure incomplete calendar tasks follow you to the next day? That does not happen for me. I have to manually move them every morning. Am I missing a feature? Thanks!

[@franciscojaviercruz9997]

Muy buen curso. Gracias

[@elenapitini9843]

Hi! Is it possible to receive a reminder for each day of a multi-day event? cannot find anything (ex: I need to take a nasal spray for 15days/month: I set an event that lasts 15days and it repeats itself every 30days.. but I got no reminder for each of the 15days). Thank you so much!

[@Simpletivity]

In Google Calendar, a multi-day event only sends reminders for the start time of the event by default. To get reminders each day of a multi-day event (e.g., for a nasal spray over 15 days), the best solution is to create a recurring daily event instead of one single multi-day event. Here's how: Create a Daily Event: Open Google Calendar and create a new event. Set the event to start on the first day of the 15-day period. Set the event to repeat daily for 15 days: Click "Does not repeat" (next to the date). Select "Custom...". Choose to repeat every day and set an end date after 15 days. Add Reminders for Each Day: Add a reminder (notification or email) to the event. You can specify how far in advance you'd like the reminder (e.g., 5 minutes before the event starts). Set the Event to Repeat Monthly: After configuring the 15-day recurring daily event, adjust the recurrence to repeat every month. This ensures the 15-day schedule recurs every 30 days.

[@JavaZombie]

WHERE are you getting the Emoji's from?

[@llicit1833]

I like the Checker Plus for Google Calendar Chrome extension as you can add events with natural language (a bit like Todoist). You can set a keyboard shortcut to activate it then just type the event details (possibly could dictate it also - not sure about that as the microphone in my laptop died due to drinking too much coffee)

[@gmansi]

But you need to give access to a third party right?

[@LIVINGINCOLLINSVILLEOKLAHOMA]

How do you change your primary calendar? I had a work calendar first, then added a family calendar now, when adding an event, it always defaults to my family calendar instead of my work calendar.

[@timodellonline]

Hey Scott, what extension are you using for the emojis

[@llicit1833]

Don't think it's an extension. Just Win dot (ie period) to bring up the emoji menu

[@easyspeak101]

i wish they would allow filter with select button together with a bulk delete all filtered button in the apps on my phone.. maybe in a future app will mean i need not need a clumsy use of desktop view on my phone that allows bulk selections/deletions.. thx 👋

[@gmansi]

Or the possibility of selecting several events and being able to move them or change their color, for example.

[@BDV000]

Didnt think about using task as a reminder lol

[@gmansi]

Is terrible. Also you can't search a task or reminder... on a product from Google!!

[@ruzzellp]

Hmm, did you state that tasks not marked completed roll over?

[@mohamedelasuty1]

My problem with task I can’t change the color of each task I like my calandra to be colorful it’s more easy to track .. Google calandra help me slot to organize my day With out I will not be able to use my day well

i need to do this but also somehow enter my google workspace...