Create a calendar

Publisher calendar options allow you to customize a calendar to include date ranges from 1900 to 2200, and also to show either one month or an entire year on each page.

Newer versionsOffice 2007

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Create a calendar

1. On the File menu, click New.

2. Click BUILT-IN, and then click Calendars. (In Publisher 2010, click Calendars under Most Popular.)

3. Click the calendar that you want to create. Calendars are categorized by type (for example, Full Page or Wallet Size).

4. In the task pane, click the options that you want, such as color or font scheme, page orientation, and whether to show one month or one year per calendar page (to change the month that the calendar starts on, click Set Calendar Dates).

5. To include a schedule of events in your calendar, select the Include schedule of events check box.

   Note: Not all of the calendar design templates support a schedule of events.

6. Click Create.

Add a calendar to a publication

On the Insert tab, click Calendars, and then choose a design under either This Month or Next Month.

Note: Some designs do not include a calendar object.

If you need more options, such as more designs or the ability to choose a different month:

1. On the Insert tab, click Calendars, and then click More Calendars.

2. Click the calendar design that you want.

3. In the task pane, click the month and year that you want.

   Important: You must make any changes now. You cannot go back and change the month and year after you insert the calendar.

4. Click Insert.

Create a calendar

1. On the File menu, click New.

2. In the Publication Types list, click Calendars.

3. Under Calendars, click the type of calendar that you want to create (for example, Full Page or Wallet Size), and then click the design that you want.

4. In the Customize task pane, click the options that you want, such as color or font scheme.

5. In the Calendar Options task pane, click to select the page orientation, and whether to show one month or one year per calendar page (to change the month that the calendar starts on, click Set Calendar Dates).

6. To include a schedule of events in your calendar, select the Include schedule of events check box.

   Note: Not all of the calendar design templates support a schedule of events.

7. Click Create.

Add a calendar to a publication

1. On the Insert menu, click Design Gallery Object .

2. In the Design Gallery dialog box, click Calendars.

3. Click the calendar design that you want.

   Note: Some designs do not include a calendar object.

4. Under Options, click the month and year that you want.

   Important: You must make any changes now. You cannot go back and change the month and year after you insert the calendar.

5. Click Insert Object.