Customizing Your Google Calendar
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Google Calendar
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Instructors,
Staff,
Students
Created: 09/07/2012 Last Updated: 08/11/2020
You can customize your calendar by:
- Changing the view (day, week, month, etc.)
- Enabling Labs
- Adding holidays
- Adding sports team schedules
- Adding the local weather
Changing the View
- Go to Google Calendar at go.stonybrook.edu/gcal
- At the top right of the page, under your name and icon, there is a list of different timespans - clicking these will change the view
Note: The Agenda view will only render 50 entries per day. To view agenda entries for a specific time period, click on a date in the Mini Calendar (top-left of calendar)
Enabling Labs
Google Calendar Labs allow you to try experimental new features created by developers. You can enable and disable Labs at any time. Note: Labs are experimental, by using them you accept the risk that they may not properly work.
- Go to Google Calendar at go.stonybrook.edu/gcal
- Click on the gear in the top right corner ("Settings")
- Select Labs
- Select which labs you want by clicking Enable
- Click Save at the bottom of the page
Adding Holidays
- Go to Google Calendar at go.stonybrook.edu/gcal
- On the left, click the arrow next to Other calendars
- Select Browse Interesting Calendars
- Find a holiday calendar you'd like and click Subscribe
- If you accidently subscribe to a calendar, or you no longer want a particular calendar, follow the above steps and click Unsubscribe
Adding Sports Team Schedules
- Follow steps 1-3 above, click on the "Sports" tab at the top of the interesting calendars page
- Select the sport of the team you are looking for
- Select the league of the team you are looking for
- Find the team, then click Subscribe
Adding the Local Weather
- Go to Google Calendar at go.stonybrook.edu/gcal
- Click on the gear icon (top right) and select Settings
- Click General at the top of the settings page
- Scroll to Location, to the right, enter your location (either city name or zip code)
- Next to Show weather based on my location select your unit of temperature
- Click on Save at the bottom of the page
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