This wikiHow teaches you how to create a calendar in Microsoft Word, both Windows and Mac versions. You can use Microsoft's built-in designs or templates to quickly create calendars, or manually create your own calendars using tables.
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Method 1 of 2: Using Built-in Designs or Templates
Step 1. Open Microsoft Word
The program is marked by a white “W” icon on a dark blue background.
Step 2. Click the search bar
This bar appears at the top of the Word window.
On a Mac, click the “ File ” in the upper left corner of the screen first, then click “ New from Templates… ” in the drop-down menu.
Step 3. Type in calendar, then press Enter
After that, the calendar design will be searched in the shop or template center.
You must be connected to the internet in order to perform a search
Step 4. Choose a calendar design
Click the calendar you want to use. After that, the calendar page will open.
Step 5. Click Create
This button is to the right of the calendar. After that, the design will be downloaded to the computer.
If you are prompted to enable Macros, select “ Enable Macros " This feature will make it easier for you to create additional calendars for the next month and date segment.
Step 6. Wait for the calendar to finish loading
The design will open in Microsoft Word automatically once it's finished downloading.
Method 2 of 2: Creating Calendars Manually
Step 1. Open Microsoft Word
This program is marked by a white “W” icon on a dark blue background. After that, the main Word page will be displayed.
Step 2. Click Blank document
It's in the upper-left corner of the main page.
For Mac computer users, skip this step
Step 3. Enter the calendar month
Type the name of the month for the calendar you want to create, then press Enter. This is done to ensure that the month name is at the top of the calendar.
Step 4. Click the Insert tab
This tab is marked by a blue ribbon (labeled “Insert”) at the top of the Word window. After that, the toolbar” Insert ” will be opened under the ribbon.
Step 5. Click Table
It's in the "Tables" section of the toolbar.
Step 6. Create a table
Drag the cursor seven tiles to the right, and seven tiles (or six, depending on the month) down, then click. After that, a 7 x 6 (or 7 x 7) table will be created as a calendar.
Step 7. Enter the names of the days of the week
In the top row of the table, type the names of the days in each column.
For example, type "Sunday" into the column in the upper-left corner of the table, "Monday" into the column to the right, and so on
Step 8. Expand the calendar box
Starting from the third horizontal line from the top of the calendar table, click and drag the line downwards to increase the size of the box on the. Repeat the process for each row until you are satisfied with the calendar size.
Step 9. Add the date
Click the first day that starts in the month in question, type 1, press the Tab key, and continue with the following dates.
Step 10. Add information to the calendar
After numbering your calendar with dates, you can check the calendar again and add events, holidays, and more by clicking the date box, pressing Enter to create a new line, and typing the names or details of events and holidays.
Step 11. Create calendar tables for other months
You can add months to the calendar by clicking an empty area below the existing calendar table, pressing Enter several times, and repeating the calendar creation process, as described earlier.
Step 12. Save the calendar
Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Command+S (Mac), specify a location to save the calendar file, enter a file name, and click “ Save ”.
