Andy Huneycutt
Customizing the Calendar App
in SharePoint
Overview
• The calendar app is a useful tool to track events for teams in SharePoint. Out of the box the calendar offers a simple interface to create single events, or repeating events, as well as overlaying multiple calendars using color coding. But is that all the calendar is capable of?
• In this session we’ll discuss how to custom the out of the box calendar to meet the needs of your business. With a few modifications and custom tweaks, it’s possible to create a calendar that’s both functional and eye-catching.
• Did I mention this is all within a single calendar?
How?
• Creating calendar views to filter by event category.
• Creating calendar overlays to represent event categories using colors.
• Using a custom color palette in place of the default color palette.
• Adding custom content types to the calendar for unique events.
• Known issues.
Calendars in SharePoint
Calendar Overlays
Calendar Overlays
Calendar Overlay limitations
• 10 calendar limit
• Uses default color palette – Dark teal
– Dark blue
– Dark green
– Olive green
– Red
– Dark purple
– Dark teal
– Dark green
– Brown
• Default columns based on the Event content type – Title
– Location • Single line of text
– Start Time
– End Time
– Description
– Category • Choice menu
• Fill in value
– All Day Event
– Recurrence
Customized Calendar
Columns + Views + Overlays
Columns and Views
Create a Calendar View
Calendar View Settings
Calendar View Filters
Calendar Overlay
Calendar Overlay Settings
Calendar Overlay Settings
Calendar Overlay Settings
Calendar Overlay Settings
NAVY #001f3f
BLUE #0074D9
AQUA #7FDBFF
TEAL #39CCCC
OLIVE #3D9970
GREEN #2ECC40
LIME #01FF70
YELLOW #FFDC00
ORANGE #FF851B
Default calendar color palette
DARK TEAL #00485B
DARK BLUE #0072C6
DARK GREEN #288054
OLIVE GREEN #767956
RED #ED0033
DARK PURPLE #682A7A
DARK TEAL #006984
DARK GREEN #134029
BROWN #3B3C2A
Custom calendar color palette
Customize calendar colors
CSS
<style type="text/css">
.ms-acal-color1{
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #001f3f}
.ms-acal-selcolor1{
BACKGROUND-COLOR: #001f3f}
.ms-acal-apanel-color1{
BORDER-COLOR: #C3B7AC; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #001f3f;}
Content Editor or Script Editor web
part?
DEMO
Customizing the Calendar App in SharePoint
Event Content Type
Event Content Type
Site Columns
Site Content Types
Event Content Type
DEMO
Customizing the Calendar App in SharePoint
QUESTIONS
Customizing the Calendar App in SharePoint
Andy Huneycutt Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCITP, MCTS
• ASPE Trainer
• Courseware Developer
• Consultant
• SharePoint
• Project Server
• Office 365
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