How to Make a Calendar in Word

This How.com.vn teaches you how to make a calendar in Microsoft Word for Windows and Mac. You can either use a Microsoft calendar template to quickly create a calendar, or you can manually create your own calendar using a table.

Using Calendar Templates in Word

Open Microsoft Word and click the search bar.
Type "calendar" and press Enter.
Select a calendar template.
Click Create.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using Templates

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It's a dark-blue app with a white "W" on it.
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Click the search bar. It's at the top of the Word window.
- On Mac, first click File in the upper-left corner, then click New from Template… in the drop-down menu.
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Type in calendar, then press ↵ Enter. Doing so will search the template store for calendar templates.
- You must be connected to the Internet in order to do this.
Click on a calendar that you want to use. The calendar's page will open.
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Click Create. It's to the right of the calendar. This will prompt the calendar template to download.
- If you are prompted to enable Macros, select Enable Macros, as this will make it easier to make additional calendars for future months and dates.
Once the template finishes downloading, it will open automatically in Microsoft Word.

Method 2

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Creating a Calendar Manually

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It's the dark-blue app with a white "W" on it. The Word home page will open.
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Click Blank document. This option is in the upper-left side of the home page.
- Skip this step on a Mac.
Type in the name of the month for which you want to create your calendar, then press ↵ Enter. Doing so ensures that your month is above your calendar.
It's in the blue ribbon at the top of the Word window. The Insert toolbar will open below the ribbon.
You'll find this in the "Tables" section of the toolbar.
Drag your mouse cursor seven boxes to the right and five (or six, depending on the month) boxes down, then click. This will create a seven-by-five(or seven-by-six) table to serve as your calendar.
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Enter the days of the week. In the top row of boxes, type in a day of the week for each column.
- For example, you'd put "Sunday" in the top-left box, "Monday" in the box to the right of that, and so on.
Starting with the third horizontal line from the top of the calendar, click and drag the line downward to enlarge the second row of boxes. Repeat this process for each row of boxes until your calendar is the right size for you.
Click the box in which the first day of your month starts, type in 1, press Tab ↹, and proceed to number the rest of the days.
Once you've numbered the days, you can go back and add events, holidays, appointments, and so on by clicking a day's box, pressing ↵ Enter to start a new line, and typing in the event's name or details.
You can add more months to your calendar by clicking below the current month's calendar, pressing ↵ Enter a couple of times, and then repeating the calendar creation process.
Press either Ctrl+S (Windows) or ⌘ Command+S (Mac), then select a save location, enter your calendar's name, and click Save.

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How do I go to the following month on the same Word document?
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You can copy and paste the document and then change the months and dates. This is an advantage because the boxes are the size you wanted, but you will need to adjust the month name and swap the dates over to the corresponding day.
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How can I create a calendar that includes pictures?
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Yes, just choose one of the calendar templates that includes pictures, and paste or insert the pictures you want. See How to Add an Image in Word if you need help with that.
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How do I include the dates from my Calendar app?
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It depends on what calendar app you have.
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