Customizing the Calendar App in SharePoint - ASPE … · Overview • The calendar app is a useful tool to track events for teams in SharePoint. Out of the box the calendar offers

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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