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How to create a calendar - 3 best ways

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If earlier you had to use standard calendars, then with the development of computer technology, you can make your own calendar, with your own holidays (for example, mark the birthdays of relatives, anniversaries and celebrations on it), your design, your size, etc. 👌

Generally, do everything the way you need it (so as not to forget anything and congratulate everyone on time!). Agree, it would be convenient to know in advance where and what holidays, and plans await you ?!

In general, there are a lot of ways to make your own calendar, and not all of them are suitable for a person who is poorly versed in PCs. In this article I will give several step-by-step instructions (in different programs) for creating your own colorful calendar (I think that everyone who wants to figure it out).

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Using the program "Design Calendars"

Official website: //fotocalendar.su/

The most convenient program to "cook" a calendar for yourself. Judge for yourself:

  • you have access to a variety of calendars formats: pocket, flip-flop, desktop. The time interval is also configurable: for a month, for a year, a quarter;
  • There are dozens of various templates in the program: each template can be modified to suit your requirements;
  • you can add any of your dates to the calendar: birthdays, vacations, important events in your life. Each such date can be highlighted with a special color, and even a picture;
  • you can print calendars on paper of various sizes (almost all types of printers are supported).

Perhaps the only drawback is that the free version has a problem with saving in some formats. To summarize, in general, for solving our problem - the program is irreplaceable, and is one of the best of its kind.

I will consider in detail how to make your calendar in it:

  1. After installing and launching the program, you will see a welcome window with the option to start either a new project or open a ready-made one. In my example, I will choose a new one.

    New project

  2. Next, you need to select the type of calendar. In general, here are all the types that you may need: wall calendars (some of the most popular), desktop, pocket, one month, 12 months, calendar from scratch. For example, I chose the option of a wall calendar.

    Wall Calendars

  3. Then dozens of all kinds of templates will appear before you: green, blue, light, dark, with nature, with animals, old, etc., etc. In general, you need to choose one of the proposed options - I do not advise here (as you know: "the taste and color - there are no comrades ...").

    Choosing a template for a calendar

  4. The next step is to choose a photo for the calendar. Here you can put a photo of your pet, family photo, nature, etc.

    Photo selection

  5. Then you need to set the year of the calendar (from what date to start the countdown - by the way, it is not at all necessary from the new year) and set the sheet format (by default, it is the usual A4). After installation - click the "done" button.

    Choice of year and sheet format

  6. Actually, your calendar is ready! There is little left to do: adjust some more points that were promised at the beginning of the article 😎.

    The calendar is ready!

  7. Choice of holidays. To do this, open the "Holidays" section in the top menu of the program, tick the boxes which of the holidays to show on the calendar. For example, you can show not only official holidays, but also Orthodox holidays.

    What holidays to show

  8. Tincture of registration.If the calendar needs improvement, you can always add the inscriptions you need, select any of the dates, configure, for example, the lunar calendar, add a page, etc. To do this, use the "Calendar" settings section.

    Tincture decoration

  9. The "Add" section will help you add an inscription, logo, collage, photo to your calendar. An example is shown in the screenshot below.

    What else can you add to your calendar

In general, a good and relatively simple way to create colorful and vibrant calendars (in my opinion 👌).

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In Microsoft Word and Excel

Word and Excel are on every second home computer, which means that this method will be relevant and in demand. In addition, the calendar can be made quickly, without downloading or installing additional software.

I will consider below all the steps in steps using the example of Word, Excel 2016/2019 (so that there are not so many of them ✌).

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Free Word and Excel counterparts - see my selection

👉 Word

  1. First, open the "File / New" menu, then select the calendar template you like (if you have access to the Internet, click on the "Calendars" link (highlighted in a red rectangle in the screenshot below)).

    Create - calendar

  2. There are dozens of a wide variety of calendar templates on the Internet: annual, monthly, personal, business calendars, etc. (see the screen below 👇);

    Calendar Template Categories

  3. Having chosen the template you like, you will only have to modify it for yourself. For example, I chose a simple calendar in which you need to insert your logo and indicate your contacts (phone, mail, etc.).

    Insert logo

  4. In general, this completes the creation of the calendar ...

    A simple calendar is ready

  5. Perhaps the only drawback is the problem with old templates. If you took a template of the wrong year, you will have to delve into the settings (transfer the calendar to Excel and use formulas to correct it). In my opinion, in this case, it will be faster to make the calendar entirely in Excel (a couple of lines about this below in the article).

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👉 Excel

  1. Launch Excel and in the first window click on the "Calendars" link (you need an Internet connection). You can also call this screen by pressing Ctrl + O (i.e. open / create).

    Excel - calendars

  2. Further, among hundreds of calendar templates, we find the one that you like. For example, I stopped my choice on a calendar with the symbols of the eastern horoscope. To download a template to yourself - just click one button "Create" .

    Selected calendar

  3. Well, the last thing left is to indicate the year you need. What's great about Excel is that it will automatically recalculate your calendar and put the numbers and days as they should go in the year you selected. You just have to mark the dates you need manually for yourself, indicate contacts on the calendar (if necessary) and print it.

    We indicate the desired year

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Online way to create a calendar

The network now has dozens of different sites for creating a variety of calendars. I will give a few examples, which I stopped myself ...

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//calendarum.ru/

Template selection (online)

A simple site for creating a calendar, business card, envelope. It is very convenient to use it: everything is done in steps, everything is in Russian. The service supports JPG and PNG images, there is a collection of ready-made templates, beautiful fonts, etc. In general, it is convenient, fast, beautiful!

//www.canva.com

Choosing a Calendar Template (Canva) | Clickable

This site is notable for the fact that you can choose a theme and calendar template (for example, any holiday on February 23, March 8, etc.), then upload your photo to it, and download it to yourself. Note that any of the templates can be changed quite a lot: add text, change the background, change some elements.

Well, then, having printed out such a calendar, it will become an excellent and original gift.

By the way, your uploaded photo will be automatically processed with the necessary filters and neatly entered into the color scheme of the selected template.

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In general, there are a lot of such sites, and I will not dwell on all of them ...

Good luck!

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First publication: 05/14/2017

Correction: 01/30/2020

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