Adding Calendar to SharePoint pages


There are 2 ways to add a calendar to SharePoint pages.

  • 1.      Using classic experience
  • 2.      Using modern experience

 

Option 1

Adding classic calendar

Please note that this webpart has been deprecated.

 

  • a.      Go to your SharePoint site > Site Contents
  • b.      Click on New > App

 

  • c.      Click classic experience

 

  • d.      Search for Calendar. Click on icon.

 

  • e.      Give it a name. Click Create.

 

  • f.       You will see the new Calendar as Events list in the Site Content

 

  • g.      Click on it to see the calendar

 

 

 

 

 

Embed to SharePoint page

  • a.      Go to SharePoint page
  • b.      Add a One column section

 

 

  • c.      Click on Add in the new section

  • d.      Scroll down to add Embed web part

 

 

  • e.      Enter the URL of calendar

 

 

 

Option 2

Adding Modern Calendar to SharePoint page

Using SharePoint list in Calendar view

  • a.      Go to your SharePoint site > Site Contents
  • b.      Click on New > List

 

  • c.      Click Blank List > Enter list name
  • d.      Add Start Date and End Date to the SharePoint list. The other columns are optional.

 

  • e.      Create a new view

 

 

  • f.       Select Calendar. Select Start and End date columns to be used. Select which column to show as Title of items on calendar.

Calendar View

 

List View

 

Click New to add events

 

Add Calendar to SharePoint page

  • g.      Go to SharePoint page > Add List web part

 

  • h.      Select the SharePoint List created earlier

 

  • i.       Change to Calendar View

 

  • j.       Set Calendar View as default