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View multiple calendars at the same time

You can see multiple calendars at the same time side-by-side or combined into a stacked overlay view to help you see availability across calendars.

Open a calendar in a new window

  1. In Calendar, in the Navigation Pane, right-click the name of the calendar that you want to view.

  2. Click Open in New Window.

    Click Open in New Window on the right-click menu

Open a calendar in side-by-side view

  • In Calendar, in the Navigation Pane, select the check box of another calendar that you want to view.

    The calendar that you selected opens next to the calendar that already appears.

    Example of three calendars side by side

Overlay the calendars

  1. In Calendar, in the Navigation Pane, select the check box of another calendar that you want to view.

    The calendar that you selected opens next to calendar that is already displayed. Each successive calendar opens next to the one most recently opened.

  2. On the calendar tab, click View in Overlay Mode.

    Click the View in Overlay Mode arrow

    That calendar is now in overlay mode with the one you opened first — usually your default calendar.

  3. To add another calendar to the overlay, repeat step 2.

Remove a calendar from the overlay stack

  1. In Calendar, on the tab of the calendar that you want to remove from the overlay stack, click View in Side-by-Side Mode.

    Click the View in Side-by-Side Mode arrow

    The tab moves back to the right. The calendar that you selected no longer appears in overlay mode.

  2. To remove a calendar from view, clear its check box in the Navigation Pane or click Close on the calendar tab.

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View a calendar in a new window

Open new window drop down

  1. In the Calendar navigation pane, select the calendar or calendars you want to view.

  2. Hover to the right of a calendar name until the ellipses (3 dots) display.

  3. Select Open in New Window.

View calendars side-by-side

View drop down menu with Overlay selected

  1. In the Calendar navigation pane, select the calendar or calendars you want to view.

  2. In the Calendar navigation pane, select the two or three calendars you want to view.

    Note: A minimum of two calendars and a maximum of three calendars need to be selected for the side-by-side view to display.

  3. In the main menu, select View > the calendar period (Day, Work Week, Week, or Three Day) > Overlay.

    Note:  Month calendars do not display with the overlay function.

Close a side-by-side calendar

3 calendars side by side
  1. Select the calendar or calendars you want to close.

  2. Select the x to close each calendar.

Close calendar new window

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