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Calendar View

A Calendar view turns your records into appointments on a wall calendar: anything with a date lands on the right day, so you can see your schedule at a glance. It's ideal for planning events, tracking deadlines, and spotting busy weeks before they sneak up on you.

The view places each record on the calendar based on one of its date columns.

Calendar view showing colored events across multiple daysImage: Calendar view showing colored events across multiple days


Before you start

  • A database with at least one Date column. Records that have no date won't show up on the calendar.

Set up a calendar

  1. Create a new view and choose Calendar
  2. Pick the Date column — this decides where each record lands on the calendar
  3. Your records appear on the calendar automatically, placed by their date
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Your database needs at least one Date column to use the Calendar view. Records with no date value won't appear.


What the calendar offers

View modes

Switch between three modes using the toolbar:

ModeShowsBest for
MonthA full month gridAn overview of everything
WeekSeven days side by sideDetailed weekly planning
DayA single dayA focused daily schedule

Multi-day events

If your database has two date columns, you can set an end date column in the calendar settings. Records that span several days show up as a bar stretching across the date range.

Example: A project with a Start Date of "March 1" and an End Date of "March 5" appears as one continuous bar across those 5 days.

Color by column

Give events colors based on a Status or Select column:

  1. Open the calendar settings
  2. Pick a Color column
  3. Each status or select value gets its own color, so events are easy to tell apart at a glance

When no color column is set, every event uses a neutral gray.

Calendar toolbar showing date column and color column configurationImage: Calendar toolbar showing date column and color column configuration

Event details

Choose which record details appear on each event card (up to 5). By default only the record title is shown. Add more details to see the key facts without clicking into the record.

Records per cell

Set how many events show in each day's cell before a "+X more" indicator appears. This keeps the calendar tidy on your busy days.


Working with events

  • Click an event to open the record's detail panel
  • Drag and drop an event to move it to a different day — the record's date updates automatically
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Pair the Calendar view with filters to focus on one category at a time. For example, filter by "Assigned to: Me" to see only your own events.


Troubleshooting

ProblemFix
Some records don't show up on the calendarThose records have no value in the date column. Open them and add a date, and they'll appear.
I can't pick a Date column when setting upThe Calendar view needs at least one Date column. Add one to your database first, then set up the view.
Multi-day events show as a single dayMake sure you've set an end date column in the calendar settings, and that both date columns have values.
A day looks empty even though it's busyYou may be over the "records per cell" limit — click the +X more indicator to see the rest, or raise the limit in settings.

What's next

  • Form View — Collect new dated records straight from a shareable form.
  • Filters — Narrow the calendar down to a single category or person.