{"id":36141,"date":"2021-06-24T20:46:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-24T20:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-mondaycomblog.kinsta.cloud\/?post_type=pm&p=36141"},"modified":"2026-04-05T07:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T12:19:58","slug":"monday-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monday.com\/blog\/project-management\/monday-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"The monday.com calendar: A complete guide and templates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Calendars are a great way to visualize your project in its entirety. They also allow you to easily spot critical tasks and important deadlines without having to trawl through your entire task list. Still, some teams rely on solutions like Google Calendar or Excel to handle their calendars.<\/p>\n

While there\u2019s nothing wrong with those platforms, they\u2019re lacking in capabilities that can help your team become more productive. With 2 calendar options built into monday.com \u2014 Calendar View and Calendar Widget \u2014 teams can collaborate in real time, automate date-driven workflows, and gain visibility across projects.<\/p>\nGet started<\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Calendar View vs. Calendar Widget: What\u2019s the difference?<\/h2>\n\"monday.com\n

In monday.com, there are 2 calendar experiences: Calendar View and Calendar Widget<\/a>. Although they look similar at first glance, they serve different purposes depending on whether you\u2019re managing work within a single board or monitoring schedules across multiple projects.<\/p>\n

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    Calendar View<\/strong> is a board-level view<\/strong> that shows items from one board in a calendar layout based on date or timeline columns. Teams use it to manage day-to-day project timelines and deadlines directly inside a board.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Calendar Widget<\/strong> is a dashboard widget<\/strong> that pulls calendar data from multiple boards into a single view. It\u2019s designed for managers and stakeholders who need a high-level view of schedules across projects or teams.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To make the differences even clearer, here\u2019s a side-by-side comparison of Calendar View and Calendar Widget:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
    Feature<\/th>Calendar View<\/th>Calendar Widget<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    What it is<\/td>A board view displaying items and tasks in a calendar format<\/td>A dashboard widget aggregating calendar data from multiple boards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Where it lives<\/td>Inside a specific board<\/td>On dashboards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Scope<\/td>Single board only<\/td>Multiple boards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Best for<\/td>Project teams managing day-to-day tasks and deadlines<\/td>Managers and executives tracking cross-team or portfolio-level work<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Interactivity<\/td>Fully interactive for viewing and updating items<\/td>Interactive, but optimized for oversight and reporting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Primary use<\/td>Daily project execution<\/td>High-level visibility and monitoring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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    3 steps to set up and customize your monday.com Calendar View<\/h2>\n

    The setup process differs slightly depending on which calendar experience you\u2019re using. Because Calendar View is where most teams manage day-to-day project timelines, we\u2019ll start there. Follow these 3 simple steps to configure calendar functionality in monday.com.<\/p>\n

    Step 1: Enable Calendar View on your board<\/h3>\n

    In the project board where you want calendar visualization, navigate to the Views button in the top toolbar and select “Calendar” from the available view options to activate calendar display. If your board contains multiple date columns, choose which one to use for calendar positioning. Boards without Date Columns cannot display the Calendar View until you add at least one date column to define when items appear.<\/p>\n

    Step 2: Customize your monday.com calendar display<\/h3>\n\n\"monday.com\n

    Calendar View supports extensive customization to improve readability and team adoption. These options help teams create calendar displays that match their specific workflow needs:<\/p>\n