{"id":3323,"date":"2016-11-22T19:32:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T01:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/?p=3323"},"modified":"2021-11-01T10:08:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:08:45","slug":"10-ways-to-use-calendar-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vertex42.com\/blog\/life\/planning\/10-ways-to-use-calendar-templates.html","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Use Calendar Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the years we've created many different types of calendar templates. Choosing the right calendar for the situation is a big part of keeping your daily life in order. Below we talk about 10 ways to use calendar templates effectively to help at home, work and school.<\/p>\n

Quick Links:<\/strong>
\n1: Easy reference for your wall or desk<\/a>
\n2: Schools, groups & other organizations<\/a>
\n3: Keep track of birthdays, holidays & events<\/a>
\n4: Create your own photo calendar<\/a>
\n5: Display shift & work schedules<\/a>
\n6: Use a calendar as a daily checklist<\/a>
\n7: Show data in a calendar<\/a>
\n8: Quote-a-day & scripture study<\/a>
\n9: Staying healthy<\/a>
\n10: Keeping your life & home organized<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

1: Easy reference for your wall or desk<\/h2>\n\"theme-enabled-yearly-calendars\"<\/a>\n

Having a printed calendar close at hand is a great way to quickly check dates without the need to open up an app on your phone or calendar software on your computer.<\/p>\n

Our printable calendar PDFs<\/a> offer a variety of monthly and yearly layouts and designs which are easy to print. To customize a calendar in Excel, try our Excel calendar template<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TIP<\/strong>: If you are running Excel 2007 or later, the XLSX files allow you to quickly change color schemes. (simply go to Page Layout > Colors<\/em>)<\/p>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Printable Calendars<\/a> | Yearly Calendars<\/a> | 3-Year Calendars<\/a><\/p>\n

2: Schools, groups & other organizations<\/h2>\n

School Calendar Templates<\/h3>\n

Our school calendars come in a variety of layouts, and after choosing a start month you can also easily customize the colors as well as add important dates and events.<\/p>\n\"Vertex42<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
School Calendar Templates<\/a><\/p>\n

TIP - Creating & sharing calendars as PDFs:<\/strong> New versions of Excel (2010+) let you save as a PDF or print to a PDF. This is a great way to share your calendar with family, friends and coworkers without the need to print (and you can save some trees!).<\/p>\n

Calendars for Groups & Organizations<\/h3>\n

To keep track of your group or organization's daily events, our monthly calendars are easy to customize and each day has space to enter in multiple events. There are four main designs (Light, Bold, Ink Saver and Wall Calendar). To customize the colors and fonts simply go to Page Layout > Themes<\/em> and pick a new design.<\/p>\n\"V42<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Monthly Calendar Templates<\/a><\/p>\n

TIP - How to print out multiple worksheets<\/strong>
Our monthly calendar templates are formatted in Excel with each month being a separate worksheet. You can print out individual months, but here are a couple options for printing all 12 at once:
\nMethod 1<\/strong>
\n1) Select the tabs of the worksheets you want to print (holding SHIFT or CTRL as you click on them)
\n2) Go to File > Print<\/em>
\n3) Under Settings select Print Active Sheets<\/em>
\nMethod 2<\/strong>
\n1) Go to File > Print<\/em>
\n2) Under Settings select Print Entire Workbook<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

3: Keep track of birthdays, holidays & events<\/h2>\n

The new Monthly Calendar With Holidays<\/a> includes common U.S. holidays and observances and can be customized with your own birthdays and events. You can also choose the year and the calendar will automatically adjust.<\/p>\n\"Vertex42's<\/a>\n

You can add events directly into the monthly calendars by overwriting the existing formulas as needed, but you should first save a backup of the template after adding your birthdays and events.<\/p>\n

If you're looking for a quick reference for birthdays, our Birthday Calendar Template<\/a> is a great solution.<\/p>\n\"Vertex42's<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Monthly Calendar with Holidays<\/a> | Birthday Calendar Template<\/a><\/p>\n

4: Create your own photo calendar<\/h2>\n

Our Photo Calendar Template<\/a> lets you create a personalized calendar by inserting your own photos, adding events and choosing your desired theme (go to Page Layout > Themes<\/em>).<\/p>\n\"Vertex42's<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Photo Calendar Template<\/a><\/p>\n

5: Display shift & work schedules<\/h2>\n

We have a variety of templates to help you if you work a rotating shift, or need to coordinate the shifts of multiple employees, or just want a simple weekly schedule to plan your work week.<\/p>\n

Weekly Work and Shift Schedules<\/h3>\n

\"Vertex42's

Bi-Weekly Work Schedule Template<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Vertex42's

Shift Schedule Template<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Monthly Shift Schedule For Multiple Employees<\/h3>\n

\"Vertex42's

Employee Schedule Template<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

\n

Yearly Shift Rotation Schedules<\/h3>\n

\"Rotation

Rotation Schedule Template<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Shift

Shift Work Calendar<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

\n

6: Use a calendar as a daily checklist<\/h2>\n

If you're trying to start good life habits or break bad habits, tracking your progress on a daily basis is a great way to make that a reality. The unique horizontal month design of our Annual Calendar<\/a> template gives you room to track four separate goals on a daily basis.<\/p>\n\"annual-calendar\"<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Annual Calendar & Checklist<\/a><\/p>\n

7: Show data in a calendar<\/h2>\n

Going Manual<\/h3>\n

If you prefer to see multiple months at a time and also want room to write in short notes and appointments or data, our Planning Calendar<\/a> template fits six months on one page.<\/p>\n\"Vertex42's<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Planning Calendar Template<\/a><\/p>\n

Going Analytical<\/h3>\n

If you're looking to take data and calendars to the next level, our Calendar Heat Map Template lets you visualize data sets over multiple years.<\/p>\n

Related Blog Article<\/strong>
\nAnalyze Data with a Calendar Chart in Excel<\/a><\/p>\n\"Calendar<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Calendar Heat Map Chart<\/a><\/p>\n

8: Quote-a-day & scripture study<\/h2>\n

Many of our monthly calendars have enough daily space to create your own quote-a-day calendar or even help you with daily scripture study. Below is an example of what one user did using the photo calendar. We're thinking of designing a template specifically for this type of thing, so if you like this idea, comment below with what type of data you'd like to add (quotes, Bible verses, something else?).<\/p>\n\"Calendar\n

\nSuggested Calendar Templates<\/strong>
Monthly Calendar<\/a> | Monthly Calendar with Holidays<\/a> | Photo Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n

9: Staying healthy<\/h2>\n

Calendars of all kinds can be used to plan and track your health habits. You can use a simple monthly calendar for planning your meals along with your appointments. We've also seen people use calendars to create detailed weight training programs. In addition to or instead of using calendars, you could consider planners or logs designed specifically for these purposes, such as the two below.<\/p>\n

Planning Healthy Meals<\/h3>\n

One of the easiest ways to gain weight and blow your food budget is to not plan your meals ahead of time. Our Weekly Meal Planner<\/a> makes it easy to plan your meals and the more advanced version also helps you create your grocery list.<\/p>\n\"Weekly<\/a>\n

Tracking What You Eat<\/h3>\n

The simple act of tracking<\/strong> what you eat can help you eat healthier. Some of the most popular diet plans and phone apps involve tracking what you eat. Our Daily Food Log<\/a> template has been a popular tool for many years. It's designed to be printed and folded to easily fit in your pocket. Because it is a spreadsheet template, you can customize it first if you want to track different things.<\/p>\n\"Daily<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Weekly Meal Planner<\/a> | Daily Food Log<\/a><\/p>\n

10: Keeping your life & home organized<\/h2>\n

If you're still readying this, you're probably thinking \"well, that's an obvious reason.\" The point here is to emphasize that if staying organized is one of your challenges, a CALENDAR is great for summarizing your plans and seeing the big picture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the day-to-day details, you'll probably want to look for a PLANNER<\/strong>. So, we end our discussion of calendars by listing a couple more planners.<\/p>\n

Keeping the Family in Order<\/h3>\n

Family life is BUSY! You've got places to go, meals to prepare, stuff to buy, stuff to get done and chores to assign. So, instead of just a monthly calendar on your fridge, you might consider a Weekly Family Planner<\/a> like the one below.<\/p>\n\"Weekly<\/a>\n

The Ultimate Planner<\/h3>\n

Over the years we've received a lot of feedback and suggestions from users about what they'd like to see in our printable planner templates. Planners aren't just for appointments and to do lists. People also want to track their budget, make shopping lists, track their health, plan their meals, and the lists goes on. AND, they may want all this in a daily, weekly, or monthly format. If all of that sounds awesome and you are a fan of paper planners, check out our Ultimate Personal Planner<\/a> template.<\/p>\n\"Personal<\/a>\n

\nBrowse and Download<\/strong>
Ultimate Personal Planner<\/a> | Weekly Family Planner<\/a> | Daily Planner<\/a><\/p>\n

Looking for other Calendars?<\/h2>\n

The calendars listed above are just a few of the calendar templates available at Vertex42.com. If you can't find what you want, feel free to offer suggestions by commenting below.
\nBrowse our Calendar Template collection ><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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