How to change the calendar color in outlook?

Author: Kelly Last Modified: 2024-07-29

When you create a new calendar, Microsoft Outlook will add a background color for this new calendar randomly, which may be not your favorite. Besides, a different background color may make a calendar more attractive. Here we will talk about how to change a calendar’s color in Microsoft Outlook easily.

Change the calendar color in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013

Change the calendar color in Microsoft Outlook 2007

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Change the calendar color in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013

There are a couple of ways to change a calendar’s color in Microsoft Outlook 2010 and 2013.

Method A: Change the calendar color with right-clicking

Microsoft Outlook provides us with the Color feature in the right-clicking menu, so that you can change a calendar’s color with right-clicking quickly.

Firstly, shift to the Calendar view, and right click a calendar name that you will change its color.

And then click the Color in the right-clicking menu, and select a new color in the following menu.

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The right-clicking method will help you change a calendar’s color rapidly.

Method B: Change the calendar color with the Color feature

Normally you may be used to using buttons in the ribbon. And this method will guide you to change a calendar’s color with the Color feature in Ribbon easily.

Step 1: Shift to the Calendar view, and select a calendar that you will change its showing color.

Step 2: Go to the Color group on the View tab, and click the Color button, and then select a new color in the drop down menu. See the following screen shot:

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Change the calendar color in Microsoft Outlook 2007

It seems Microsoft Outlook 2007 does not suggest users to change their calendars’ color, because you cannot find out the Color feature neither in the right-clicking menu nor in the Ribbon. Actually you can only change the color of default calendar in Microsoft Outlook 2007.

Step 1: Click the Tools > Options to open the Options dialog box.

Step 2: In the Options dialog box, please click the Calendar Options button on the Preferences tab.

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Step 3: In the Calendar Options dialog box, please click the Default color box, and select a new color for the default calendar in your Microsoft Outlook 2007.