Calendar (Yosemite): Rename a calendar or change its color

A calendar is identified by its name and color, which you can change at any time.

Changing a calendar’s color changes the color of all of its events. If you want an event to have a different color, either change its calendar’s color or move the event to a calendar with a different color.

In Month view, timed events are marked with a dot in the calendar’s color; all-day events use the calendar’s color as their background.

Rename a calendar

  1. If you don’t see a list of calendars on the left, choose View > Show Calendar List.

  2. Double-click the calendar’s name in the list and enter a new name.

    You can’t rename the Exchange calendar named Calendar.

Change a calendar’s color

  1. If you don’t see a list of calendars on the left, choose View > Show Calendar List.

  2. Control-click a calendar’s name in the list, then choose a colored circle.

Last Modified: Jan 26, 2015
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