Google Calendar Shortcuts

There are numerous shortcuts that can make your Google Calendar experience more smooth. We’ve compiled a list of some that will be the most useful for your use.

You will need to enable keyboard shortcuts within your Google Calendar settings before using shortcuts.

To enable keyboard shortcuts in Google Calendar:

  1. Open Google Calendar.

  2. Click Settings > Settings.

  3. Check the Enable keyboard shortcuts box.

  4. Click Back to return to calendar.


Your keyboard may say “Win” instead of the Windows symbol.

Navigate Your Calendar

Key Combination

What it Does

Key Combination

What it Does

j or n

Change your calendar view to the next date range

t

Move to the current day

Ctrl + r

Refresh your calendar

s

Go to the Settings page

Change Your Calendar View

Key Combination

What it Does

Key Combination

What it Does

1 or d

Day view

2 or w

Week view

3 or m

Month view

5 or a

Agenda view

Create and Edit Events

Key Combination

What it Does

Key Combination

What it Does

c

Create a new event

e

See an event’s details

Delete

Delete an event

z

Undo

Ctrl + s

Save event (from the event details page)

Esc

Return to calendar grid from an event details page