Use the calendar overlay feature in SharePoint 2010

Calendar overlap? What is this function?

Let's get a picture first.

Good-looking no, this colorful, each schedule has its own color. At 2007, it's going to be a lot of trouble to make this look!

This effect is the result of overlapping calendars.

This article mainly introduces

1. Manually set calendar overlap directly

Manual settings do not need to say more, is to set the calendar directly on the site overlap.

2. Add calendar overlap function with program

The main intention of adding a program is that when we create a calendar list in a list template, we automatically specify an overlapping calendar for that list.

3. Overlapping calendars open in the form of a pop window

If you've already set the first step, you'll find that the overlapping calendars are open in a new window instead of the current page as a pop-up window.

Then in this step, you will be told how to get him to open in the current window, in the form of an elastic window.

Get to the point.

Set "calendar overlap" Manually Directly

1. There is an option in the Ribbon setting of the Calendar list

2. Click on "Calendar Overlay", this screen, now I have added a list of 3 calendars overlapping

3. Click "New Calendar",

This section, you can set the basic information of the calendar, the calendar can have two sources, one is the SharePoint one is the Exchange

The SharePoint list is mainly covered in the article because there is no Exchange environment at hand now.

Calendar name: This is the name to display in the Calendar view, not the name of the overlapping calendar list, which can be written casually.

Color: This allows you to choose which color to display in the event of this calendar, but only a few colors can be selected.

Weburl: This is the site address of the overlapping list. So, this "solution" I really do not know how to describe him, do not know how to translate,

After clicking, the list and view below will load the calendar-type view of the list and the corresponding list in this web site.

Always show: Direct selection is OK, there is nothing to say.

Here, this calendar overlapping function can be declared complete, it is so easy.

In this picture, you can see that when you click on your Calendar list, the left area shows the name of the calendar that already overlaps in this view. and colors.

Click here to go directly to the view page of the corresponding calendar.

Next, proceed to a second