Change the view
In your calendar, choose from the following views:
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Day
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Work week
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Week
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Month
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Schedule View
![Changing views in Outlook's calendar](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/564a0a47-63a6-4fff-b938-f4e85915b3c5/05087b511a4a3b5f10e8a580d31ef73aec69062f.png)
Get back to today
Anytime you're browsing your calendar, save yourself time and select Today to go straight back to the current day.
![Get to Today in Outlook](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/2dc2a2ad-3f9a-493e-99e9-315e2763344e/67d9a95eec780b5c07d664c5f3f68b9084dc1f16.png)
Overlay or show calendars side-by-side
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Select two or more calendars.
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Select the arrow on one of the calendars to overlay the two (or more) calendars.
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Select the arrow again to make them side-by-side.
![Calendars overlayed in Outlook](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/5dc4dbdf-1a65-446d-970b-eb3202f495b3/fc944fb9421483fbce359d668c930561a42d3aca.png)
Categorize your events
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Select an appointment or meeting.
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Select Categorize.
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Choose a color.
Or choose All categories to edit existing categories or create a new one.
![Adding a category to a calendar in Outlook](https://cxcs.microsoft.net/static/public/central/neutral/52649701-d8f7-46c9-b69d-b81b57b82663/f8015fb8cb58041cad4e8a79397b7652c1130538.png)
Note: Features and information in this guide apply to Outlook as available through Microsoft 365.