User Guide / Mac / The Full Calendar Window

🪟 The Full Calendar Window

Mac

Use Day, Week, Month, Quarter, Year and List views with the agenda sidebar and event inspector.

Open the window

Choose Window → Calendar Window or press Command-0. The window is designed for planning that needs more room than the menu bar panel.

InstaCal month window with agenda sidebar and event inspector
The Mac window can keep the agenda, calendar and selected event visible together.

Switch views

Use the toolbar or the view commands:

ViewShortcutBest for
DayCommand-1One detailed timeline
WeekCommand-2Time across several days
MonthCommand-3The month’s shape and multi-day bars
QuarterCommand-4Three-month planning
YearCommand-5Long-range density and dates
ListCommand-6A searchable chronological schedule

Press Command-T to return to today.

Use the sidebar and inspector

The agenda sidebar keeps upcoming events and reminders beside the current view. Select an event to open its details in the inspector, where supported fields can be edited in place. Toggle the sidebar with Control-Command-S and details with Control-Command-I.

Select a time or day to create an item. Drag timed events to move them and resize their edges in 15-minute steps. Month, Quarter and Year preserve spanning multi-day events as bars rather than unrelated dots.

Search filters the visible calendar. Smart Filters can save the query, selected calendars, rules and view as a reusable workspace.

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