The Multi-Day View

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Multi-day view (browser only) shows the current day in the lefthand, or first, column. It’s a good alternative to the standard weekly view. You can choose to show from 2 to 6 days in Multi-day view.

For details about the other calendar views, see this article.

Configure Multi-day view

A big advantage of Multi-day view is that it keeps the day at the forefront of your view. When you open the calendar in Multi-day, the current day will be in the leftmost (first) column. So the events shown will be on current and consecutive days, rather than past events.

In Settings > Calendar views, you can choose how many days are shown in Multi-Day view.

Set the number of days

Set the number of days to display in Multi-day view:

Go to Settings > Calendar Views.
Scroll to Multi-Day View.
Choose from 2 to 6 days.
You can change the number of days displayed at any time.

Note: if you don’t have access to calendar settings, use a link parameter to adjust the number of days shown. See below for details.

Set Multi-day view as the default calendar view

If you are a calendar administrator, you can set Multi-day as the default. If a short-term view of the current day or week is relevant for your users, Multi-day view might be more useful than the more standard Day or Week views.

With Multi-day, the calendar always opens with the current day in focus.
To focus on the workweek, set Multi-day to show 5 days.
If you do granular scheduling and changes to the current day affect the next day’s schedule, using Multi-day view with 2 or 3 days visible works well.

For ongoing use, it’s good to set the calendar’s start date to the current date. If the calendar is for a specific event like a conference, it’s recommended to set the start date to the beginning of the conference date.

To set the default calendar view:

Go to Settings > Calendar Views.
In the Default View section, select Multi-Day from the menu.
Scroll down to the Multi-Day View section and choose the number of days to display.
Your changes will be saved automatically.

Use link parameters to adjust the number of days

Calendar link parameters are key=value pairs which you can add to the end of a calendar link, for a customized view. You can append ?view=md# and replace the “#” with the number of days desired in Multi-day view. The calendar will be forced to display in Multi-day view with the number of days chosen.