This article is about how to add Google calendar to Windows 11 Taskbar. Paper pocket calendars are a thing of the past. Most modern calendars are on our smartphones. And calendar apps like Google Calendar offer many handy features like daily, weekly, and monthly overviews, reminders, and cloud storage. Google Calendar is Google’s free calendar app that comes with Google Workspace and Gmail. It automatically syncs with all your other Google tools and integrates with other platforms, such as your project management software. You can use it from your web browser or the Google Calendar mobile app.
Adding events and appointments to your Google Calendar won’t do you much good if you forget about them when the time comes. That’s why Google Calendar can send push notifications or text messages to remind you of upcoming and upcoming appointments. You can also be notified when an appointment is canceled or the details change. Below, we have mention the step to add Google calendar to Windows 11/10 Taskbar.
2 Ways to Add Google Calendar to Windows 11/10 Taskbar
Pin Google Calendar to Taskbar
If you frequently work with many tabs, Windows Browser, and applications, it is inconvenient to return to the desktop to access the calendar shortcut. Add another shortcut by pinning the Google Calendar shortcut to the taskbar.
Step 1: Move the cursor to the Google Calendar desktop shortcut. Drag the shortcut to the taskbar. The “Pin to (browser of your choice)” notification will be displayed. Release the shortcut to pin it to the browser used in the taskbar.
Step 2: The Google Calendar shortcut is pinned to the taskbar by adding it to your browser. Right-click the browser icon in the taskbar and click the Calendar shortcut to open Google Calendar.
Add Google Calendar to your desktop: via Windows Calendar app
If you don’t need constant access to Google Calendar in the browser, you can simply download the Google Calendar app from Google Play Store or the App Store on your smartphone or tablet. On Windows 10, on the other hand, the pre-installed Windows Calendar app is available for this purpose.
Step 1: Open the Windows Calendar app by typing “calendar” in the Windows search bar and click on the app.
Step 2: In Windows Calendar, head to the gear icon and then “Manage Accounts”.
Step 3: Select “Add account”.
Step 4: Select “Google” as your calendar account and follow the setup process by logging into Google in the next window. Enable necessary permissions and complete the setup to add Google Calendar to the Windows Calendar app.
Step 5: Pin the Windows Calendar app to the taskbar for easy access.
Final Words
We hope you understand this article on how to add Google calendar to Windows 11 Taskbar. You can use Google Calendar for various purposes, such as creating and editing events like birthdays, anniversaries, etc. scheduling and managing meetings, adding reminders for a specific date, etc. If you use Microsoft Edge, you can pin Google Calendar directly to the taskbar via Microsoft Edge options. Firefox users, on the other hand, have to take a slightly longer route to add the Google Calendar icon to the taskbar.
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