How to create a new Calendar in Outlook
See also How to add country holidays to the calendar, How to add custom holidays to the calendar. If you separate Calendars, you can:
- easily share your business or personal Calendars with your colleagues or relatives,
- turn on/off some calendars to see all or just some events,
- etc.
To create a new Calendar in Outlook, do the following:
1. Open the Calendar view, click Calendar on the Navigation Bar (see How to customize your Navigation Bar):
![Calendar icon in the Navigation Bar Outlook 2016 Calendar icon in the Navigation Bar Outlook 2016](/images/tips/outlook_button2016/calendar.png)
![Calendar view icon in the Navigation Bar Outlook 2016 Calendar folder icon in the Navigation Bar Outlook 2016](/images/tips/outlook_button2016/calendar_view.png)
2. On the Calendar view, in the Home tab, in the Manage Calendars group, click Add Calendar:
![Add Calendar in Outlook 2016 Add Calendar in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/505_2016/3.png)
3. In the Open Calendar drop-down list, select Create New Blank Calendar...:
![Create New Blank Calendar in Outlook 2016 Create New Blank Calendar in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/505_2016/4.png)
4. On the Create New Folder dialog box, enter a name for your new Calendar (for example, Personal Calendar) and click OK:
![Create New Folder in Outlook 2016 Create New Folder in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/505_2016/5.png)
You can see a new Calendar, for example:
![Calendar Side-by-Side view in Outlook 2016 Calendar Side-by-Side view in Outlook 2016](/images/tips/505_2016/6.png)
Anytime you can turn on or turn off any of Calendars, just select or unselect the appropriate checkbox:
![Navigation pane in Calendar view Outlook 2016 Navigation pane in Calendar view Outlook 2016](/images/tips/505_2016/7.png)
See How to see multiple Calendars in one Calendar view.
See also this tip in French: Comment créer un nouveau calendrier dans Outlook.