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# Create an Object Calendar in Lightning Experience

Here’s how to create a calendar based on a standard or custom object in Salesforce.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in Lightning Experience in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

1. Start creating a calendar.
    
    ![Control for creating a calendar](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_productivity-264-0-0-production-enus/b2f6c36a-fa61-4a3c-9752-032ce1818a69/sales_productivity/images/calendar/activities-calendar-create-new-calendar.png)
2. Choose an object to base the calendar on.
    
    ![Step 1 of creating a calendar: select a Salesforce object](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_productivity-264-0-0-production-enus/b2f6c36a-fa61-4a3c-9752-032ce1818a69/sales_productivity/images/calendar/activities-calendar-create-new-select-object.png)
3. Select fields (1, 2, 3) that determine what the calendar displays. Filter the calendar items by selecting a list view (4).
    
    ![Step 2 of creating a calendar, with the following fields highlighted: field for start, field for end, field name to display, and choice of list view filter](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_productivity-264-0-0-production-enus/b2f6c36a-fa61-4a3c-9752-032ce1818a69/sales_productivity/images/calendar/activities-calendar-create-new-select-fields-filter.png)
4. The calendar shows items differently depending on the date fields you select.
    
    <table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small "><tbody><tr class=""><th style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d106201e116-option" id="d106201e120">(Date) Fields</th><td style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d106201e116-desc d106201e120">The names of some date fields include (Date). If you select a (Date) field, the calendar shows items across the top as all-day items.</td></tr><tr class=""><th style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d106201e116-option" id="d106201e129">(Date/Time) Fields</th><td style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d106201e116-desc d106201e129">The names of other date fields include (Date/Time). If you select a (Date/Time) field in Field for Start, the calendar shows items in time slots. If you also select a field in Field for End (it’s optional) and the items’ duration exceeds 24 hours, the calendar shows the items across the top as all-day items.</td></tr><tr class=""><th style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d106201e116-option" id="d106201e138">Selecting Start and End Fields</th><td style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d106201e116-desc d106201e138">Field for End is optional. If you use it, you must select the same type of field as you do in Field for Start. For example, if you select a (Date) field in one, you can’t select a (Date/Time) field in the other. If you select fields that generate dates in the wrong order (end before start), Salesforce shows an error message when you save the calendar.</td></tr></tbody></table>

The color of each calendar is the color of the object it’s based on. If a custom object has a theme, the theme determines the color of the calendar. You can hide or show individual calendars. You can hide the Salesforce Events calendar, too, but it’s not otherwise configurable.

![Calendar based on Opportunity object and close date field, with opportunity close dates displayed at top](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-sales-sales_productivity-264-0-0-production-enus/b2f6c36a-fa61-4a3c-9752-032ce1818a69/sales_productivity/images/calendar/activities-calendar-opportunities-closing.png)

#### See Also

- [Considerations for Calendars Created from a Salesforce Object in Lightning Experience](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sales.calendar_create_limitations.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Considerations for calendars created from a Salesforce object include support for list view filtering, a limit on the number of items that can be displayed, no support for subscribing to calendars, and support for standard objects.")