If you need to schedule meetings regularly, keep track of them by scheduling recurring events in Google Calendar. Learn how to add, edit, and remove recurring appointments from your personal or work calendar.
How to add a recurring event in Google Calendar
If you want to add a recurring event in Google Calendar, you can do it from the website or mobile app.
Using Google Calendar in a web browser
To add a recurring event through the Google Calendar website, select the “Create”
Fill in the details for your event using the box provided, add an event title, description and location, along with other relevant details.
You can also select “More options” to view the full menu of event options.
Next, you need to select a suitable time and date for your event.
Choose the correct date for your event using the pop-up calendar. Repeat this process for the time of the event.
Selecting a new time and date for your event will display other options, including whether your event should repeat or not.
To set your event as a recurring event, select the “Does not repeat” drop-down menu.
Select how often you want your event to repeat from the options offered. For example, if you want the event to repeat daily, select “Daily” from the drop-down menu.
You can also set a custom schedule by selecting the “Custom” option.
In the “Custom Recurrence” pop-up menu, you can control how often the event repeats and on which days and when the recurring events will end. select “Done” to save your choices.
When you are ready to save your recurring event, select the “Save” option.
Once added, the recurring event will appear on your calendar according to the schedule and pattern you specified. For example, if you’ve set the event to repeat weekly on a specific day, the event will show on that day every week until otherwise canceled.
Using Google Calendar on mobile devices
If you’re using the Google Calendar app on Android, iPhone or iPad, you can add a new recurring event by tapping the ‘+’ button in the lower right corner of the app menu.
Select “Event” from the pop-up menu.
In the event menu, add the relevant details for your event, including the title, date and time. If you want the event to recur, select the “Do not repeat” option.
From the pop-up menu, choose one of the available preset options, such as daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly.
You can also tap “Custom” to set a custom schedule for your event to repeat.
If you choose the “Custom” option, the “Custom Repeat” menu will appear. Use the options provided to set how often you want your event to return, as well as a possible end date.
Tap “Done” to save your settings.
When you’re ready to save your event, tap the “Save” button in the top right corner of the app.
Once added, the event will repeat itself in your calendar, according to the schedule you specified.
How to edit or delete a recurring event in Google Calendar
A recurring event in Google Calendar is just like any other event and can be edited or deleted if your plans change. For example, you can propose a new time for an event, change the location, or completely end a series of regular events.
You can edit or delete a recurring event through the website or mobile app.
Using Google Calendar in a web browser
If you are using Google Calendar in your web browser, you can edit or delete an existing appointment by selecting the title of the appointment in the calendar.
In the event details popup, select the Edit Event button to edit it.
Make any desired changes to the events menu, including changing the time, title, or location. When you are ready to save the changes, select the “Save” button.
Google Calendar gives you options to save your changes to your selected event or to future (or past) recurring events.
Choose one of the options listed, then select “OK” to save your choice.
To delete the appointment (individually or for all or previous recurring appointments), select the title of the appointment in your calendar and then select the Delete button.
You will be given options to delete one event or all or previous recurring events. Select one of the available options, then select “OK” to confirm.
Once confirmed, the event (or events) will be removed from your calendar.
Using Google Calendar on mobile devices
If you use Google Calendar on an Android, iPhone or iPad, you can change or delete a recurring event in the same way. To get started, open the Google Calendar app and tap the title of the event you want to edit or delete in the calendar view.
From the event details menu, tap the Edit button to make changes.
You can make changes to your event, including changing the title, location, time and more. Tap “Save” to save your changes.
Google Calendar will ask you to confirm whether you want to apply the changes to your selected event, to all future events, or to all saved recurring events (past, present, and future).
Select one of the options displayed and tap “Save” to confirm.
To delete the appointment (once or for all recurring appointments), select the appointment title in the calendar view. From the event details menu, tap the hamburger menu icon in the top right corner.
From the pop-up menu, tap the “Delete” option.
You must choose whether to delete that specific event, delete that event plus all future recurring events, or delete all samples of that recurring event from your calendar (past, present, and future).
Select one of the available options and tap “Delete” to confirm.
Once deleted, the event will be removed from your calendar and the changes will be synced across all of your devices.
