How to Make a Calendar in Excel

Last updated on March 1st, 2025

You can use the Calendar template as a free Excel Calendar Creator. It will alllow you to create a calendar for any desired year, automatically and online, using Excel.

First, go to Any Year Custom Calendar Excel Template.

Then, go to Customize in Excel. You´d need to sign in to your Microsoft Account or using a Live account.

Once there, you’ll see the first sheet of the Calendar template in Excel. This sheet contains instructions on how to use the template, but basically the only important thing here is to customize the YEAR in which you want to generate the Calendar design, and then if the Start of the week will be 1 or a different value.

Excel template with any custom year
Excel template with any custom year

Once done, go to the other sheets and you will notice the calendar spreadsheet is updated accordingly. The Excel Calendar template uses formulas to customize the calendar format with the Year and Start Day of Week that you entered in the previous step.

Generate a Calendar in Excel

Following this procedure, you can generate your own calendars in Excel, for any given year. You can then export this as a calendar image or even as a calendar for your PowerPoint presentations.