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Week View

Week view displays one week of your calendar by default (with the option to redefine “week” as any period from 2–31 days).

Week View calendar

To view to earlier or later times of day, scroll up or down.

To scroll backward or forward one week at a time, click the left or right arrow button, or press ⌘-Left Arrow or ⌘-Right Arrow.

To scroll backward or forward one day at a time, swipe left or right with two fingers on a trackpad, swipe left or right with one finger with a Magic Mouse, or press ⌘-Option-Left Arrow or ⌘-Option Right Arrow.

You can change Week view to show any range from 4–24 hours by going to BusyCal > Settings > General and choosing the desired number of hours from the “Day and Week views show” pop-up menu. Or hold down the option key while swiping up/down to zoom in/out.

You can change Week view to show any range from 2–14 days by using the View > Days in Week submenu or by going to BusyCal > Settings > General, or by right-clicking on the Week view-navigation button in the toolbar and choosing the desired time period from the “Week view shows” pop-up menu.

You can also change the week’s start day and the number of hours shown at a time in General Settings, and various display styles in Appearance Settings.

Customizing Days in Week​

Video demonstrating how this can be done from the Week view-navigation button in the toolbar:

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If you display a custom number of days in the Week view, clicking the Today button causes the current day to appear in the leftmost column of the Week view. Otherwise, the leftmost column displays the standard Start of Week day, which you can select in General Settings.

Customizing Week View Alignment​

This video demonstrates how the Week View Shows setting impacts how your week is displayed in BusyCal.

Initial Settings (Next 7 Days from Today):​

  1. Start Week On → Sunday
  2. Week View Shows → 7 Days

With these settings, the Week View displays the next 7 days, starting from today, regardless of your chosen Start of Week. Clicking on Today's date keeps the current date pinned to the leftmost position.

Changing to "One Week" (Pin to Start Of Week):​

Next, the following setting is changed:

  • Week View Shows → One Week

With this option, the Week View pins to the Start of the Week, displaying one full calendar week instead of a rolling 7-day window. Clicking on Today's date pins to the start of the current week.

Choosing the Best View for You:​

  • If you prefer a continuously moving 7-day window, use 7 Days.
  • If you want to see a full structured week starting on your preferred day, select One Week.

For added flexibility, you can switch between these settings at any time. If you frequently toggle between both views, consider using a Smart Filter with Remember View Settings to quickly switch between layouts.

Changing Event / Task Times​

You can select multiple events and drag them to change their start times. By default BusyCal will snap at 15-minute offsets. If you wish to drag with more precision, hold down the Shift key while dragging in order to snap to the nearest minute instead.

Creating Overlapping / Adjacent Events​

In Day & Week View, you can easily create overlapping / adjacent events without modifying existing ones. Simply hold down the ⌘ (Command) + ⌥ (Option) keys together, then click and drag anywhere on an existing event. This allows you to place a new event next to it without affecting the original scheduling.

Creating Events In Between​

BusyCal makes scheduling effortless by allowing you to CTRL+Click (right-click) anywhere in between two events to instantly create a new event in the available time slot. No need to manually adjust times—just click, create, and go!

BusyCal also allows other options when creating or editing events in week view using the context menu:

  • Match Start to Previous End
  • Match End to Next Start
  • Create Event Matching End of Previous
  • Create Event Between
  • Create Event After Selection

Multiple Time Zone​

To show more than one time zone in the time bar to the left of the week view, open Settings > Time Zones and enable Show Second time zone in Day and Week Views.

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