Calendars are your go-to tool for planning. In this Excel Tips episode, you'll learn the steps to create a single-month calendar from scratch.

Discover how to combine advanced functions to build a two-dimensional calendar structure, and how to format your dates and highlight weekends and holidays.

You'll also gain knowledge of how to customise the calendar to fit your specific needs.

For quick reference, here are the timestamps:

• 0:17 – Introduction to building a calendar
• 2:12 – Functions used in this tutorial
• 4:29 – How the different functions work
• 8:11 – Using formulas to create headings
• 10:30 – Changing the calendar to start the week on Monday
• 11:53 – Building a custom function with LAMBDA
• 13:28 – Applying conditional formatting for weekends
• 14:59 – Shortcuts covered in the tutorial
• 15:58 – Recap and summary of what we've learned

Tune in now to easily create personalised calendars that suit your planning needs.

Host: Neale Blackwood CPA has more than 20 years of experience as a Microsoft Excel educator. He is the author of more than 200 INTHEBLACK articles as well as a book, Advanced Excel Reporting for Management Accountants.

CPA Australia publishes four podcasts, providing commentary and thought leadership across business, finance, and accounting:

• INTHEBLACK
• INTHEBLACK Out Loud
• With Interest
• Excel Tips

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You can email the podcast team at podcasts@cpaaustralia.com.au