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How to set up Calendar Settings in Salesforce

Calendar Settings is the org-wide configuration page for how calendars behave — whether users can share calendars, view-only access for managers, hover details on the home page. Per-user view preferences live in personal settings; org-wide defaults live here.

By Dipojjal Chakrabarti · Editor, Salesforce DictionaryLast updated Apr 20, 2026

Calendar Settings is the org-wide configuration page for how calendars behave — whether users can share calendars, view-only access for managers, hover details on the home page. Per-user view preferences live in personal settings; org-wide defaults live here.

  1. Open Setup → Calendar Settings

    Setup gear → Quick Find: Calendar Settings → Calendar Settings.

  2. Tick Enable User Calendar Sharing

    When ON, users can share their personal Calendar with others — view-only or with edit. Off by default in some orgs for privacy.

  3. Tick Enable Home Page Hover Links for Events

    When ON, hovering an event on Home shows a tooltip preview. Lightweight UX improvement.

  4. Configure default Calendar View

    Day / Week / Month / List. Drives the default landing view for new users.

  5. (Optional) tick Cloud Scheduler options

    Cloud Scheduler is being retired in newer Salesforce releases — replaced by Lightning Scheduler. Don't enable for new deployments.

  6. Save

    Settings apply org-wide. Existing user preferences override the org default where they conflict.

Key options
Enable User Calendar Sharingremember

Whether users can share their personal calendars.

Home Page Hover Linksremember

Tooltip previews on Home for upcoming events.

Default Calendar Viewremember

Day / Week / Month / List.

Cloud Schedulerremember

Legacy meeting-request feature. Being retired.

Gotchas
  • Public Calendars and Resources are configured separately at Setup → Public Calendars and Resources. Calendar Settings governs personal user calendars; Public Calendars is for shared org-wide calendars.
  • Cloud Scheduler is deprecated. New scheduling features should use Lightning Scheduler or Salesforce Scheduler instead.
  • Per-user view preferences (set via Personal Settings) override the org default. Changing the org Default Calendar View doesn't update existing users — only affects new ones.

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