Add Holidays to your PC Calendar

If your computer is Windows (XP/Vista/7), you may be using a version of Microsoft Office which includes a word processor (Word), spreadsheet program (Excel), slideshow designer (PowerPoint) and personal data organizer (Outlook).

Outlook has a calendar where you keep track of your daily, weekly and monthly appointments. You can also set it up to remember special dates such as birthdays and anniversaries. Outlook doesn't have the list of traditional holidays included but you can set it up to do so. Follow these steps:

By default, Outlook does not display holidays in the calendar. Most people prefer having holidays listed in their calendar for reminders, planning work schedules, deciding upon holidays, and so on. If you want holidays listed, you can add country specific holidays to your calendar.

1. Open Outlook.
2. From the tools menu, click Options.
3. Click Calendar Options.
4. Click Add Holidays.
5. Place a check beside the appropriate country/countries.
6. Click OK.
7. Click OK to close Calendar Options.
8. Click OK to close Options.

On a MAC, do the following (yes, we teach MAC at The PC Teacher!):

1. Go to Apple.com/downloads or use this link: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/usholidaycalendar.html
2. For the free download from Apple.com, click the Download button to get the US Holiday Calendar.
3. Click Subscribe to get the future calendar dates.
4. Click OK to verify your settings for iCal.