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a start date and optionally an end date, as an event.</p>
<p>The Calendar view has multiple display modes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Week view, where all the 7 days of the week (or 5 if the weekends are
<li data-list-item-id="e304b5ae296d7f47b813dcd8cf2dbba42">Week view, where all the 7 days of the week (or 5 if the weekends are
hidden) are displayed in columns. This mode allows entering and displaying
time-specific events, not just all-day events.</li>
<li>Month view, where the entire month is displayed and all-day events can
<li data-list-item-id="ea8d70da10fa78ede209782b485e2de49">Month view, where the entire month is displayed and all-day events can
be inserted. Both time-specific events and all-day events are listed.</li>
<li>Year view, which displays the entire year for quick reference.</li>
<li>List view, which displays all the events of a given month in sequence.</li>
<li
data-list-item-id="e057acab031bcf780ce3055e534ab2d61">Year view, which displays the entire year for quick reference.</li>
<li
data-list-item-id="e5528ab7e56ada969592f5d35896a4808">List view, which displays all the events of a given month in sequence.</li>
</ul>
<p>Unlike other Collection view types, the Calendar view also allows some
kind of interaction, such as moving events around as well as creating new
ones.</p>
<h2>Creating a calendar</h2>
<table>
<figure class="table">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th></th>
<th></th>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
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by selecting the “Collection Properties” tab in the ribbon.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</table>
</figure>
<h2>Creating a new event/note</h2>
<ul>
<li>Clicking on a day will create a new child note and assign it to that particular
<li data-list-item-id="ed78c7591e6504413d89bf60a172ba7fa">Clicking on a day will create a new child note and assign it to that particular
day.
<ul>
<li>You will be asked for the name of the new note. If the popup is dismissed
<li data-list-item-id="e9313832f770bbe02f6dbfdce57cb040c">You will be asked for the name of the new note. If the popup is dismissed
by pressing the close button or escape, then the note will not be created.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>It's possible to drag across multiple days to set both the start and end
<li data-list-item-id="e154d333887462e26c059d7b3218ffd10">It's possible to drag across multiple days to set both the start and end
date of a particular note.
<br>
<img src="Calendar_image.png">
</li>
<li>Creating new notes from the calendar will respect the <code>~child:template</code> relation
<li data-list-item-id="e8685250a40c8a75bf4a44ba3c4218495">Creating new notes from the calendar will respect the <code>~child:template</code> relation
if set on the Collection note.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Interacting with events</h2>
<ul>
<li>Hovering the mouse over an event will display information about the note.
<li data-list-item-id="ef3868587f3133abbb6a43f1e7ba73df4">Hovering the mouse over an event will display information about the note.
<br>
<img src="7_Calendar_image.png">
</li>
<li>Left clicking the event will open a&nbsp;<a class="reference-link" href="#root/_help_ZjLYv08Rp3qC">Quick edit</a>&nbsp;to
<li data-list-item-id="e0349fc14f198e77629a20fce7b910cbd">Left clicking the event will open a&nbsp;<a class="reference-link" href="#root/_help_ZjLYv08Rp3qC">Quick edit</a>&nbsp;to
edit the note in a popup while allowing easy return to the calendar by
just dismissing the popup.
<ul>
<li>Middle clicking will open the note in a new tab.</li>
<li>Right click will offer more options including opening the note in a new
<li data-list-item-id="e40934ee8189ac129ce9a62f1a34f90fd">Middle clicking will open the note in a new tab.</li>
<li data-list-item-id="ed673e7b92f8713cfa950d6030deeb658">Right click will offer more options including opening the note in a new
split or window.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Drag and drop an event on the calendar to move it to another day.</li>
<li>The length of an event can be changed by placing the mouse to the right
<li data-list-item-id="e42434d681c96273852be7111b2464e66">Drag and drop an event on the calendar to move it to another day.</li>
<li
data-list-item-id="ec6982b2bdebadd048f01b2c9d5204375">The length of an event can be changed by placing the mouse to the right
edge of the event and dragging the mouse around.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Interaction on mobile</h2>
<p>When Trilium is on mobile, the interaction with the calendar is slightly
different:</p>
<ul>
<li data-list-item-id="e9eccdc329cafb680914a2fea2bf3b967">Clicking on an event triggers the contextual menu, including the option
to open in&nbsp;<a class="reference-link" href="#root/pOsGYCXsbNQG/gh7bpGYxajRS/wArbEsdSae6g/_help_ZjLYv08Rp3qC">Quick edit</a>.</li>
<li
data-list-item-id="e095306ea6783bd216f3848b3d5b6bcba">To insert a new event, touch and hold the empty space. When successful,
the empty space will become colored to indicate the selection.
<ul>
<li data-list-item-id="e678eb6949bb0dcb609880b66f4c218b8">Before releasing, drag across multiple spaces to create multi-day events.</li>
<li
data-list-item-id="eb77c1f5e90700a75c40fd0dab32a9266">When released, a prompt will appear to enter the note title.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e824cd65431fa336433aa1e4186c1578d">To move an existing event, touch and hold the event until the empty space
near it will become colored.
<ul>
<li data-list-item-id="e13dbb47246890b5f93404cf3e34feb3f">At this point the event can be dragged across other days on the calendar.</li>
<li
data-list-item-id="e011cdfec5a11fc783c5cc0acb2b704e1">Or the event can be resized by tapping on the small circle to the right
end of the event.</li>
<li data-list-item-id="ea38d2059d0736ad6d172bbb9f1cde4aa">To exit out of editing mode, simply tap the empty space anywhere on the
calendar.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Configuring the calendar view</h2>
<p>In the <em>Collections</em> tab in the&nbsp;<a class="reference-link" href="#root/_help_BlN9DFI679QC">Ribbon</a>,
it's possible to adjust the following:</p>
<ul>
<li>Hide weekends from the week view.</li>
<li>Display week numbers on the calendar.</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e5226aa5761f9b2fd47d0c38c252e7f74">Hide weekends from the week view.</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e62c9e62cfbc2d6e2e4587cfce90143a0">Display week numbers on the calendar.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Configuring the calendar using attributes</h2>
<p>The following attributes can be added to the Collection type:</p>
<table>
<figure
class="table">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
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<td>
<p>Which view to display in the calendar:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>timeGridWeek</code> for the <em>week</em> view;</li>
<li><code>dayGridMonth</code> for the <em>month</em> view;</li>
<li><code>multiMonthYear</code> for the <em>year</em> view;</li>
<li><code>listMonth</code> for the <em>list</em> view.</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e2cd230dc41f41fe91ee74d7d1fa87372"><code>timeGridWeek</code> for the <em>week</em> view;</li>
<li data-list-item-id="eee1dba4c6cc51ebd53d0a0dd52044cd6"><code>dayGridMonth</code> for the <em>month</em> view;</li>
<li data-list-item-id="ed8721a76a1865dac882415f662ed45b9"><code>multiMonthYear</code> for the <em>year</em> view;</li>
<li data-list-item-id="edf09a13759102d98dac34c33eb690c05"><code>listMonth</code> for the <em>list</em> view.</li>
</ul>
<p>Any other value will be dismissed and the default view (month) will be
used instead.</p>
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or clicking).</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>In addition, the first day of the week can be either Sunday or Monday
</table>
</figure>
<p>In addition, the first day of the week can be either Sunday or Monday
and can be adjusted from the application settings.</p>
<h2>Configuring the calendar events using attributes</h2>
<p>For each note of the calendar, the following attributes can be used:</p>
<table>
<h2>Configuring the calendar events using attributes</h2>
<p>For each note of the calendar, the following attributes can be used:</p>
<figure
class="table">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
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<td><code>#calendar:displayedAttributes</code>
</td>
<td>Allows displaying the value of one or more attributes in the calendar
like this:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
like this:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
<br>
<img src="9_Calendar_image.png">&nbsp;&nbsp;
<img src="9_Calendar_image.png">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
<br><code>#weight="70" #Mood="Good" #calendar:displayedAttributes="weight,Mood"</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br><code>#weight="70" #Mood="Good" #calendar:displayedAttributes="weight,Mood"</code>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
<br>It can also be used with relations, case in which it will display the
title of the target note:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
title of the target note:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<br>
<br><code>~assignee=@My assignee #calendar:displayedAttributes="assignee"</code>
</td>
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which is being used to read the end time.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h2>How the calendar works</h2>
<p>
</table>
</figure>
<h2>How the calendar works</h2>
<p>
<img src="11_Calendar_image.png">
</p>
<p>The calendar displays all the child notes of the Collection that have
</p>
<p>The calendar displays all the child notes of the Collection that have
a <code>#startDate</code>. An <code>#endDate</code> can optionally be added.</p>
<p>If editing the start date and end date from the note itself is desirable,
<p>If editing the start date and end date from the note itself is desirable,
the following attributes can be added to the Collection note:</p><pre><code class="language-text-x-trilium-auto">#viewType=calendar #label:startDate(inheritable)="promoted,alias=Start Date,single,date"
#label:endDate(inheritable)="promoted,alias=End Date,single,date"
#hidePromotedAttributes </code></pre>
<p>This will result in:</p>
<p>
<p>This will result in:</p>
<p>
<img src="10_Calendar_image.png">
</p>
<p>When not used in a Journal, the calendar is recursive. That is, it will
</p>
<p>When not used in a Journal, the calendar is recursive. That is, it will
look for events not just in its child notes but also in the children of
these child notes.</p>
<h2>Use-cases</h2>
<h3>Using with the Journal / calendar</h3>
<p>It is possible to integrate the calendar view into the Journal with day
<h2>Use-cases</h2>
<h3>Using with the Journal / calendar</h3>
<p>It is possible to integrate the calendar view into the Journal with day
notes. In order to do so change the note type of the Journal note (calendar
root) to Collection and then select the Calendar View.</p>
<p>Based on the <code>#calendarRoot</code> (or <code>#workspaceCalendarRoot</code>)
<p>Based on the <code>#calendarRoot</code> (or <code>#workspaceCalendarRoot</code>)
attribute, the calendar will know that it's in a calendar and apply the
following:</p>
<ul>
<li>The calendar events are now rendered based on their <code>dateNote</code> attribute
<ul>
<li data-list-item-id="ef8dd9e289abf6cb973bd379d219170ae">The calendar events are now rendered based on their <code>dateNote</code> attribute
rather than <code>startDate</code>.</li>
<li>Interactive editing such as dragging over an empty era or resizing an
<li data-list-item-id="e35671ad2eee19bba69bb31f3f33cce37">Interactive editing such as dragging over an empty era or resizing an
event is no longer possible.</li>
<li>Clicking on the empty space on a date will automatically open that day's
<li data-list-item-id="e8930686b36fb7fa36d123f9f202cbc75">Clicking on the empty space on a date will automatically open that day's
note or create it if it does not exist.</li>
<li>Direct children of a day note will be displayed on the calendar despite
<li data-list-item-id="edc838e74ed3479fe2f0fbfaef462dbbb">Direct children of a day note will be displayed on the calendar despite
not having a <code>dateNote</code> attribute. Children of the child notes
will not be displayed.</li>
</ul>
<img src="8_Calendar_image.png" width="1217"
height="724">
<h3>Using a different attribute as event title</h3>
<p>By default, events are displayed on the calendar by their note title.
</ul>
<p>
<img src="8_Calendar_image.png" width="1217"
height="724">
</p>
<h3>Using a different attribute as event title</h3>
<p>By default, events are displayed on the calendar by their note title.
However, it is possible to configure a different attribute to be displayed
instead.</p>
<p>To do so, assign <code>#calendar:title</code> to the child note (not the
<p>To do so, assign <code>#calendar:title</code> to the child note (not the
calendar/Collection note), with the value being <code>name</code> where <code>name</code> can
be any label (make not to add the <code>#</code> prefix). The attribute can
also come through inheritance such as a template attribute. If the note
does not have the requested label, the title of the note will be used instead.</p>
<table>
<figure
class="table">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
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</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Using a relation attribute as event title</h3>
<p>Similarly to using an attribute, use <code>#calendar:title</code> and set
</table>
</figure>
<h3>Using a relation attribute as event title</h3>
<p>Similarly to using an attribute, use <code>#calendar:title</code> and set
it to <code>name</code> where <code>name</code> is the name of the relation
to use.</p>
<p>Moreover, if there are more relations of the same name, they will be displayed
<p>Moreover, if there are more relations of the same name, they will be displayed
as multiple events coming from the same note.</p>
<table>
<figure class="table">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
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</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>Note that it's even possible to have a <code>#calendar:title</code> on the
</table>
</figure>
<p>Note that it's even possible to have a <code>#calendar:title</code> on the
target note (e.g. “John Smith”) which will try to render an attribute of
it. Note that it's not possible to use a relation here as well for safety
reasons (an accidental recursion &nbsp;of attributes could cause the application
to loop infinitely).</p>
<table>
<figure class="table">
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>&nbsp;</th>
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</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</table>
</figure>

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and back-end scripts.</p>
<p>The following Day.js plugins are directly integrated into Trilium:</p>
<ul>
<li data-list-item-id="ee48062bdf09fc0c616bb530989292b21"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/advanced-format">AdvancedFormat</a>
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/advanced-format">AdvancedFormat</a>
</li>
<li data-list-item-id="ed6e0cbd3a519a8720d1c9e9cc400bb04"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/duration">Duration</a>, since
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/duration">Duration</a>, since
v0.100.0.</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e94f06e705bf337dd83b07f86d3f7adb7"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/is-between">IsBetween</a>
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/is-between">IsBetween</a>
</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e15e52376df80e3452567a47df67f41bd"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/iso-week">IsoWeek</a>
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/iso-week">IsoWeek</a>
</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e5c807c71a6b02320901809cc94dcca25"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/is-same-or-after">IsSameOrAfter</a>
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/is-same-or-after">IsSameOrAfter</a>
</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e1536f1bb4d9b9a40789ebe18a183e5d4"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/is-same-or-before">IsSameOrBefore</a>
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/is-same-or-before">IsSameOrBefore</a>
</li>
<li data-list-item-id="ec1f021ff7cf2edec5f8548843a1d5a0c"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/quarter-of-year">QuarterOfYear</a>
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/quarter-of-year">QuarterOfYear</a>
</li>
<li data-list-item-id="e7cf8af04f2a71d8e380627cd6d3f6d04"><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/utc">UTC</a>
<li><a href="https://day.js.org/docs/en/plugin/utc">UTC</a>
</li>
</ul>
<aside class="admonition note">

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# Documentation
There are multiple types of documentation for Trilium:<img class="image-style-align-right" src="api/images/rE2kRecw5n8A/Documentation_image.png" width="205" height="162">
There are multiple types of documentation for Trilium:<img class="image-style-align-right" src="api/images/MKeODWYVO3J3/Documentation_image.png" width="205" height="162">
* The _User Guide_ represents the user-facing documentation. This documentation can be browsed by users directly from within Trilium, by pressing <kbd>F1</kbd>.
* The _Developer's Guide_ represents a set of Markdown documents that present the internals of Trilium, for developers.

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* Drag and drop an event on the calendar to move it to another day.
* The length of an event can be changed by placing the mouse to the right edge of the event and dragging the mouse around.
## Interaction on mobile
When Trilium is on mobile, the interaction with the calendar is slightly different:
* Clicking on an event triggers the contextual menu, including the option to open in <a class="reference-link" href="../Basic%20Concepts%20and%20Features/Navigation/Quick%20edit.md">Quick edit</a>.
* To insert a new event, touch and hold the empty space. When successful, the empty space will become colored to indicate the selection.
* Before releasing, drag across multiple spaces to create multi-day events.
* When released, a prompt will appear to enter the note title.
* To move an existing event, touch and hold the event until the empty space near it will become colored.
* At this point the event can be dragged across other days on the calendar.
* Or the event can be resized by tapping on the small circle to the right end of the event.
* To exit out of editing mode, simply tap the empty space anywhere on the calendar.
## Configuring the calendar view
In the _Collections_ tab in the <a class="reference-link" href="../Basic%20Concepts%20and%20Features/UI%20Elements/Ribbon.md">Ribbon</a>, it's possible to adjust the following:
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The following attributes can be added to the Collection type:
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>#calendar:hideWeekends</code></td><td>When present (regardless of value), it will hide Saturday and Sundays from the calendar.</td></tr><tr><td><code>#calendar:weekNumbers</code></td><td>When present (regardless of value), it will show the number of the week on the calendar.</td></tr><tr><td><code>#calendar:initialDate</code></td><td>Change the date the calendar opens on. When not present, the calendar opens on the current date.</td></tr><tr><td><code>#calendar:view</code></td><td><p>Which view to display in the calendar:</p><ul><li><code>timeGridWeek</code> for the <em>week</em> view;</li><li><code>dayGridMonth</code> for the <em>month</em> view;</li><li><code>multiMonthYear</code> for the <em>year</em> view;</li><li><code>listMonth</code> for the <em>list</em> view.</li></ul><p>Any other value will be dismissed and the default view (month) will be used instead.</p><p>The value of this label is automatically updated when changing the view using the UI buttons.</p></td></tr><tr><td><code>~child:template</code></td><td>Defines the template for newly created notes in the calendar (via dragging or clicking).</td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>#calendar:hideWeekends</code></td><td>When present (regardless of value), it will hide Saturday and Sundays from the calendar.</td></tr><tr><td><code>#calendar:weekNumbers</code></td><td>When present (regardless of value), it will show the number of the week on the calendar.</td></tr><tr><td><code>#calendar:initialDate</code></td><td>Change the date the calendar opens on. When not present, the calendar opens on the current date.</td></tr><tr><td><code>#calendar:view</code></td><td><p>Which view to display in the calendar:</p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e2cd230dc41f41fe91ee74d7d1fa87372"><code>timeGridWeek</code> for the <em>week</em> view;</li><li data-list-item-id="eee1dba4c6cc51ebd53d0a0dd52044cd6"><code>dayGridMonth</code> for the <em>month</em> view;</li><li data-list-item-id="ed8721a76a1865dac882415f662ed45b9"><code>multiMonthYear</code> for the <em>year</em> view;</li><li data-list-item-id="edf09a13759102d98dac34c33eb690c05"><code>listMonth</code> for the <em>list</em> view.</li></ul><p>Any other value will be dismissed and the default view (month) will be used instead.</p><p>The value of this label is automatically updated when changing the view using the UI buttons.</p></td></tr><tr><td><code>~child:template</code></td><td>Defines the template for newly created notes in the calendar (via dragging or clicking).</td></tr></tbody></table>
In addition, the first day of the week can be either Sunday or Monday and can be adjusted from the application settings.
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| `#calendar:color` | Similar to `#color`, but applies the color only for the event in the calendar and not for other places such as the note tree. (_Deprecated_) |
| `#iconClass` | If present, the icon of the note will be displayed to the left of the event title. |
| `#calendar:title` | Changes the title of an event to point to an attribute of the note other than the title, can either a label or a relation (without the `#` or `~` symbol). See _Use-cases_ for more information. |
| `#calendar:displayedAttributes` | Allows displaying the value of one or more attributes in the calendar like this:     <br> <br>![](9_Calendar_image.png)    <br> <br>`#weight="70" #Mood="Good" #calendar:displayedAttributes="weight,Mood"`   <br> <br>It can also be used with relations, case in which it will display the title of the target note:    <br> <br>`~assignee=@My assignee #calendar:displayedAttributes="assignee"` |
| `#calendar:displayedAttributes` | Allows displaying the value of one or more attributes in the calendar like this:      <br> <br>![](9_Calendar_image.png)     <br> <br>`#weight="70" #Mood="Good" #calendar:displayedAttributes="weight,Mood"`    <br> <br>It can also be used with relations, case in which it will display the title of the target note:     <br> <br>`~assignee=@My assignee #calendar:displayedAttributes="assignee"` |
| `#calendar:startDate` | Allows using a different label to represent the start date, other than `startDate` (e.g. `expiryDate`). The label name **must not be** prefixed with `#`. If the label is not defined for a note, the default will be used instead. |
| `#calendar:endDate` | Similar to `#calendar:startDate`, allows changing the attribute which is being used to read the end date. |
| `#calendar:startTime` | Similar to `#calendar:startDate`, allows changing the attribute which is being used to read the start time. |