How to display calendar template and change year

Question

I am trying to use a word template for 2026 monthly calendar. The template says I can change the year. I do not see the calendar tab. Anyone know how to enable this macro?

Answer 1

Microsoft used to have macro-enabled templates that let you set the year or month and have the dates adjust. They have stopped offering those, perhaps because people were afraid of the macros.

If you have used a macro-enabled template from Microsoft in the past for this, it should still be on your computer in the folder you have designated for saving custom office templates. Such a template would have the Calendar tab.

When you use one of the templates from Microsoft, it is stored there.

I expect that sometime in January Microsoft will come out with 2026 calendars. This is based on experience since they discontinued the macro-enabled calendar templates.

You can use the free calendar add-in from former Word MVP Greg Maxey that you can download from here: https://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/calendar_maker_addin.html

You can also find free 2026 calendars on MVP Jay Freedman's download site. (https://jay-freedman.info/)

You can find a free perpetuaal calendar maker add-in on MVP Graham Mayor's site.

No one here can change how word works.

No one who can change Word sees what is written here.

This is a user-to-user forum. You are corresponding with your fellow users. We can tell you how to better use Word as it is.

People who can change Word never see what is posted here. To get their attention, use the Feedback mechanisms. Here is more information about how to do that and what to expect.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/giving-feedback-on-microsoft-word-or-other/8df81a9b-84aa-46ef-bf88-24fb7fec96ba

Here is a link to some of the feedback:

https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/search/fb6d67e3-301c-ec11-b6e7-0022481f8472?q=calendar

You can comment and vote if you want. I do not expect this to change. I recommend using the items from Jay Freedman, Greg Maxey, or Graham Mayor.

Answer 2

Exactly which calendar template are you using? Each has a specific name. However, The one supplied with the program simply is called Calendar. I never have seen a Calendar tab though.

For those which contain a macro for specifying Month & Year you are prompted to Enable Macros when you first create the Calendar:

You then are prompted for that info if you select Enable Macros:

To change the Month/Year at a later time use the Shift_Option+return keyboard shortcut to launch that dialog again.

Answer 3

To display a calendar template in Word and change the year, you need to enable the Developer tab if it's not visible. Here’s how you can do that:

1. Open your Word template file.
2. Go to File > Options > Customize Ribbon.
3. In the right pane, check the box for Developer.
4. Click OK.

Once the Developer tab is enabled, you should be able to access the calendar controls and change the year as needed. If the template has macros that allow for year changes, you can run those macros from the Developer tab.

If you are still having trouble, ensure that any macros required for the calendar functionality are enabled in your macro settings.

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References:

• Create and deploy Word templates
• You are prompted to save the changes to the global template every time that you exit Word 2007 or Word 2010
• Calendar
• Month Calendar Control Features
• Calendar