How to View Multiple Google Calendars Side by Side (Day View)
Google Calendar’s Day view can display multiple calendars in separate side-by-side columns — one column per person or calendar. This is useful for comparing your schedule with a colleague’s, managing someone else’s calendar, or viewing work and personal calendars simultaneously.
How to Enable Side-by-Side View
The side-by-side column view in Google Calendar is called “View people’s calendars” and it works in Day view only.
On desktop:
- Open Google Calendar and switch to Day view (press D or click Day in the top right)
- In the left sidebar, find the Search for people field (it may say “View people’s calendars”)
- Type the name or email of a person whose calendar you want to view alongside yours
- Select them from the results
Their calendar appears as a separate column next to yours in Day view. You can add multiple people to see several columns at once.
To remove someone: Hover over their name in the “Meet with…” section at the top of the Day view and click the X.
What You Can See
When you add someone’s calendar to Day view:
- Their free/busy blocks are visible (shown as shaded areas)
- If they’ve shared their calendar details with you, you’ll see full event titles
- If they haven’t shared, you’ll see only free/busy status
This is especially useful for:
- Scheduling a meeting: see immediately where both of you are free
- EAs and chiefs of staff: view your executive’s calendar alongside your own
- Managers: check team availability without leaving your own calendar view
Viewing Your Own Multiple Calendars Side by Side
The “View people’s calendars” feature is designed for comparing different people’s calendars. For viewing multiple of your own calendars side by side, Google Calendar doesn’t have a dedicated layout — they all show on the same column with different colors.
To distinguish your calendars more clearly in the standard view:
- Assign each a distinct color
- Use the checkboxes in the left sidebar to show/hide specific calendars
- In Day view, you can filter to see only certain calendars by unchecking the others
Alternative: View All Your Calendars in One Place
If you have multiple Google accounts, or a mix of Google and Outlook calendars, Google Calendar’s native view won’t show them all together. A few options:
Carly’s dashboard — shows all your connected calendars (Google and Outlook) together on a single screen. Useful if you manage multiple accounts and want a unified view without opening multiple browser tabs. You can also manage events and check availability across all calendars from the same interface. Try it →
Two browser windows — open Google Calendar in two tabs or windows side by side, one per account. Low-tech but works.
Third-party calendar apps:
- Fantastical — shows multiple accounts and calendars in unified views
- Cron — designed for multi-calendar power users
- Apple Calendar — handles multiple accounts in a single clean view
Keyboard Shortcut
To switch to Day view quickly: press D
To navigate forward and backward in Day view: K (forward) and J (backward)
See all Google Calendar shortcuts: Google Calendar keyboard shortcuts
Related: How to manage multiple Google Calendars · How to color code Google Calendar · How to set up a shared team calendar
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