[header] How to create a calendar in microsoft excel [title] Start a new excel document. [step] When you click the " file " tab or office button and select " new, " you'll be shown a variety of different templates to pick from. [substeps] For certain versions of excel, such as excel 2011 for mac, you'll need to select " new from template " from the file menu instead of " new. 
" creating a calendar from a template will allow you to create a blank calendar that you can fill in with events. It will not convert any of your data into calendar format.