10 Hidden Features and Shortcuts in Calendar.live You Should Use

Intro: Beneath the surface of common calendar tasks there are powerful features and keyboard shortcuts that save time. This list highlights ten you should try this week.

Small efficiency hacks compound into larger time savings over months of use.

1: Quick create with natural language

Type phrases like 'Lunch with Alex tomorrow noon' and the event populates with correct date, time, and title. Save seconds and avoid switching contexts.

2: Smart recurring windows

Create recurring events with complex exceptions such as 'first Monday and last Friday'. The editor handles edge cases without manual fixes.

3: Focus mode toggle

Toggle a focus mode that hides invite requests and only shows time blocks you explicitly allow. Perfect for protected deep work hours.

4: Agenda snippets in templates

Store reusable agenda items in templates and inject them when creating events. Meeting owners save setup time and keep meetings consistent.

5: Multi timezone viewer

Show multiple timezones side by side for global teams. This makes scheduling across regions much easier without manual conversions.

6: Keyboard shortcuts for power users

Use 'n' for new event, 'f' to search, and arrow keys to move between days quickly. Learn a handful of shortcuts and shave minutes off daily workflows.

7: Event level automation rules

Create automation that triggers only for certain event types, like automatically creating a follow up task when a client call ends.

8: Privacy toggles per event

Make events private with one click so that only the necessary information is visible to coworkers. Useful when mixing personal commitments and work in the same calendar.

9: Draft events and collaboration

Create draft events and invite collaborators to edit before publishing. This reduces back and forth and improves the quality of shared agendas.

10: One click reschedule suggestions

If an event needs moving, propose new times in one click and have attendees vote on the options. This is faster than individual replies and reduces email clutter.

How to learn more

Open the help center and search for shortcuts, or enable the tips overlay in settings. Spend 15 minutes a week trying a new feature and you will notice productivity gains quickly.

Final note

Hidden features become habits. Pick two features from this list to adopt this week and track how they change your time usage. Small deliberate changes compound into a much smoother calendar experience.