How to Add Your Contacts' Birthdays to Google Calendar

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Learn how to sync birthdays with Google Calendar
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This wikiHow will teach you how to add birthdays to your Google Calendar. You can either easily sync them from your Google Contacts, or you can add them manually by creating an event for each birthday. Keep reading to learn more.

Quick Guide to Google Calendar Birthdays

Open Google Calendar and open the main menu (side pane). Make sure the "Birthdays" checkbox is checked. Birthdays are automatically synced from your contacts, so edit the person's birthday in your contacts to alter it on the calendar.

Section 1 of 3:

Adding Your Contacts

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  1. Go to calendar.google.com . If you're not logged in, do so now. You can use a web browser as well as the app to follow these steps.
  2. If you already see your calendar options on the left side of the page, skip this step.
    • You'll need to tap this if you're using the mobile app.
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  3. This will be under the "My calendars" header. [1] As long as your contact(s) have birthdays included, they will display on your Google Calendar. Additionally, any new contacts you add for whom you include a birthday will also be automatically added to your calendar.
    • If you don't have your contacts' birthdays added, they won't show up in your calendar. You can do that by following these steps:
      • Go to contacts.google.com or open the Google Contacts app.
      • Click or tap on the contact you wish to edit. If you don't have the contact added, click or tap Create contact . [2]
      • Enter the contact's birthday in the month, date, and year dropdown. These dropdowns will be next to an icon of a birthday cake.
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Section 2 of 3:

Adding Birthdays Manually

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    Go to calendar.google.com . If you're not logged in, do so now. You can use a web browser as well as the app to follow these steps.
  2. 2
    Click or tap the + Create button. You'll find this either in the top left corner of your web browser or in the lower right corner of your phone or tablet screen.
    • You can also tap the date on which you want to add the event. If the birthday you want to add is on May 23, you can tap May 23 to get the "Add Event" window.
  3. 3
    Click or tap Event . This will bring up a pop-up to create a new event.
  4. You'll see this at the bottom of the "Add Event" window, and it will load the event creation in a new window.
    • You don't need to do this on the mobile app because the options you need are already available.
  5. You'll want to name the birthday so you can easily recognize it.
  6. " This will change the event to one that lasts all day instead of a set time. If you want to set a specific time, you can do that instead.
  7. Change this to Annually (web) or Every year (mobile). This makes the event pop up every year on the same date. [3]
  8. You can add a location, people, and change the color of the event.
    • You can use the "Notification" area to change the timing of the notifications you get about the event.
  9. You'll see this in the upper right corner of your web browser and screen.
    • You'll see the tag for the event you just created appear yearly on your Google Calendar.
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FAQ

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    If I delete a birthday in Google Calendar, will it delete it in my contacts? No, if you delete a birthday event that synced from your Google Contacts into Google Calendar, it won't be deleted in your contacts. However, if you want that birthday event back in your calendar, you'll have to add it manually.
  2. 2
    Can I remove the birthdays that only synced from Google Contacts? Yes, you can do this by turning off syncing between Google Contacts and Calendar. To do this, click on the cogwheel at the top of the Calendar page, then click Settings . Click the Birthdays calendar in the left-hand sidebar and scroll down, then uncheck the box under "Sync from contacts."
    • If your Google Calendar has multiple accounts associated with it, you can toggle off syncing for specific accounts by unchecking the boxes next to those accounts.
  3. 3
    How can I hide birthdays in my Google Calendar? To easily hide all birthdays, simply toggle off the Birthdays calendar in the left-hand sidebar.
  4. 4
    Can I change the color of birthdays in my Google Calendar? Yes! To do this, click the three-dot icon to the right of the "Birthdays" calendar under "My calendars." Then, choose a new color for birthday events. You can choose one of the default colors, or you can pick your own.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/13748346?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop
      2. ↑ https://support.google.com/contacts/answer/1069522?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Desktop
      3. ↑ https://support.google.com/calendar/answer/37115?hl=en&co+GE

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      1. Go to https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r?pli=1 and log in if prompted.
      2. Click or tap the three-line menu if the side panel isn't visible.
      3. Click or tap to check the box next to "Contacts" or "Birthdays" under "My calendars."

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