How to Add Pictures to Your Google Calendar

Calendar Flair

If you use Google Calendar, you may have stumbled across the graphics that show up for some of your entries when you're using schedule view.  I have scoured the internet to find a list of words that will trigger these pictures because I'm a visual person.  I like having colorful pictures that represent my activities for the day.  So I have made a list of pictures and the words that will trigger them. I have personally tested all of the words listed below to make sure they work as of this writing.

If there isn't a picture for an activity that I need to do, like rework a page on my website, I will put the trigger words in parentheses after the description of the activity.  That way, I get the picture that closest matches what I'm doing.  In this case, I put computer science in parentheses and I get a picture of a computer. If there is no picture for something, I sometimes pick a different picture to use.  For example, I weigh myself every other day.  I use the skiing picture for this.

Sports

These pictures are triggered my the name of the sport.  Sometimes, they also work if you subtract the ing or add an s.  Ping Pong can also be triggered by table tennis.

Outdoor Activities

Bicycle can be triggered by bike or cycling.  Sailing can be brought up by sailboat or boat cruise.  Running can be triggered by forms of jog as well.   Skiing can be brought up by showboarding, showshoeing, snow shoe, skis, or ski. Horse riding works only with that phrase, as far as I can tell.

Holidays

Some of these pictures have multiple triggers. For any of the Christmas pictures, Christmas can be replaced with xmas. Santa Claus can be brought up by Father Christmas or just Santa.  Halloween can be brought up by helloweem,hallowe'en, allhalloween, all saints' eve, all hallows' eve.

Other Celebrations

Gay pride can be brought up by pride, worldpride, world pride, lesbian pride, lesbian parade, lesbian march, gayglers, gaygler, gay parade, europride, euro pride, dyke march, christopher street day.  Wedding can be triggered by wedding-eve party.

Trades

Some of these have other triggers, as well. Oil Change can be brought up by car service.  Handyman can be triggered by electrician, plumber, fridge repair, fix, DIY.  Pedicure can trigger Manicure.  Clean house can be brought up by clean house, clean the house, clean the apartment, or tidy up. Some of those will work with an ing added.

Learning

 Computer science is triggered by coding time, and learn to code.  The picture for French Course can also be brought up for Spanish course.  It also works followed by the word course or class for German, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Swedish, Slovenian, Thai, Turkish, Vietnemese, Ukranian, and English.  The text changes on the picture to match what you enter.  The piano picture also works for trumpet, flute, clarinet, trombone, tuba, saxaphone, orchestra, oboe, music ensemble, string quartett, music class, guitar lesson, cornett, contrabassm classical music, choir practice, choir, and cello (not French Horn).  The text changes on this picture to match what you enter, as well.  Painting can be triggered by art workshop, sketching workshop, and drawing workshop.   The graphic for newspaper can be brought up by reading, newspaper, or ebook with different text.

Meals/Beverages

Drinks can be triggered by cocktails.  Breakfast can be brought up with different text with brunch.  Beer can be triggered by beers, and octoberfest with various spellings. Dinner can be triggered by restaurant, and family meal.  BBQ can be brought up by barbeque and barbecue. Lunch can be called up as luncheon.

Indoor Activities

Concert can be triggered by concerts, gig, and gigs. Cinema can be brought up by movie or movies.  Theater can also be brought up by theatre.  Plan week is triggered by plan day, week planning, vacation planning, and plan quarter with the text changing.  Gym can be triggered by the word crossfit, as well. Write Letter to only works if you leave a space after the word to.

Flair Google Should Add

I would like to see Google add Volleyball, and Doctor to their pictures.  Apparently phone call, and meeting used to have flair.  I wish they would bring them back.  There are also graphics for photography, study, library, and video games that were created, but aren't available.  They would be nice to have! Google should also include major holidays that aren't just Christian like Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah, Muharram, Yom Kippur, Passover, Ramadan, Navarati, and Diwali  What would you like to see them add?