Thursday, October 5, 2017

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?




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    1. Hockey would be great! Or they could even change the field hockey one so it would work for both!

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    2. Party! There should be one for party!

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    3. there is one for mardi gras

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    4. It really needs pets in my opinion

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    5. there should be ones for school subjects like ELA history math Science art and other stuff i know its such a simple thing but i love them

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    6. there is a video game night one

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    1. You're right! I would love a shopping and a grocery shopping one!

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    2. There is one for, "Dog Walking"

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  3. There is an image for Archery, as well

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    1. Thank you! I added it in the outdoor activities! :-)

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    2. There is also an image for Horse riding :)

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    3. Thank you! I added it to outdoor activities.

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    4. There is an image for climbing

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    5. I'll have to look for that one!

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    1. That would be great and easy! Baby bottle and a rattle!

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    1. Maria let me know that they have it so I'll add it to indoor activities!

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  6. It already does exist, it's kind of a hammock with cushions. Just try it out!

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  7. They should add school

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    1. The closest they have is ___ course (French course, Spanish course, etc.) It has a book with earphones. I usually just put the phrase in parentheses after the real thing so that the picture will show up.

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    2. Mine shows up with an actual picture from the school if you include the school in the location. Same with any other event with the location added.

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    3. How do you have a picture added from location? I tried and did not get anything.

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    4. Just put the address in and either a map will show up, or a picture

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    5. If you write First Day of School, it shows a bag, a notebook, and a pen. It doesn't work for last day of school, though!

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  8. Nice collection, this is impressive and super helpful! I plan to contact Google Support to request one for Gaming Night... and an option to add the one you want even if you don't use the keyword.

    Thanks!

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    1. Great! Let us know what happens!

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    2. And I just found out there's "Boardgames" as a keyword, perfect for game night.

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  9. I'd love to see:
    - Birthdays
    - Vets, Pets (Dog, Cat, Bird, Guinea Pig, etc.) - ie walk dog, play with cat, cuddle guinea pig.
    - More holidays
    - Study
    - Doctor
    - Meeting
    - Library
    - Holiday/Trip
    - Zoo

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    1. I agree! For Study, you can use reading. It's books so it works.

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    2. I'd like birthday too. It's quite surprising it's not there as there are some random ones on the list.

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    3. I think there used to be a birthday one, but it looks like they removed it.

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    4. They have a walk dog and it's adorable.

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  10. I put in an appointment for Martial Arts and have an image of the gi (uniform).

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  11. There needs to be a birthday and LaCrosse

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  12. Thank you for this! “Date Night” brings up an image of cocktails that I don’t see here.
    I’d like to see something for play date, playing at the park, babysitter, vet, walking the dog... knitting! And wouldn’t it be nice if one could turn the images off/on with comments in notes, not just in the title. Thanks!

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    1. There is one for "walk dog." I haven't updated it in the photos, yet. "Sewing" brings up yarn and would work for knitting. I agree that it would be nice if you could just choose a picture!

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  13. Theres one for knitting and crochet ! :)

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  14. Would be nice to see rugby, exams and something for comedy/stand up

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    1. If you put in "movies," it give popcorn, which would work for comedy.

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  15. Hockey
    Curling
    Rugby
    Dungeons & Dragons / role playing game (different from Board games)
    Doctor
    Gyno / OBGYN
    Bank / money / financial planning
    Library
    Do taxes / file taxes
    First Aid training / classes / course
    Meeting
    Lawyer / notary
    Travel (my email flight notifications do not consistently sync with Calendar, and the airplane flair does not appear if you type "fly" or "travel")
    Road trip / car ride / travel by car

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  16. "Volleyball" does have an image, and has for a while. I stumbled upon the image for "baby shower" recently as well.

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  17. There is one for St. Patrick's day or Irish or something (not sure what the keyword was that triggered it). It was a green background with an Irish harp. My event was "St. Patrick's Irish Festival"

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  18. cheer, cheerleader, Cheerleading

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  19. - Worship (church, temple, etc)
    - Prayer, Meditation
    - Small Group, Home Group, Community Group, Bible Study Group
    - Easter
    - Phone call, Phone meeting (Skype Meeting, Zoom, etc)

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  20. Softball
    Doctor
    Money
    Church
    School

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  21. Doctor and vet for sure. Also, run” should trigger the graphic not just “running”. I found this while trying to figure out why Crossfit, swim and yoga had pictures but not run.

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  22. I know that there is also "boardgames"

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    1. "Date night" and "drinks both bring up martini glasses.

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  24. Maybe add a Option for custom Pictures anderen Keywords?

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  25. Walk in the park or forest would be nice as well

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  26. Yes, but how do you shut Flairs OFF. They're cute, but they interfere with color coding I use for my own productivity. That makes them annoying.

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  27. Still no trigger for vacation or holiday? Even “plane” won’t trigger an airplane :(

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  28. I think "hockey" and "skating" or "ice skating" would be good too.

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  29. More than anything else a flair for medication (tablet or pill). Then key words like Dr or hospital, chiropractor or physio

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  30. There IS actually a flair with a camera (located with a category of personal hobbies; appears if you select writing, or fishing, or origami, or gardening)

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    1. along these there's a flair of sewing, add this one too as well please

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  31. I need a driving picture, or a car is fine. Need to plan traveling time sometimes.

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  32. Adding stretch to yoga will be nice

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  33. Reception, Exhibits, Snacks, Welcome, Spring, Fall, Summer, Winter... Please, they would be very helpful.

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  34. GAME.Change board game to game or add game separatly..so it can be cards, Board games or any other indoor game.
    FUN .Maybe fun with a smiley laugh would work. Then it could be used for anything u consider fun ???

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  35. Diving pulls up the swimming picture... not exactly what I was looking for when I put in Scuba Diving lol

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  36. Also, "LAUNDRY" would be great)

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  37. "Triathlon" also has a cute picture with it!

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  38. Cruise did not bring up an illustration when I went on one last summer.

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  39. Using the word "crochet" brings up yarn and... knitting needles. LOL :)

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  40. Bonfire night/ Guy Fawkes / Fireworks
    Birthday / Celebration / Party
    Holiday / Vacation
    Doctor / Medical / Hospital
    Vet / Animals such as Cat, Dog etc.
    Saints Days , St George etc.
    Transport/ Driving / Car / Train etc
    Baby shower / Baptism /
    Valentine's Day / Boxing Day
    The list goes on...

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    1. I would love to see doctor and vet as well! People use these all the time. There is dentist already so doctor seems obvious.

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    1. If you put Disneyland into the location, you should get a picture of it on your calendar.

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  42. Church temple mass, etc.
    Payday or paycheck or just money

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  43. Please add hulu amazon netflix and other big online people for irder recieving and rx for med pick ups and puzzle pieces or some thing for autism because i have two autistic children with appointments for occupational therapy speech therapy and physical therapy. And behavioral therapy and also please add doctor and eye exam or glasses :) ill be happy to design them if youd like to hire me :) i donit fir fun at work any way:)

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    1. Those are great ideas! I don't work for Google so you'd need to contact them about job opportunities.

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  44. I would love to see lawn mowing, work, school, library, or church?

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  45. I can't believe that I see nothing for medical. Its 1/6 of the economy.

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    1. Wow, thats must be awesome add, if they do so! Nice suggestion :)

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  47. I still get the birthday ones as well as the new ones, probably because my phone is so old.

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  48. What is the best pic for a girl club sort of thing?

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    1. You can use "drinks" if it's like girls' night out, or "Book club" maybe?

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  49. And babysitting!
    Shopping, doctor ...

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  50. You forgot, First Day Of School,
    Video Gaming,
    Sailing,
    Play A Board Game,
    Knitting,
    Wrestling,
    Volleyball,
    Ahteletics Jumping,
    Triathlon,
    Rowing,
    Waterpolo,
    BMX,
    Climbing,
    And Fencing.

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  51. I wish there was one for meditation/sitting/mindfulness

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    1. If you use "massage" it brings up the incense. If you put in mediation as a goal instead of an event, it has the same picture.

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  52. I do a lot of sports in college and they are all on my calendar as pictures except for one - netball. I really wish there would be a picture for Netball :(

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  53. Apparently "MoT" triggers one as well.
    What I need to do is find the off switch because the list of events is very hard to read when items are different sizes.

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    1. I tried putting that in, but nothing came up for me. What are you seeing? Are you putting that in the subject or in the location of the event?

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  54. Thanks so much... I also stumbled into this. I also noticed that if you use maps in your event venue, a picture of the area also shows on the calendar

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  55. I'm glad everyone likes these but I hate them. Anyone know how to turn them off?

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    1. You can avoid the keywords mentioned above or don't use the schedule view. That's really it.

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  56. I cannot wrap my head around how 'doctor' didn't make the list? Doctor appointments are what make up the majority of events on my calendar.

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    1. Right?!! WHy would they have dentist and not doctor?

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  57. Please add doctor and car to the images. I’d also like an image of cards or card game. I am a silversmith, so I would love aN image of jewelry or a jewelry studio

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  58. Cards, bridge, poker,church, water ski, boat

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  59. I'd really like an image of "shower", I think it will be very popular

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  60. Please add astronomy, day of school

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