#325: Google Calendar: How To Add Time Zone Lists in the Sidebar

Michael Murphy

Sep 8, 2020·3 min read

Show Time Zones for Team Members, Co-Workers, Clients, etc

Working from home with co-workers and clients in different time zones?
Do you find yourself Googling time zones when you need to schedule a call?
Is L.A. 3 hours ahead or behind? Wait, is it 4 hours?
Have you tried 3rd party time zone apps, but wish there was an easier way? ✅

🤓 What You Will Learn:

This tutorial will teach you how to display World Clock Time Zone lists in the sidebar of your Google Calendar (Gcal).

• Enable World Clock and Add Time Zones to Gcal Sidebar
• Makes it easy to see the current time of team members, co-workers, clients, friends, and family when scheduling meetings and events.
• Available in personal and G Suite plans
• Add as many time zones as you need. Delete if necessary.

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How to Add Time Zones to your Google Calendar

1. Open Google Calendar in a web browse: (https://calendar.google.com/calendar)
2. Click on the ‘Settings’ icon in the top right corner
3. Click on ‘Settings’
4. In the General tab, click on ’World Clock’ (or just scroll to section)
5. Tick the box for ‘Show World Clock’
6. Click ‘Add Time Zone’
7. Click the drop-down menu to select a time zone
   Note: There is no search (😔) so use cmd/ctrl + F to search for a time zone or city
8. Select Time Zone
9. Click ’Add Time Zone’ to repeat the process
10. Time Zone list will be located just below the monthly calendar in the left sidebar of Google Calendar
11. Uncheck ‘Show World Clock’ to temporarily remove the list at any time.

How to Delete Time Zones from sidebar list:

1. Open Google Calendar in a web browse: (https://calendar.google.com/calendar)
2. Click on the ‘Settings’ icon in the top right corner
3. Click on ‘Settings’
4. In the General tab, click on ’World Clock’ (or just scroll to section)
5. Click on the ‘X’ next to the time zones you want to remove from the list
6. Click ‘Add Time Zone’ to add more.

How to Edit Time Zones from sidebar list:

1. Open Google Calendar in a web browse: (https://calendar.google.com/calendar)
2. Click on the’ Settings’ icon in the top right corner
3. Click on ‘Settings’
4. In the General tab, click on ’World Clock’ (or just scroll to section)
5. Click the arrow and select new Time Zone from the drop-down menu (use cmd/ctrl + F to search
6. Select new time zone and it will change in the sidebar list

Video Tutorial:

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