Try ShortPoint nowThere are three web parts you can use to display events on your SharePoint page. These web parts are Events, Group Calendar, and List.
This article will provide detailed steps on how to use each option. Follow the way that suits your needs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Interactive Tutorial
- Step-by-step Tutorial
- Web Part Features
- Need More Ways to Showcase SharePoint Events?
Interactive Tutorial
Start the interactive tutorial to see the three ways you can showcase events:
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Step-by-step Tutorial
Follow the option that suits you:
OPTION 1: Using the Events Web Part
To use this option, you must already have events in your Events Calendar:
Step 1: Edit the SharePoint Page
- Go to the SharePoint page you want to use and click Edit:
- Close the Toolbox:
Step 2: Add the Events Web Part
- Click the gray plus icon:
- Look for Events and select it.
Step 3: Customize the Web Part
- Add a Title.
- Click the Edit Properties icon:
- Customize the Events web part according to your preferences.
- Close the Events properties:
Step 4: Publish
- Once satisfied, Publish your page:
Congratulations! You now have Events displayed on your page.
OPTION 2: Using the Events Web Part
To use this option, you must already have events in your Group Calendar:
Step 1: Edit the SharePoint Page
- Go to the SharePoint page you want to use and click Edit:
- Close the Toolbox:
Step 2: Add the Group Calendar Web Part
- Click the gray plus icon:
- Look for Group Calendar and select it.
Step 3: Add a Group Calendar
- Select Add Group Calendar.
- From the drop-down, select the name of the group you want to use.
Step 4: Customize the Web Part
- Specify the number of events you want to be shown per page.
- Close the Group Calendar properties:
Step 5: Publish
- Once satisfied, Publish your page:
Congratulations! You now have the events from your group’s calendar on your SharePoint page:
OPTION 3: Using the List Web Part
To use this option, you must have a SharePoint list with a Calendar view:
Step 1: Edit the SharePoint Page
- Go to the SharePoint page you want to use and click Edit:
- Close the Toolbox:
Step 2: Add the List Web Part
- Click the gray plus icon:
- Look for List and select it.
Step 3: Add a List
- Select the SharePoint list you want to display.
Step 4: Customize the Web Part
- Click the Edit properties icon:
- Customize the List web part according to your preferences.
- Click Apply.
- Close the List properties:
Step 5: Publish
- Publish your page:
Awesome! You now have events on your SharePoint page:
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Web Part Features
Take a look at the features you can customize for each web part:
Events
 | Source | allows you to choose the source of the event you want to display. |
 | Events list | allows you to choose the specific events list to showcase. |
 | Category | allows you to choose a category to filter the events. |
 | Date Range | allows you to specify the date range to be shown. You can choose from All upcoming events, This week, Next two weeks, This month, This quarter, or choose your own. |
 | Enable Audience Targeting | when enabled, you will be able to target content to a specific audience. |
 | Title | when enabled, the title will be shown. |
 | Layout | allows you to choose the style of the Events. |
 | Show up to this many items at a time | allows you to specify the maximum number of items shown. |
 | Show event images | when enabled, the image for the events will be shown. |
 | Animation | when enabled, an animation will take effect when a user hovers over an event. |
Group Calendar
 | Group Name | allows you to choose the name of the group you want to be shown. |
 | Number of events per page | allows you to specify the maximum number of events per page. |
List
 | List | allows you to choose the list you want to display. |
 | View | allows you to choose the view you want to showcase. |
 | Folder | allows you to add a folder name. |
 | Size | allows you to choose how big the list is. You can choose from Small, Medium, Large, and AutoSize. |
 | Show Command bar | when enabled, the command bar will be hidden. |
 | Show “See all” button | when enabled, the “See all” button will be hidden. |
 | Dynamic Filtering | when enabled, you will be able to filter the displayed list based on the filters of another list. |
Need More Ways to Showcase SharePoint Events?
You've already found three awesome ways to show off your SharePoint Events, and guess what? There's so much more you can do with ShortPoint! ShortPoint is an amazing design platform that makes building gorgeous SharePoint pages super easy. It's loaded with beautiful templates, really useful design elements, and smooth integrations that make creating pages feel effortless instead of stressful.
With it, you can showcase events in so many creative ways using Date Lists and Events. Here’s some proof: Take a look at the different ways you can style them!
To top it off, you’re not limited to date-specific Design Elements. You can add a twist to your events by adding images, icons, and so much more with the wide variety of customizations you can apply:
This is where things get really fun! You can easily connect these Design Elements to different SharePoint calendars using ShortPoint Connect. Remember those calendars we showed you earlier? Well, here they are again - but now with so many more styling and customization options you can play around with:
Want to create even more awesome events with ShortPoint? We've got some great news for you! You can try it out completely FREE for 15 days. Just head over to shortpoint.com/trial or chat with our friendly experts; they'd love to help you get your pages set up quickly and easily! We can't wait to see all the amazing events you'll showcase.
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