How is the new Calendar different from the old Calendar?

This is how the old Calendar looks.

This is the new Calendar.

This is how the old Calendar sidebar looks. The colors for the courses were muted and sometimes hard to see the difference between the multiple courses.

This is how the new Calendar sidebar looks. The new sidebar features more vibrant colors to view multiple courses easier, better layout to be more efficient, and maintained filter-in functionality.

In the old Calendar, when you clicked the Show undated events link, you would see a list of events and assignments.

In the new Calendar, when you click the Show undated events link, you will see a list of events and assignments. The assignments and events will be differentiated by icons and by the personal, course, or group calendar color.

Calendar Events are shown in the color boxes [1] and Due Dates for Assignments are shown in white boxes with the word due before the Assignment name [2]. Each are color-coded to match the courses or calendars in the sidebar.

The new Calendar has different buttons to click to move from month to month. Click the arrow buttons to view previous and future months.

The old Calendar Edit Event pop-up window looks like this.

Instead of having to access the sidebar to add a new event, users can now add a new event at the top of the calendar, next to the refresh icon.

The new Calendar Edit Event pop-up window has the same functionality as the old Calendar Edit Event window, but has a new and improved look. The color background matches the course color in the Calendar sidebar.

If a course has sections with varied due dates, instructors will see the multiple due dates. Students will only see their section's due date.

The new Calendar view available is Week. Click Week or Month to open that particular view.

The is the new Calendar Week View. By clicking on the Week button, the Calendar will show you the week you want to view.

The new Calendar allows you to view All Day Events at the top slot of the calendar week.

On the new Calendar for the week view, the time slots go from 12:00 am to 12:00 pm.