Calendar Wizard: The Best Way to Make Calendars in InDesign
Regular readers may be familiar with a free script previously showcased here called Calendar Wizard by Scott Selberg. It is certainly one of the must-have scripts for InDesign. A link can be found on our page of great free scripts that every InDesign user should have (check out the other great stuff while you’re there).
Version 5 of Calendar Wizard offers several enhancements over previous versions.
The ability to save and load settings
This is an enormous time-saver when you’re making several calendars, or if there were errors in your initial calendar. The script’s interface has many options, and keeping your previous options definitely saves time.
Two new varieties of calendars
Along with the usual type of calendar, Calendar Wizard can now generate two new designs:
- List Calendar
- Line Calendar
List Calendar
The list calendar has the dates arranged in a one or two column layout with room to write events that fall on particular dates.
Line Calendar
The line calendar has the dates arranged in row/month configuration for “at a glance” reference.
Enhanced customization options
Calendar Wizard now allows for more customization than the previously, including options such as:
- Customized holidays
- Customized page and margin sizes
The script also features an improved user guide, along with direct contacts for help, and how-tos for using the script.
While Calendar Wizard is still free for personal and non-profit use, commercial use requires a license. The cost is US$20 for a single user. Considering the complexity and flexibility of the script, that is an incredible bargain for what is arguably one of the most useful scripts ever created for InDesign.
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Great news Colin! Thanks!
FYI, the scripts pointing to Tomaxxi’s site aren’t available there, appears the site is either defunct or parked.
This is true. We will have to update our links accordingly, thank you.
Anyone interested in his scripts can acquire them through the Adobe Add-ons site
https://creative.adobe.com/addons?pp=IDSN
And Marijan if you’re reading this, we can’t wait for the new site to be complete!
I’m getting a Java script error number 48. Eror Sring: File or Folder does not exist.
Hi there!
I’ve downloaded this script and it is great! But there is one thing that bugs me…
Is it possible to maken week numbers with Calendar Wizard Script? Right now it shows days by name and number, and we have to add the week numbers in Indesign by hand.
If it’s not possible I would like to hear it as well.
Thanks in advance!
I downloaded the free script to try it out before purchasing. Can’t seem to find a weekly calendar option. Does that exist?
hi, it’s possible add number of day of the year? ( 1-364)?
I am a teacher and want to have multiple rows for each date in the list calendar for planning purposes. Is there a way to do this?
You could select all the cells, then choose Split Cells Horizontally as many times as you need. It might look like you need it, but you’ll actually be creating new cells, so you won’t be able to re-run the script or change the size with the script. OR… you could create a tab within the cell that has an underscore for a leader character (you need to choose Opt/Alt-Tab within a cell) with as many lines as you need, then copy and paste into each cell. (Do one cell, copy, then tab-paste, tab-paste, etc.)