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CNET Editors' review
Simply put, this program saves you the time and trouble of creating a calendar from scratch using Microsoft Word and Excel. It also manages to throw in a few extra features that make it worth the price of admission.
Once installed, WinCalendar for Windows, Word and Excel is accessed directly through each of the mentioned Microsoft programs. It introduces a small desktop calendar that is perfect for quick glances, and allows you to add notes to specific dates. In both Word and Excel, the program adds an extra tab to your menu toolbar. The program is extremely easy to operate. In Excel, we located the WinCalendar tab and were presented with straightforward commands. Creating a new calendar was as easy as choosing the type and range of the calendar (monthly, full year, schedule, agenda), size, and orientation. The Options menu let us choose to start the calendar on a Monday, exclude weekends, and change the primary color of the calendar. By default, the program includes U.S. holidays on the calendar, but you can select a different country from a drop-down menu, or opt to not include any holidays. The program even includes setup for an ovulation and fertility calendar. We liked that all of the calendar configuration options were displayed in one easy-to-navigate window.
The program's built-in Help menu is ample, but not overwhelming. As far as trial limitations, the program includes a watermark on the calendar that cannot be removed until you register. Users of all skill level will appreciate this program's capabilities to simplify and automate calendar creation.
Publisher's Description
From Sapro Systems:
WinCalendar is both a desktop calendar and calendar maker that creates printable calendars in both Microsoft Word and Excel formats. The calendar creator now supports over 100 different calendar layouts. You can import appointment data from Outlook, Google Calendar & Yahoo Calendar. You can even save daily appointments in the pop-up calendar that display on created calendars. WinCalendar can also be used as a graphical fertility calculator and ovulation predictor. WinCalendar is toolbar and menu driven so there is no template to load and manage. WinCalendar is ideal for use in planning and scheduling. The desktop pop-up calendar / date picker works both as a stand-alone Windows Calendar and also as a integrated date picker in Microsoft Word and Excel. The pop-up calendar & date picker feature is now Free as part of WinCalendar.
What's new in this version: Version 3.42 improves the Schedule layout in Word and the Table layout within Excel. It also fixes minor issues with importing data from Excel & CSV file.
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3.5 starsout of 68 votes
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"horrible product"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.40
Pros
I don't have a pro, just want to uninstall
Cons
cannot uninstall, sasys excel is running, then word is running.
Summary
I believe this to be malware
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"Has everything I needed w/o hogging a lot of space"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.35
Pros
Compact, fast, for those "I need a quick look at dates" moments
Cons
Haven't found any yet
Summary
I wanted a quick calendar I could pull up to check pay periods and appointments without a lot of fuss. This was just what I was looking for. The icon on my desktop is just what I wanted.
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"Sys-tray calendar"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.35
Pros
Very nice to just look down and know immediately the date.
Cons
Have not found a "CON"
Summary
Love my Win-calendar
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"Being a senior, I frequently forget what day it is."
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.35
Pros
Shows holidays in Canada. Ease of use. Can be customized.
Cons
Nothing so far.
Summary
This is a very useful par of my desktop.
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"A great desktop feature!"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.31
Pros
Small desktop icon. Can select by country to show proper holidays.
Cons
So far, none that I've found, although I only check once every few days.
Summary
Just as promoted.
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"Very useful program"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.31
Pros
Once successfully downloaded, provides a simple and effective way to prepare and format printable calendar sheets from any of your calendar databases. I am not competent to comment on its effectiveness as a fertility calculator!
Cons
Initially sticky on the download.
Summary
If you need to formulate and print calendar pages, this is an excellent and straightforward program.
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"Create CUSTOMIZABLE Calendars in Word AND Excel format!"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.31
Pros
Easy to use right from Word and Excel. - i only needed to enter my Google Calendar ICAL once! and it does NOT require my Google Login/pwd.
I can edit & add pictures in MS Word or Excel till i get the EXACT calendar i wantCons
I cant edit my Google calendar from Wincalendar. i still need to goto Google to EDIT the stored calendar appointment data.
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"Fast, Efficient & User Friendly!"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.28
Pros
I can create and print a calendar using WinCalendar and Microsoft Outlook within a couple minutes. I have had experience in the past with customer support and this company has always answered my emails very quickly and professionally.
Cons
I don't have any cons to report - can't think of anything negative to say about the software.
Summary
I've been using WinCalendar since early 2009. I personally use the calendar in Microsoft Outlook and keep my calendar updated there. But I also love to have the old fashioned paper copy of my calendar available to look at. This software fits and bill and has worked flawlessly for me.
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"Too complicated and very poor support"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.28
Pros
It does have a lot of options--supposedly
Cons
It's almost impossible to figure out how to use it, at least in MS Word 2010. There are no instructions online, only a poor and thin FAQ list. The support person who tried to help me before he gave up did not have a great command of English. Way overpriced at $60, especially since I cannot use it to make a simple one-page calendar. They refused to refund my money.
Summary
Please save your money. This is a poorly conceived product. It might be good, but without instructions it is useless.
I wish to add that the proprietors of this software eventually returned my money, for which I am very grateful. I think that this software might work for someone who is very technically proficient and does not need instructions. The product would be greatly improved with the addition of a well-written user's manual.
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"What a nightmare!!!!!!!"
Version: WinCalendar for Windows, Word & Excel 3.28
Pros
it's on the web, so you can't smell the funk this piece of crap would produce if it was really in the room with you.
Cons
Crashes Word, until you uninstall it
Crashes Excel, until you uninstall it
Crashes outlook, until you uninstall it
Crashes itself when you try to uninstall it
leaves a load of crap be hide when the install finally says it's uninstalled.Summary
If your about to die of low blood pressure, install this app then call the paramedics it will save your life.
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