Shaw Webmail has a calendar feature that you can use to set reminders and create events. You can create multiple calendars to keep your activities organized (eg. work vs. home), and you can tag your calendar events to find them using the built-in search feature.
How to view calendars
All of your calendars, including shared calendars, are visible in your calendar list.
To view your calendars:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Click Calendar at the top of the page.
- In the calendar list on the left, select the checkbox next to a calendar to hide or display its events.
You can change the calendar view further by clicking the Day, Work Week, Week, Month, and List buttons located top-right. Keyboard shortcuts for these same actions are D, WW, W, M, and L, respectively.
To customize your "Work Week":
- Click Preferences at the top of the page.
- Click Calendar in the left column.
- Under Work week and hours, make your changes.
- Click Save.
How to create a calendar event
To create a new calendar event:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Click Calendar at the top of the page.
- Click New Appointment at the left side of the toolbar.
- Enter a Subject and Location.
- Set a Start and End date and time.
- To invite others:
- Click the Attendees button at the left.
- Select a contact and click To: to add the contact to your event.
- Click OK.
- Enter a message (eg. describing the event or a meeting agenda).
- Click Save.
The event will be added to your calendar and an invitation will be emailed to attendees.
You can also create a calendar event by:
- double-clicking any date in the default calendar view
- right-clicking a date on the mini calendar and selecting New Appointment
- creating a copy of an existing calendar event by right-clicking an event and selecting Create a Copy
- drag and drop a message, conversation, or contact to a date on the mini calendar
How to cancel an event
If you created an event, you can cancel it. If the event is recurring, you can cancel one, or the entire series of events.
To cancel an event:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Click Calendar at the top of the page.
- Right-click a meeting in the calendar and select Cancel
If you cancel an event with other attendees, you will have the option to customize the message they receive.
How to view events as a list
The list view is a simplified listing of calendar events in the date range you specify. Events from all selected calendars will be listed by date and time, with details including the subject, location, status, and more.
To activate list view:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Click Calendar at the top of the page.
- Click the List button at the far right of the toolbar.
To change back to the default calendar view, click the Month button at the far right of the toolbar.
How to use the mini calendar
The mini calendar in the bottom left corner of Webmail provides quick access to your upcoming events, no matter where you are in the app. On days with events scheduled, the number will appear in bold.
- Hover over any number to view that day's events.
- You can also right-click any date on the mini calendar and select New Appointment or a New All Day Appointment to create a new event.
How to create new calendars
You can create multiple calendars to keep scheduled activities separate. All events from all calendars will appear together, but you can set colours to tell them apart.
To create a calendar:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Click Calendar at the top of the page.
- On the left, click the gear icon at the top of the Calendars list
- Select New Calendar.
- Enter a name for the new calendar.
- Select a colour for calendar events.
- Click OK.
How to delete a calendar
You can delete any calendar you've created, but not the default calendar. To delete a calendar:
- Go to https://webmail.shaw.ca
- Log in to Webmail with your username and password.
- Click Calendar at the top of the page.
- On the left, right-click a calendar in the Calendars list.
- Select Delete from the dropdown menu.