Use color labels to track calendar entries

To review how you spend your time, you can assign color labels to your calendar entries and track them in Time Insights. Learn more about Time Insights.

Important: The color labels you assign to your events are only visible to you and anyone with "Make changes and manage sharing" and "Make changes to events" access to your calendar.

What you need to view color labels in Time Insights

• A computer
• Google Calendar on a work or school account 
• Permission to “manage sharing” access on other people’s calendars. Learn how to share your calendar with someone else.

Tip: If you don't have the Time Insights option, your admin may have turned it off for your organization. Learn more about “Who is my administrator?”

Assign a color label to an event

Important: Before you can assign a color label to an event on your device, you must first create the color label on your computer.

1. On your device, open the Google Calendar app .
2. Create a new event or tap on an existing event.
3. Tap Edit .
4. Near the bottom, select your current calendar color.
5. Select an existing color label. 
6. Tap Save.