Details and Technical Information

Program Requirements

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10

Hard disk with at least 20 MB available.

800 x 600 screen resolution or better

It is recommended that you use a good quality color printer.

Layouts Available

Calendar Builder comes with 13 different layouts, and these break down into four categories:

Full Calendars - These represent a single month, and allow user defined text and icons. They may also contain Mini calendars.

  • 1 Month Calendar - A full month calendar with no Mini calendars
  • 1 Month Calendar, 2 Mini Calendars - A full month calendar with previous month and next month Mini calendars
  • 1 Month Calendar, 6 Mini Calendars Before & After - A full month calendar with six months previous and six months next Mini calendars
  • 1 Month Calendar, 12 Mini Calendars After - A full month calendar with twelve months next Mini calendars

Multiple Month Calendars -These contain multiple months, and do not allow user defined text and icons. They consist of only Mini calendars.

  • 6 Month Calendar (Mini Calendars) - This is a set of six Mini Calendars.
  • 12 Month Calendar (Mini Calendars) - This is a set of twelve Mini Calendars. (1 year)
  • 24 Month Calendar (Mini Calendars) - This is a set of twenty four Mini Calendars. (2 years)
  • 48 Month Calendar (Mini Calendars) - This is a set of forty eight Mini Calendars. (4 years)
  • 60 Month Calendar (Mini Calendars) - This is a set of sixty Mini Calendars. (5 years)

Week Planners - These use the Planner format, and allow user defined text and icons.

  • One Week Planner - This is a vertical one week (seven days) planner
  • Two Week Planner - This is a vertical two week (fourteen days) planner

Day Planners -These use the Planner format, and allow user defined text and icons.

  • Day Planner (10 hours) - This is a vertical 10 hour day planner
  • Day Planner (15 hours) - This is a vertical 15 hour day planner

Recent Changes (version history)



Date Version Description
Jan 13, 2015 3.75 Fixed issues when using large fonts (higher DPI) with floating tools creeping downwards.
Dec 10, 2013 3.74.4 Compatibility with Windows 8.1, minor cosmetic changes.
Sep 4, 2012 3.74 (no change) Installation program now supports installs on Windows 8. After testing on the final Windows 8 release, we have found no compatibility issues and have therefore modified the installation program to include Windows 8 in the platform check.
Feb 8, 2011 3.74 Small tweaks and some spelling corrections
Feb 18, 2010 3.73 Small changes for better compatibility with Windows 7 and 64-bit Windows
Feb 3, 2009 3.72 Various typos corrected
Jan 11, 2009 3.71 Improved registration process
Apr 29. 2008 3.70 -Vista support

-When loading an image file, images that are larger than the preview area are scaled down in size so they are fully visible.

-There is now a bottom status bar, and this is also where the Save/Cancel buttons show.

-The Properties button is now on the bottom bar, and has a caption, making it easier to identify.

-The Floating Tools are now shown on the left, vertically. We feel this is more intuitive, and separates them from the editing toolbar

-The Editing Toolbar (fonts, etc) now only shows when an edit-able calendar cell is clicked and is focused

-The Icon Tool window has been replaced by the "Icon Palette", and is now a toolbar rather than a floating window. It is on the left side and is shown/hidden by checking the "Icon Palette" box on or off.

-Calendar Builder now remembers the last icon set in use

-The Print button was removed, as it is available on the File menu, and we needed the space

-On some (esp flatscreen) monitors, the icons would look distorted when placed in the calendar cell. Now much improved.

Feb 26, 2008 3.60 - increased size of icon tool palette to 5 columns x 6 rows
- added 200 high quality icons (called "! New 2008 High Quality Misc")
- bonus artwork is now all included with the trial version (i.e. there is no more bonus artwork as it is now all included)
Feb 27, 2007 3.46 Updates for Daylight Savings Time start and end date which were changed this year. (File > Edit Recurring Dates > Holidays). You will need to update your list of recurring dates to include these new events. Note: DST used to start on the 1st Sunday in April, and end on the last Sunday in October. As of 2007, it now starts on the second Sunday in March, and ends on the 1st Sunday in November.
Sep 21, 2006 3.45 Callout now looks more proportional when zoomed
Adds ability to save to bmp/jpg at high resolution (300 dpi)
Jul 3, 2006 3.44 Fixed error dialog regarding margins when printing to some HP printers.

Corrected the descriptions of the floating drawing tools in the help file.

Mar 21, 2006 3.43 Optional update - added routines to draw the border files more smoothly when designing. Does not effect printed output.