# Start Week on Monday in Google Calendar and Apple Calendar

> Learn how to setup Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Spark email and Cron Calendar (on a Mac) so that the week starts on Monday.

Source: https://curiouslychase.com/posts/start-week-on-monday-in-google-calendar-apple-calendar-spark-email-and-cron-calendar/

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I consider Monday the start of my week, so I like to make sure my Calendars are setup properly.

If you want to start your week on Monday in your digital calendar app on a Mac, here are 4 apps you can do that in and how to update the start of week from Sunday to Monday.
# Google Calendar (browser)

- Open you Google Calendar in your browser
- Click the **Gear** in the top bar
- Click settings
- Scroll to **"View options"**
- In **Start week on** dropdown menu, change "Sunday" to "Monday"

# Apple Calendar (Mac)

- Open the Calendar app on your Mac
- Click **Calendar** in the menu bar
- Click **Preferences**
- In **General**, find **Start week on:** and change it from "Sunday" to "Monday"

# Spark Email Client (Mac)
- Open the Spark client on your Mac
- Click the **Spark** in the menu bar
- Click **Preferences**
- Click **Calendar** in the top menu bar of the preferences pane
- Look for **Start week on:** and change the select box from **Sunday** to **Monday**
- Close **Preferences**

Note: your calendar may not update correctly, so you can click **Day** in the top of the calendar and then click **Week** again and it should update

# Cron Calendar (Mac)
- Open the Cron client on your Mac
- Click **Cron** in the menu bar
- Click **Settings**
- Under **Calendar**, you should be on the **General** section. Look for **Start week on:** and update **Sunday** to **Monday**