Calendar, previously iCal, has had Time Zone support for a while now. The Mac I’m using that runs OS X Mountain Lion let’s my turn on Time Zone Support in the Advanced tab of the Calendar preferences, so I can be sure to be on time for meetings when I travel away from my current timezone (AKDT).
However, when using Time Zone support in Mountain Lion, calendar events that I scheduled in one time zone wouldn’t ever show me visually that they were. OS X Mavericks takes care of this problem with a small visual cue–now events scheduled in one time zone will show that time zone in their title in Calendar. Here’s how to make that happen.
First up, you’ll need to enable Time Zone support. Launch Calendar, and then hit Command-Comma to access the Calendar preferences. Otherwise, click on the Calendar menu and choose Preferences…
Next, click on the Advanced tab at the top, the one with the gear icon. Click on the checkbox next to Turn on time zone support. Close the preferences with a click on the red X button in the upper left corner, and then you’ll see your current time zone setting in the upper right corner of the Calendar window.
Now, when you create an event at, say 11 am AKST time, and then switch the time zone setting with a click on that drop down menu, your original event will gain a new time (12 pm in the Pacific time zone), but will also get the time and zone of the original event as part of its title (11 AM AKDT). That way, you’re fully informed of when and how this event was scheduled, in case of any snafus. Which, interestingly enough, happen a lot, especially at conferences and expos.
