One thing I found frustrating with Google Calendar is when adding a repeating event, there is no “last day of the month” option. For instance, if an event is scheduled to occur on the last Monday of the month, that often is the 4th Monday, but some months have 5 Mondays. So the question is, how do you create an event so it occurs on the last Monday of the month?
In doing a lot of searching, I finally came upon a post by LeotaNews that shows a way to do this. Here are the steps I followed to get the tip to work for me.
1. In Google Calendar, press Q to bring up quick entry.
2. Type in “EventTitle EventTime last dayname of the month”. For example, “MonthlyMeeting 7p-8:30p last Monday of the month”. It appears in order for this to work, the description must be a single word. And it will be placed in your default calendar. Once you hit enter, it should appear on the current day plus on the last day of the month.
3. Click on the event for the current day, and click “Edit event”. You will notice the repeating instruction shows something like “Monthly on the last Monday”.
4. Change the When date and the Starts dates to the date of the last day of the month. Make any other changes necessary, including a more descriptive What and Calendar if desired.
5. Click Save.
6. Verify it worked by checking several months into the future, making sure it has shown up as expected every month.