Calendar - How do I set Colour categories for specific event types?

Hello there, MGT2013.

The following Mac Basics Knowledge Base article on Calendar and it's features:

Mac Basics: Calendar keeps your appointments

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5978

In particular to your question this section is useful:

Create new calendars

By default, OS X includes two calendars in the Calendar app – Work and Home. If you want to create a new calendar, choose New Calendar from the File menu. Type a name for your calendar in the text field. For example, if you have kids, you might want to create a separate calendar for each one to track their schedules. You can see and control how your calendars appear by clicking the Calendars button.

To change the color or name of a calendar, select it from the calendars list, then choose Edit > Get Info. To remove a calendar and all of its events, right-click or Control-click the calendar's name, then select Delete from the shortcut menu that appears.

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Cheers,

Pedro.

I have the same issue. After 4+ years of being a mac owner I have come to detest how often they require the most round-about ways for doing the most basic things. Something that should only require a single one step action to complete, or a "drag-and-drop" now requires some researched, roundabout way to complete. This seems like the norm for Apple. Maybe it is because of their multi platform integration with cloud etc, I don't know. I don't get it either. They set out to make a platform that was intuitive and friendly to the technology layman but it has morphed into processes that rarely make any logical sense.

Hello again, MGT2013.

You're very welcome. I'm glad the information helped you resolve your issue.

Sincerely,

Pedro.