# Header and event bar

Source: [https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-calendar-web-part/calendar-configuration/multiday-view-settings/header-and-event-bar/](https://docs.virtosoftware.com/docs/virto-calendar-web-part/calendar-configuration/multiday-view-settings/header-and-event-bar/)
Product: Virto Calendar Web Part
Updated: 2026-08-12


Check or uncheck the boxes **“Show Header”** and **“Show Event Bar.”** Then check the box **“Event Bar Only”** to display only the event bar.

Check the box **“Show :00 in Time String”** to display the time of the event in 9:00 p.m. or 9 p.m. format.

Check the box **“Show Time for Calendar Item”** to display the time of events in your calendar.

![Header and event bar options in Virto Calendar Multiday View settings with time display checkboxes](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/header_and_event_bar_1.png)

You can adjust the header date format according to [**custom date and time format strings**](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-date-and-time-format-strings?redirectedfrom=MSDN). Click **“Show Header”** and enter the [**required format**](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-date-and-time-format-strings?redirectedfrom=MSDN). For example, use the **“ddd”** format to display the abbreviated name of the day of the week.

![Virto Calendar header with a custom ddd date format showing the abbreviated day of the week](https://img-docs.virtosoftware.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/header_and_event_bar_2.png)