The default view of C1CalendarExtender is displayed in 'Day' view, that displays days in the month. But if the user wants to set the date in 'yyyy/MM' format, he should be able to view the months in a year. As such, to enable setting the default view or initial view of C1CalendarExtender as per user choice, InitialView property is used. The InitialView property has following available values:

• Day
• Month
• Year
• Decade

Setting Initial Calendar view in Design view:

To set initial calendar view in design view, follow these steps:

1. Select View | Properties window in the Visual Studio menu.
2. Click the drop-down list at the top of the Properties window and select Panel1_C1CalendarExtender.
3. Go to InitialView property and select a value.

Setting Initial Calendar view in Source view:

To set initial calendar view in source view, click the source tab and add the following code in your source file:

<cc1:C1CalendarExtender ID="Panel1_C1CalendarExtender" runat="server" InitialView="Month" DisplayDate="02/29/2016 15:24:54"
TargetControlID="Panel1">
</cc1:C1CalendarExtender>

The following image shows C1Calendar when InitialView property is set to above mentioned values: