Bookings: Setting up & Using Microsoft Bookings

Summary

Microsoft Bookings makes scheduling and managing appointments a breeze. Bookings includes a web-based booking calendar and integrates with Outlook to optimize your staff’s calendar and give your customers flexibility to book a time that works best for them. Follow Microsoft's guides to set up a calendar for your organization.

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How do you setup and use Microsoft Bookings?

Answer

Microsoft Bookings makes scheduling and managing appointments a breeze. Bookings includes a web-based booking calendar and integrates with Outlook to optimize your staff’s calendar and give your customers flexibility to book a time that works best for them.

Watch the video and follow these steps to setup Bookings site.

Step 1: Enter your department/unit information

Step 2: Set your scheduling policies

Step 3: Define your service offerings

Step 4: Create your staff list

Step 5: Set employee working hours

Step 6: Schedule business closures, time off, and vacation time

Step 7: Publish or unpublish your booking page

Step 8: Create and staff your bookings

You may create a link directly to your booking "service" to put on your website, Blackboard site, or in an e-mail.  To do this, go to your Bookings Page, and under Services select the service you want to link to, and copy the link.  You can then paste this link as necessary.

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Article ID: 116194
Created
Tue 9/15/20 11:07 AM
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Mon 10/2/23 4:36 PM