Availability
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How to manage multiple calendars and email addresses
Discover how to manage multiple calendars and email addresses in Calendly to streamline your scheduling. Learn to avoid double bookings, connect additional accounts, and send notifications to various emails to enhance your scheduling efficiency.
Availability overview
Manage your availability in Calendly by creating schedules, observing holidays, and connecting calendars. Learn to customize your settings for different Event Types and ensure seamless scheduling while coordinating team calendars effectively.
Free/busy rules overview
Learn how to optimize your availability with Calendly's Free/busy rules. This feature allows you to book over certain meetings while managing conflicts. Discover setup steps and tips to efficiently navigate your scheduling preferences.
How to edit holidays within Calendly
Learn how to efficiently manage holidays in Calendly by customizing availability settings. Adjust your holiday list, set specific hours for events, and ensure you're blocking off time effectively based on your personal or cultural needs.
How to fine-tune your availability settings
Discover how to fine-tune your Calendly availability settings by adjusting time increments, limiting bookings, preventing last-minute appointments, locking time zones, and hiding events. Optimize your scheduling efficiency and manage your time eff...
Here's how to fine-tune your availability:
- Go to your Scheduling page and select the event type you want to update.
- Select More options and open the section you want to edit.
* Limits and buffers: Set meeting limits and buffer times
* Free/busy rules: Choose what this meeting takes priority over
* Booking page options: Set start time increments
When you’re done, select Save changes. Then check your booking page to make sure it looks right.
Was this helpful?How to manage 'Busy' vs. 'Free' calendar settings
Learn how to effectively manage your calendar settings by designating events as 'Busy' or 'Free' to control availability in Calendly, optimizing your scheduling without manual adjustments. This guides you through syncing with Google and Outlook ca...
How to set meeting limits
Learn how to set meeting limits in Calendly to prevent overbooking and manage your availability effectively. Control bookings per specific event or across all events, ensuring you maintain time for other priorities while managing your schedule.
Here's how to set up meeting limits:
- Go to your Scheduling page and open the Event Type you want to edit.
- Select More options, then find Limits and buffers.
- Turn on Meeting limits and choose how many times this Event Type can be booked per day, week, or month.
- Save your changes so the limits apply.
The next time someone books this Event Type, Calendly will enforce the limits you set.
Was this helpful?How to set your availability
Learn to set your availability in Calendly by creating and editing schedules, adding custom hours, and managing date-specific availability. Avoid double bookings easily and tailor your schedules for different events to optimize your booking process.
How to troubleshoot available times that should be unavailable
Learn how to troubleshoot availability issues in Calendly. Discover how to review calendar connections, adjust availability settings, and ensure your events reflect the correct status. Get tips for maximizing your scheduling efficiency.
How to troubleshoot unavailable times that should be available
Learn how to troubleshoot unavailable times in Calendly using the Troubleshoot Tool. Discover how to identify time-blocking issues, understand troubleshoot codes, and make necessary adjustments to ensure invitees can schedule with you correctly.
To troubleshoot unavailable times that should be available:
- Open the event type you want to review from your Scheduling page.
- Select Preview.
- Click Troubleshoot at the bottom of the preview page.
- Choose the date and time that appear unavailable but should be open.
- Review the list of reasons explaining why the time is not available.
Was this helpful?How to use buffers
Learn how to effectively use buffer times in Calendly to enhance meeting prep and reduce stress. Customize buffer settings for each event type, manage visibility on your calendar, and ensure smooth scheduling without overlaps.
Here’s how to add time before or after meetings using buffers:
- Go to the Scheduling page and select the event type you want to edit.
- Select More options, then Limits and buffers.
- Select + Set buffer time.
- Add your preferred buffer time before and/or after the meeting.
- Select Save changes.
Your buffer changes will apply to new bookings and help prevent back-to-back meetings.
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