{"id":569,"date":"2016-09-01T09:30:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T13:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chelseaschools.com\/kbase\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=569"},"modified":"2018-11-16T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2018-11-16T18:17:45","slug":"use-google-calendar-appointment-slots","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.cpskb.com\/kbase\/knowledge-base\/use-google-calendar-appointment-slots\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Google Calendar appointment slots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>You can set up appointments on your calendar that people can reserve. For instance, professors can have their students reserve time during office hours each week. Please also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelseaschools.com\/kbase\/knowledge-base\/getting-the-most-out-of-google-calendar\/\">Getting the Most out of Google Calendar<\/a> for more tips on setting up and leveraging Google Calendar.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"cc\">\n<h2>Set up &amp; share appointment slots<\/h2>\n<h3>Create appointment slots<\/h3>\n<div class=\"zippy-overflow\">\n<div class=\"zippy-content\">\n<ol>\n<li>Using your school account on a computer, open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Calendar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure that you&#8217;re in <strong>Week<\/strong> view or any <strong>Day<\/strong> view.<\/li>\n<li>Click anywhere in the calendar. In the event box that pops up, click <strong>Appointment slots<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enter the details, including a title, and pick the calendar where you want the event to show up.<\/li>\n<li>To add more information, like a location or a description, click <strong>Edit details<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"zippy-container\">Add others to the appointment<\/h4>\n<div class=\"zippy-overflow\">\n<div class=\"zippy-content\">\n<p>To add others to the appointment, click the Add Guests field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Don\u2019t invite people who want to reserve an individual appointment slot. Anyone that you add here will be invited to every appointment throughout the block of time, and will also get an email each time someone reserves an appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"zippy-container\">Invite others to book appointments<\/h3>\n<div class=\"zippy-overflow\">\n<div class=\"zippy-content\">\n<p>After you&#8217;ve set up appointment slots, you can invite people to book time.<\/p>\n<p>To invite people to book appointments, don&#8217;t invite them to the appointment slot. Instead, get a link to send them for your appointment slots page:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Calendar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click the appointment slots event to open it.<\/li>\n<li>Copy and paste the calendar&#8217;s appointment page link found at the top of event.<\/li>\n<li>Send this link to people who want to book an appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong>People need to use Google Calendar to make a reservation. They need to use their CPS Google accounts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"zippy-container zippy-last\">How appointment blocks show on your calendar<\/h4>\n<div class=\"zippy-overflow\">\n<div class=\"zippy-content\">\n<p>Your appointment block will show as a single event on your calendar and the calendars of anyone you invite.<\/p>\n<p>You can see that the appointment block is different from other events by the grid symbol in the upper left corner.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Make an appointment<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the link for the appointment page. You may get this in an email, or in a calendar that&#8217;s been shared with you. Find and click the link for the appointment page.<\/li>\n<li>On the appointment page, click an available appointment button <strong>&gt; Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you later want to cancel the appointment, delete or decline the appointment event from your calendar. Then others can book the appointment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Please also see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chelseaschools.com\/kbase\/knowledge-base\/getting-the-most-out-of-google-calendar\/\">Getting the Most out of Google Calendar<\/a> for more tips on setting up and leveraging Google Calendar.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can set up appointments on your calendar that people can reserve. For instance, professors can have their students reserve time during office hours each week. Please also see Getting the Most out of Google Calendar for more tips on setting up and leveraging Google Calendar. 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