Customize Your Availability

When creating your scheduling events, Calendar allows you to customize your availability. This is mainly for putting in your working hours or the hours you want available for this event, but there are many other settings as well. These include Buffer Time, Start Time Increment, Scheduling Rules, and Enable Double Booking.

Steps

1. To access these settings, click on the event title or click the (...) dropdown menu, then click edit (see below).

2. Once you are in the scheduling event settings, click the 'Availability' tab.

3. Scroll down to 'Customize Availability' located below the 'Availability Times' grid. Here you can customize the following settings:

1. Buffer Time: This allows you to add time between scheduled events so they are not back-to-back or too close together. This allows you to have more time between your scheduled meetings to prepare or give yourself a break. The default is none.
2. Start Time Increment: This allows you to control how often slots appear on your booking page (e.g., every 15, 30, or 60 minutes). The default is 15 minutes.
3. Minimum Schedule Notice: This is the amount of time allowed before an event can be scheduled. For example, if you have a 30-minute buffer, then you will always have at least a 30-minute notice before someone can schedule with you. This prevents someone from going into your scheduling event link and booking a meeting that starts in the next five minutes. The default is none.
4. Maximum Events Per Day: This setting allows you to limit the number of times that a time slot can be scheduled in a day. This gives you more control of your calendar and adds the ability to spread out your meetings. The default is none (no maximum).
5. Guest Invite Limit: The total number of guests that can be included in the event. The default is none (no limit).
6. Enable Double Booking: This will turn off checking your availability calendars for conflicts, thus allowing duplicates to occur. If this is checked, events from this scheduling event will be set to 'Free' availability on your calendar. The default is off (unchecked).

4. Make sure to click 'Save and Close.'