First, start by clicking ‘create a Doodle’ at the top of the page. On the first step include the name of the meeting, the location of the meeting, and any notes you like. For this example, we’ll use ‘Revision meeting.’ The location is our office in Berlin. Add Multiple Calendars. Less is more sometimes. By default, Google Calendar gives every user one.

Google appointment slots let you set up a block of appointments on your calendar that other people can reserve. For example, teachers can invite their students to reserve time during office hours each week. Appointment slots are useful when you don't know who needs to meet with you, but you want to make yourself available. You can offer people a block of time on your calendar that they can book time slots within. For example, you can set aside 2 hours that you're available to meet with people in 30-minute slots. Others can then book one of the 30-minute slots within that time that works best for them.

Google already has documentation created for using appointment slots. I've included the process below with screenshots outlining the process.

In order to use appointment slots, both parties must have Google accounts.

1. Log in to your Google account. Use the grid icon in the upper-right corner to select 'Calendar'.

2. From the 'Day' or 'Week' view, click an area in your calendar which you wish to create your appointment slots. A pop-up will appear asking you to enter details for the event. Click the section labeled 'Appointment Slot' and then click the 'More Options' link at the bottom of the window.

3. Enter a title for your appointment slots. In the example below, I've titled my appointment slots as 'Office Hours'. Edit the duration for each slot. To add this as a repeating time slot, click the dropdown that says 'Does Not Repeat' and change it to the appropriate time frame and click 'Save'. In the example below, the appointment slots will be available every weekday from 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

4. You will be returned to your calendar view and you will now see a block that was created for your new appointment slots. It will look like this.

5. Click the new event that you just created. Click the link titled 'Go to appointment page for this calendar'.

6. The appointment page for your calendar will look like the image below. The link for this page will need to be shared with anyone with a Google account that you would like to be able to schedule an appointment with. You can email this link out to students or you can add it as a link on your Canvas page for students to access easily. Please note, although you will be able to see all events in your calendar, whoever you share this link with, will only be able to see the appointment slot events that you've created.

7. Students will access the link that you shared in step 6. They will see only available appointment slots. Once a slot has been scheduled, it will not be visible to others to schedule. Students will click the appropriate time.

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8. Students will then be asked to enter any additional information. The title will default to the event name followed by their name in parentheses. They can then add a description for the appointment if they choose and then click Save.

9. Your Google calendar will now show a new individual event that was created during the time slot that was chosen by that student. Clicking this event will open a new window which will reveal a unique Google Hangouts Meet link. This information will also be automatically emailed to both you and the student confirming that a new appointment was created.

You can use Google Calendar’s Appointment Slots function to create appointments that other users can book. For example, faculty can create office-hour or class-presentation appointment slots that students can then book themselves. This function creates an additional view of your calendar that only shows the available appointment slots. Visitors can then click on a time slot to book it. Then once a time is booked, the time is filled in and unbookable by others.

Note: Appointment Slots are currently only available to Google Apps users (i.e., not to personal Gmail users). Users must be signed in with their Daemen email to access the appointment slots.

There are several things you can do with appointment slots:

• Setting up appointment slots
• Adding others to the appointment
• Inviting others to book appointments

Setting Up Appointment Slots

1. Go to Google Calendar.
2. Click on the date you want to set the appointment slots for.
3. In the event box, click “Appointment slots”. Enter the event title, time frame, and slot duration then click save. For example: If you select the time as “9am-11am” and with “slots with duration of 30 minutes” then 4 appointment slots would be createdeach lasting 30 minutes during that time period.

4. Once saved, click on the appointment to edit the event and add additional details like location or description.

Adding Others to the Appointments

Adding others to the appointments is not the same as inviting them to book an appointment. When adding someone to the appointments, they will be invited to every appointment so only add people who will be assisting with all the appointments (i.e. – if it is for an Office or Department, you may want to add others in the office so they can see the appointments).

1. Click on the appointment slots and select “Edit”. Enter their username in the “Add Guests” field (to the right).

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Inviting Others To Book Appointments

You must set up the actual appointment slots before others can book them.

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1. Go to Google Calendar.
2. Click the appointment slot event on the calendar, then click on “Go to appointment page for this calendar”.
3. Copy the calendar’s appointment page link found at the top of the page.
4. Email this link to people looking to book an appointment.

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