Open the Email & Calendar tool and go to your Dashboard, then click New Event Type. Give it a title, a duration, and an optional description, and choose how it's held: video call, phone call, or in person. Attach a schedule so Calendar knows when you're actually free, and the event type is ready to share as a booking page.
Buffers add quiet time before or after a meeting so back-to-back bookings don't run into each other. A minimum notice period keeps people from grabbing a slot that starts in the next few hours, and a separate cancellation notice controls how close to the meeting someone can still cancel or reschedule online rather than needing to contact you directly. A booking window limits how far ahead a slot can be booked.
Set reminder hours so both you and your invitee get a reminder before the meeting. Add custom questions to collect anything else you need up front - a project description or a phone number, for example - and write a confirmation message that appears once someone books.
A schedule defines when you're available: a name, a timezone, and working hours for each day of the week. Mark one schedule as your default and reuse it across several event types, or create separate schedules for different kinds of meetings. Schedules also support one-off overrides for a specific date, so you can block out a holiday or open extra hours without touching your regular weekly hours.
Turn an event type off from its detail page once you don't want new bookings against it. Calendar won't let you delete an event type that already has bookings - deactivate it instead, and its history stays intact.
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