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Explains that Bowdoin College does not license Calendly and points to Microsoft Personal Bookings as the built-in self-scheduling alternative included with a Bowdoin Microsoft 365 account. Notes that Microsoft Bookings is the option for shared team or departmental scheduling. Applies to all Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff.

Explains Microsoft Personal Bookings (also called Bookings with Me), a personal scheduling page individuals can use to let others self-book one-on-one meetings from their Outlook calendar. Covers how it differs from the shared Microsoft Bookings, how to access it in Outlook on the web, the organizer and attendee views, and common use cases. Applies to all Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff.

Points to online resources for learning Microsoft Bookings, including Microsoft's official "Get started" documentation and a LinkedIn Learning video course. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff who want to set up and use Microsoft Bookings.

A glossary that translates the business-oriented terms in the Microsoft Bookings interface into their equivalents for a college setting, including bookings, staff, business, customers, booking page, and services. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff using Microsoft Bookings.

A complete walkthrough for setting up a Microsoft Bookings calendar so students or others can self-schedule appointments during office hours. Covers logging in, creating the calendar, configuring business settings and services, setting up the staff profile, and publishing the booking page. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff, who get Microsoft Bookings at no additional cost with their Microsoft 365 account.

A first-time setup walkthrough for Microsoft Bookings, the shared online scheduling tool included with a Bowdoin Microsoft 365 account. Covers signing in, creating a Bookings calendar, and important first-time setup tips such as setting the time zone, syncing with Outlook to prevent double-booking, and cancelling appointments through Bookings. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff new to Microsoft Bookings.

Explains how to remove or hide the price shown next to an appointment type in Microsoft Bookings by setting the service's default price to "Price not set." Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff who offer free appointments and do not want a price displayed.

Step-by-step instructions for cancelling an appointment from within the Microsoft Bookings website so the attendee receives a cancellation notice. Explains that deleting the appointment from the Outlook calendar does not cancel it in Bookings. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff who own or manage a Microsoft Bookings calendar.

Explains how to change a Microsoft Bookings calendar from the default Universal Time Zone to your local time zone so availability displays correctly for people booking appointments. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students using Microsoft Bookings.