Google Calendar
Google Calendar is a helpful tool that allows you to view upcoming events, create meetings, and much more. Read below to learn more about Google Calendar
Google Calendar Basics
Creating an Event/meeting
Click on the +Create
Enter in the meeting details
Time the meeting starts and ends
Meeting Title
Participants (by email)
Add description
Anything else as needed
When you are done select Save
You can also click hold and drag for a meeting as well, click and hold on the time you want to start then drag down to the time you want the meeting to end. Once you release the mouse button then it should pop up automatically for you to enter in the meeting details.
You can also select More Options for more in depth options for your meeting.
Editing a meeting/Event
Click on the Event/Meeting you wish to change
Click on the Pencil Icon
From there change the details as needed
When done select Save
When you select Save it will then bring up another window with an option to send every participant a message that the meeting details have changed. For example if the time changes you can say the time has changed from 10AM to 11AM and then click Send, if you do not wish to write anything you can just press Send for the participants to get an alert that details have changed.
Adding your Office hours
Click on Settings (Gear Icon)
Click on Settings again
Scroll down to Working Hours
Check Enable Working Hours
Select the Days of the Week
Enter in your Start and End Time
Once you have finished others will be able to see your working schedule when trying to make an appointment with you. It will also give them an alert that it is out of your working hours.
Out of the Office
Create a new event with the +Create button
Create your event as you normally would and set the time (all day or out at a certain time)
When you are done setting up your event, select the Out of Office option
This option will automatically cancel meetings and alert others when they try to schedule something with you.
Easily set up meetings
Meet With... Option
The Meet With... section is a great tool to figure out scheduling for meetings and events. You can search for other users and select them, this then temporarily adds them to your calendar so you can see their work schedule as well as meetings/events that they have on their calendar. When you have found a time that works best and you go to create an event/meeting, it will automatically add these users as guests to the meeting.
Keep up to date
Adding A coworker's calendar
Click on the Gear Icon and click on Settings
Click on Add Calendar
Click on Subscribe to a Calendar
Add the email of the user you wish to add
Once they are added it will appear in the bottom left side
In order for you to see their calendar appointments they will need to do the following:
Click on the Gear Icon and click on Settings
Click on their name under the Settings for My Calendars section
Then scroll down to the Share with Specific People section (This will display all users that added their calendar)
Then click on the drop-down menu to the right and select See All Event Details
From there you should be able to see their events instead of it saying Busy.
Having Multiple coworker's calendars
Sometimes having multiple calendars can overwhelm you calendar and overload it with events that makes it hard to see yours or a specific person's calendar. To hide another person's calendar simply click the checkbox next to their name on the left, this will hide their meetings/events until you click the box again to have them show.