What is Microsoft Bookings?
Microsoft Bookings is a scheduling tool and is part of the Microsoft Office 365 family of products. Through an easy to create website, Bookings allows end-users to view calendars and schedule appointment. Bookings uses a person's Outlook calendar to find available times real-time. Bookings gives you a fast, easy alternative to time-consuming, frustrating phone-scheduling. An easy-to-set-up, customizable web page lets people find available times and book appointments 24/7.
Who can use it?
Bookings Administration center is available for all Full time PCCC faculty and staff as part of the Office365 Suite.
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Bookings user can create department or team sites adding in part-time PCCC employees who do not have access to the Bookings admin suit.
Features and Benefits
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Online appointment booking
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Real-time appointment availability
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Outlook calendar integration including automatic updates
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Automated email confirmations and reminders
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Appointment rescheduling and cancellations
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Integration with Microsoft Teams
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120 days of appointment history (60 days past, 60 days future)
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Unique appointment scheduling web page
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Appointment reassignment between staff members
Why should I use Bookings?
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Faculty can provide their availability for office hours and allow students to book appointments.
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Departments can schedule appointments with internal and external community members for a center, project or group.
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A department chair, division lead, or administrator could create an office hours calendar with slots for multiple faculty members and/or part time employees.
How do I start using Bookings?
Any actively enrolled student or currently employed staff or faculty member can create their own Bookings page. To get started:
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Login in to Office 365 with your PCCC email and password.
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Click All Apps, then Bookings.
Add staff to Bookings
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Click here to learn how to add staff to a bookings page
Training Resources
Bookings resources from Microsoft: