Among technical upgrades, product launches, and design updates, Microsoft is always in the business to improve. These improvements are best when they make people’s lives easier. One of their most recent features does just that. 

The Microsoft 365 ‘Bookings’ feature is a helpful tool for scheduling and managing appointments by integrating one’s Outlook calendar with a web-based booking calendar. This new feature promotes time management by making it easier for people to schedule appointments, as an individual booking the appointment or as administration. While ‘Bookings’ consults a group’s schedule for booking appointments, ‘Bookings with me’ is intended for scheduling one-on-one appointments with individual users.  

Bookings’ three main elements: 

1. A web-based booking page for customers and/or clients to schedule appointments, with the ability to choose a preferred staff member.
2. A web app where an organization can set business hours, manage staff schedules and availability, define types and details of appointments, and more.
3. Administration using Bookings calendars can create a booking themselves, see all their appointments on the calendar, and access customer or staff lists and each of their contact information. 

Using Bookings calendars gives administrators the ability to customize the calendar to fit the needs of the individual or group within an organization. With the flexibility this feature offers and how user-friendly it is, Bookings makes it easier for all parties involved in making an appointment. To learn how to use Bookings, as both an organizer and an attendee, check out the instructional video on our DDKinfotech YouTube channel or contact us!