Microsoft Bookings
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, staff and students as part of the Office365 Suite.
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
Online appointment booking
Real-time appointment availability
Outlook calendar integration including automatic updates
Automated email confirmations and reminders
Appointment rescheduling and cancellations
Integration with Microsoft Teams
120 days of appointment history (60 days past, 60 days future)
Unique appointment scheduling web page
Appointment reassignment between staff members
Why should I use Bookings?
Faculty can provide their availability for office hours and allow students to book appointments.
Departments can schedule appointments with internal and external community members for a center, project or group.
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:
Login in to Office 365 with your PCCC email and password.
Click All Apps, then Bookings.
Add staff to Bookings
Click here to learn how to add staff to a bookings page
Training Resources
Bookings resources from Microsoft: