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Block time and add time off

Stop bookings for lunch, meetings, holidays or bank holidays.

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Block time on the calendar

Use this for a lunch break, a meeting or an afternoon off.

  1. Step 1: Open the Calendar and click Block time.
  2. Step 2: Choose the Staff member, the From and To times, and an optional Reason.
  3. Step 3: Click Block time. It shows on the calendar as Blocked, and customers cannot book it.

Tip: To change or remove a block, click it on the calendar. Deleted one by mistake? Click Undo.

Add a staff holiday

Managers can also add longer time off from the staff member's page.

  1. Step 1: Open Staff and click Hours next to the person (or, on your own, open Availability).
  2. Step 2: Under Time off, choose From and To and an optional reason, such as "Annual leave".
  3. Step 3: Click Add.

Close the whole business for a day

For bank holidays, training days or a refit. Managers only.

  1. Step 1: Open Availability and find Holidays & closures.
  2. Step 2: Pick the Date and give it a name, such as "Bank holiday".
  3. Step 3: Leave Closed all day ticked and click Add.

Tip: Open for part of the day? Untick Closed all day and set Open from and Open until. Customers can only book inside those hours that day.

Good to know: Each closure is one day, so add each date separately.