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NBleicher
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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It would be a great feature upgrade to be able to block off an afternoon or a full day on an ad hoc basis. Currently I need to go and adjust my standing calendar availability if I have a doctor's appointment or if I'm taking a personal day. It could be so much easier and wouldn't require having to rewrite the settings every time. 

 

Hope you will consider adding this feature! 

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Josh
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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Hi @NBleicher,

 

You shouldn't have to change the calendar/meetings setting. If you block off the availability in your calendar (Google/365), an individual won't be able to book using your meetings link. This is what I do if I am unavailable for whatever reason...travel, intern meetings, dentist, etc.

 

Josh 




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ASanchezGomez
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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I was looking to reduce the window of availability to my clients but not to my team. 

"For example i am open to my team m-f 9-5; but to my clients, I only want them to book on Tuesday morinings, wednesday afternoons and thursday split morning/afternoon.  

SBachtel
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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Here's how to set your availability using the Hubspot Meeting Tool (without actually blocking your work or personal calendar). Go to Sales > Meetings. On this page you'll see the meeting name you created under Settings. Click Edit > Scheduling. On this Scheduling page, you can set times for when you are available for meetings. This is the functionality I was looking for in this FAQ. Hopefully this lands the question from the original post. 

 

karstenkoehler
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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Hi @NBleicher,

 

If you have an event on your connected calendar, the meetings tool will show that you're busy during the event time – whenever you have a doctor's appointment or taking a day off, you'd just add that event or a blocker to your calendar, see here: https://knowledge.hubspot.com/meetings-tool/use-meetings

 

Best regards!

Karsten Köhler
HubSpot Freelancer | RevOps & CRM Consultant | Community Hall of Famer

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NBleicher
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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Thanks, Karsten! I guess the distinction I was trying to make was the ability to mark myself unavailable within HubSpot. I get that it links to my Outlook and once blocked off in Outlook, it translates back to HubSpot but I was hoping there was a solution within HS so that I can keep as much as possible within that one software. Thanks again! 

Josh
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Recognized Expert | Diamond Partner
Recognized Expert | Diamond Partner

Blocking off time in Calendar

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Hi @NBleicher,

 

You shouldn't have to change the calendar/meetings setting. If you block off the availability in your calendar (Google/365), an individual won't be able to book using your meetings link. This is what I do if I am unavailable for whatever reason...travel, intern meetings, dentist, etc.

 

Josh 




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Josh Curcio

HubSpot support and inbound marketing for OEMs, contract manufacturers, and industrial suppliers.
HubSpot Diamond Partner & HubSpot Certified Trainer

MGranados7
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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Necesitamos que activen con urgencia esta funcionalidad ya que hay veces que hay feriados o las oficinas cierran por una razón y esto causa confusión o mala imagen ante los clientes ya que pareciera que se le acepta su reserva

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TB5
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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I think it is not quite the same. I want to block off inside Hubspot while I am still available inside my company to be booked. Does not really make sense to put blockers everywhere.

NBleicher
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Blocking off time in Calendar

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Thanks, Josh! I guess the distinction I was trying to make was the ability to mark myself unavailable within HubSpot. I get that it links to my Outlook and once blocked off in Outlook, it translates back to HubSpot but I was hoping there was a solution within HS so that I can keep as much as possible within that one software. Thanks again!