How to Setup the Microsoft Bookings App

• Sign in to your Microsoft Outlook account using your web browser.
• Click on the dotted grid icon at the top left corner of your screen to access the App Launcher.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• In the popup window, under Apps, locate and click on the Bookings app, which will open the app in a new tab.
  
  (Please note: If you can't find the app, click Explore all your Apps at the bottom of the popup window.)
  
  
  
  

How to Set Up the App

• Once the Bookings app launches, click Go to my booking page on the Bookings homepage to access your booking page.
  
  
  
  
• On your bookings page, there are two options on where you can enter information:
  
  
• Public
  The information you enter here will appear on your booking page.
• Private
  The information you enter here will only be visible to colleagues/students with whom you share the link.
  
  To ensure your booking details are available to colleagues/students, select Public.
  
  
  

• Next, click the (+) icon to create a new meeting type.
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Enter the information for the meeting you want to create.
  
  
  
  
  
  • Add a Title
    (Please note: Adding a title is required for the new meeting type before you can save the meeting.)
  • Category (Optional)
  • Add a Description (Optional)
  • Location (add your CU Denver Zoom link).
  • Turn off Teams Meeting and add your personal CU Denver Zoom link.
  • To locate your CU Denver Zoom Link, open a new tab in your web browser and sign in to your CU Denver Zoom account.
  • Navigate to Meetings > Personal Room and copy your Zoom invite link.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Next, return to your Bookings with me tab and paste your Zoom invite link into the Location box.
    
    
    

• • Duration
    
    Specify meeting duration. The default duration is 30 minutes, but there are other choices in the dropdown menu: 15 mins, 45 mins, 1 hr, and Custom.
  • Public or Private
    
    Ensure Public is selected.
    
    
    
  • Schedule Customization
    
    There are two options available:
    
    
• Use my regular meeting hours
• Use custom availability hours
  
  If you're unsure of your regular meeting hours, click See regular meeting hours, and a new tab will open. The Microsoft Outlook Settings window will open. Select Calendar and click Work hours and location to view and edit your regular meeting hours.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Click Save
  
  

• Your Bookings page has now been updated.
  
  
  
  
  
• To see how your bookings page will appear to others, click Share > Copy link.

• Paste the link in the URL/Search bar in a new browser tab and press Enter/Return.