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How to manage your calendar and availability

Your calendar decides which slots clients can see. Here is how to shape your week and handle changes.

5 min read · Updated 13 August 2026

The calendar screen showing a week of appointments

Set your working hours

Open the calendar and use Adjustments to set the days and hours you work. Clients only ever see slots inside those hours, minus anything already booked and any buffers.

Calendar with day and week views
Switch between day and week, and use Adjustments for filters and hours.

Block time off

Tap any empty slot to add blocked time for a break, a school run or a holiday. Blocked time behaves like a booking, so nobody can take that slot.

Reschedule or cancel

  1. Tap the appointment to open its details.
  2. Choose Reschedule and pick the new date and time.
  3. Confirm; the client is emailed the new details and your connected calendar updates too.

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