Microsoft Bookings

Microsoft Bookings is an appointment and meeting scheduling tool available in Microsoft 365 at UConn. It allows for custom meeting formats, automatic creation of Teams meeting links, and integrates directly into your Outlook calendar. Bookings can be useful for administrative, academic, and support functions at the university.

Microsoft Bookings has two similar but separate functions that you can use depending on your needs.

Personal Bookings

Personal Bookings is for scheduling 1-on-1 meetings, such as for office hours. It integrates with your Outlook calendar, and will reflect its availability for users. After your set up your page, you can share a link to others that lets them view available appointments and book one with you. These will appear in your Outlook calendar.

Usage examples

• Office hours

• “Meet with me” link in email signature

Shared Bookings

Shared Bookings are designed for a user to book an appointment with one or many members of an office or department. You can customize appointment details, booking requirements, and specify service providers to streamline the booking experience. You can publish Bookings externally and embed it in websites.

Usage examples

• Book time with an IT technician

• Schedule a hiring interview at a time that works for the entire hiring committee

• Meet with one of several representatives of an academic program office

Comparison of functionality