vcita's useful, intuitive calendar and scheduling settings give you maximum control over how your business calendar looks and how your schedule is presented to your clients. This article explains how to:

• Set your calendar's format and layout, including time zones, calendar intervals, and more
• Set a regular work schedule for your usual business hours
• Set your availability for specific dates to provide for occasional changes in your schedule 

Setting Calendar Format and Layout

The format and layout options that you select for your calendar determine the time zones displayed to you and your clients, the time intervals that appear on the calendar, and more. To get started, open the Settings menu and click Availability & Calendar.

The different options on the Availability & Calendar Settings page are described below. 

In the following example, the time format is 24 hours, the week begins on Monday and the calendar increments are 30 minutes. 

Setting Your Regular Working HoursThe business hours set on your calendar to determine the times during which clients will be able to schedule services and appointments with you. The following sections explain how to access and use the My Schedule Settings page to set your working hours. 

Accessing the My Schedule Settings Page

You can open the My Schedule Settings page in either of the following ways:

At the top of the Calendar page, click Edit Calendar and select Business hours & Calendar settings.

This will re-direct you to your personal availability page,  When the My Schedule Settings page opens, make sure that the time zone displayed at the top of the page is the correct one for you. Now you are ready to set your business hours. 

Remember that the hours you set here will automatically repeat every week on your calendar.

To designate special additional hours or occasional time off, refer to Setting Availability for Specific Dates.

Updating a Time Blocks

Each row on the My Schedule Settings page represents a block of time during which you are available to clients. By default, your business hours are preset from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, but you can easily change these hours to fit your needs.

To change the hours that are listed in a time block:

• Click the hours link in the row or, at the end of the row, click .
  The hours will become editable.
  
  
• Change the hours in the time block to those that are suitable for you, and then click Save. 

Adding a Time Block

You can customize your business hours as much as you need to by building your schedule using specific time blocks. Let's say that every Wednesday, you want to take a two-hour lunch break so you can get extra errands done. Start by updating the Wednesday morning time block to end at 12:00 (as explained in the section above). Then add another time block for Wednesday afternoon. 

To add a time block:

• At the end of the relevant row in the Business hours grid, click .
  A new row is added, with the default hours displayed. 
  
  
• Change the hours in the new time block to those that are suitable, and then click Save. 
  
  
• Repeat Steps 1-2 as many times as necessary to customize your business hours. 

Removing a Time Block

Clicking  at the end of a row deletes that time block from the Business hours grid. It's recommended to use this option with caution, as there is no confirmation warning preceding the deletion. (You can always restore the time block by adding it again.)If the time block that was removed was the only one defined for that day, a Not available message is displayed. 

Setting Availability for Specific Dates

The Edit availability for specific dates Pane lets you adjust your schedule as needed to accommodate temporary changes or one-time events. This article explains how to access this dialog and present some examples of how to use it.