{"id":18170,"date":"2019-05-28T13:46:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T17:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/?p=18170"},"modified":"2020-06-17T13:19:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-17T17:19:56","slug":"microsoft-bookings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherweb.com\/blog\/microsoft-ecosystem\/office-365\/microsoft-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Bookings: The Simple Tool for Your Booking Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to Microsoft, Bookings is \u201can online and mobile app for small businesses who provide services to customers on an appointment basis.\u201d Some examples of small businesses that fit this scenario are: hair salons, dental offices, spas, law firms, financial services providers, consultants, and auto shops. So you can see that a wide variety of businesses can benefit from using Microsoft Bookings. Microsoft Bookings also has a mobile app which is available in the iTunes and Google Play app stores.<\/p>\n

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Bookings is available in several Office 365 subscriptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Office 365 Subscription<\/strong><\/td>\nDefault<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office 365 Business Premium<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office 365 A3<\/td>\nOn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office 365 A5<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office 365 Enterprise E3<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office 365 Enterprise E5<\/td>\nOff<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Bookings consists of three main parts:<\/p>\n

First there is a booking page<\/em> which your customers can use to schedule appointments for the services that the business provides. You can display this page on your website or even display it on Facebook so that your customers can easily schedule appointments. Once Bookings is set up on your Facebook page, your customers simply click the Book Now<\/strong> button and select the service and time that works for them. Their contact information is automatically filled in for them from their Facebook profile, and once they click Book<\/strong>, they\u2019re done.<\/p>\n

Second, there are web browser pages<\/em> where you as a business owner can keep track of individual customer preferences, manage employee lists, explain services and pricing for the services, set the hours that are available for appointments, and customize how your staff and appointments are scheduled.<\/p>\n

Third, there is a mobile app<\/em> to enable you as a business owner to view can see all of your bookings, access customer lists and contact information, and make manual bookings as needed.<\/p>\n

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Getting Started with Microsoft Bookings<\/h2>\n
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  1. Go to your admin page for Office365.<\/li>\n
  2. Add Bookings.<\/li>\n
  3. Enter a business name and description. Your business\u2019s home page will be generated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    In this example, we have created a dog walking business. Let\u2019s go over the Bookings interface.<\/p>\n

    The home page is very clean and easy to use. There are tiles to help you set up your business specifics. From here you can:<\/p>\n