How to add/manage services in Microsoft Bookings

In Microsoft 365, select the App launcher, and then select Bookings.
Go to Your calendar > Services and select Add new service.
On the Basic details page, add your selections.

Service name: enter the name of your service. This is the name that will appear in the drop-down menu on the Calendar page. This name will also appear when anyone manually adds an appointment on the Calendar page, and it will appear as a tile on the Self-service page.

Description: The description you enter is what will appear when a user clicks the information icon on the Self-service page.

Default location: This location is what will be displayed on confirmation and reminder emails for both staff and customers, and it will be displayed on the calendar event created for the booking.

Add online meeting: This setting enables or disables online meetings for each appointment, either via Teams or Skype, depending on which one you configure as the default client for the staff member.
- Enabled:
  - A link to a Teams or Skype meeting, unique to the booking, will be added to the calendar event on both the staff's and the customers' calendars, along with dial-in information.
  - The link to join the meeting will be added to all confirmation and reminder emails, as shown in the following example:
    
    Note
    
    Teams meetings can be joined via the Teams mobile app, the Teams desktop app, in a Web browser, or via the phone dial-in. We strongly recommend enabling Teams as the default online meeting service for your tenant, for the best experience booking virtual appointments.
- Disabled:
  - Appointments will not contain a meeting option, and all of the meeting-related fields that appear when Add online meeting is enabled will not be shown.
Buffer time: Enabling this setting allows for the addition of extra time to the staff’s calendar every time an appointment is booked.

The time will be blocked on the staff’s calendar and impact free/busy information. This means if an appointment ends at 3:00 pm and 10 minutes of buffer time has been added to the end of the meeting, the staff’s calendar will show as busy and non-bookable until 3:10pm. This can be useful if your staff needs time before a meeting to prepare, such as a doctor reviewing a patient’s chart, or a financial advisor preparing relevant account information. It can also be useful after a meeting, such as when someone needs time to travel to another location.

Price not set: Select the price options that will display on the Self-Service page. If Price not set is selected, then no price or reference to cost or pricing will appear.

Notes: This field appears in the booking event for booked staff, as well as on the event that appears on the Calendar tab in the Bookings web app.

Maximum attendees per event: This setting allows you to create services that require the ability for multiple people to book the same appointment time and the same staff (such as a fitness class). The appointment time slot for the selected service, staff, and time will be available to book until the maximum number of attendees, specified by you, has been reached. Current appointment capacity and attendees can be viewed in the Calendar tab in the Bookings Web app.

Let the customer manage their booking: This setting determines whether or not the customer can modify or cancel their booking, provided it was booked through the Calendar tab on the Bookings Web app.
- Enabled:
  
  The Manage Booking button appears on the customer confirmation email. When this button is selected by the customer, three options appear:
  - Reschedule Selecting this option brings the user to a service-specific Self-Service page, where they can select a new time and/or date for the same service and same staff member from the original booking. Note that even though the original staff member is attached to the rescheduled booking by default, the user does have the option of changing the staff member as well.
  - Cancel booking This cancels the booking and removes it from the staff's calendar.
  - New booking This option brings the user to the Self-Service page with all services and staff listed, for scheduling a new booking.
- Disabled:
  
  The user will have no ability to reschedule or cancel their booking when they book through the Calendar tab on the Bookings Web app. When booking through the Self-Service page, however, customers will still have the Manage Booking button and all of its options, even when this setting is disabled.
  
  We recommend disabling this setting if you want to limit access to the Self-Service page. Additionally, we suggest adding text to your confirmation and reminder emails that tells your customers how to make changes to their booking through other means, such as by calling the office or emailing the help desk.
On the Availability options page, you can see the options you've selected from your Booking page for your scheduling policy and availability for your staff. For more information, see Set your scheduling policies.
Default price This is the price that will display on the Self-Service page. If Price not set is selected, then no price or reference to cost or pricing will appear.
Notes This field appears in the booking event for booked staff, as well as on the event that appears on the Calendar tab in the Bookings web app.
Custom fields can be useful when collecting information that is needed every time the specific appointment is booked. Examples include insurance provider prior to a clinic visit, loan type for loan consultations, major of study for academic advising, or applicant ID for candidate interviews. These fields will appear on the Booking page when your customers book appointments with you and your staff.

Customer email, phone number, address, and notes are non-removable fields, but you can make them optional by deselecting Required beside each field.
On the Reminders and Confirmations page, you can set up reminders and notifications you send. Reminders and notifications are sent out to customers, staff members, or both, at a specified time before the appointment. Multiple messages can be created for each appointment, according to your preference.

You can include any additional text you would like here, such as information about rescheduling or what customers should bring for the appointment. The following is an example of customized text added to the original confirmation email, seen in the Additional information for Email Confirmation field:
Enable text message notifications for your customer If selected, SMS messages are sent to the customer, but only if they opt in.
- Opt-in box on the manual booking and Self-Service Page:
- Text message notifications will look like the following (note that SMS notifications are currently only available in North America):
The Default scheduling options is on by default. Turn the toggle off if you want to customize how customers book a particular staff member.
Publishing options Choose whether to have this service appear as bookable on the Self-Service page, or to make the service bookable only on the Calendar tab within the Bookings Web app.