Help your calendar users self-book within guidelines by providing instructions in the About box. The About box is a small text box in the left sidebar of the calendar (shown in browser only; not visible in the Teamup app). By providing clear instructions and any helpful reference points or contact info here, self-booking users can easily access this information as needed.
Examples of booking guidelines
Self-booking calendars can be used in a variety of scenarios. Team members can request PTO, schedule travel or work-from-home days, or book meeting rooms. Groups can book use of shared resources or community spaces. Club members can reserve use of facilities and equipment. Make things easier for users by sharing how-to steps, booking limitations, or helpful info like a contact number.
Make a PTO request
This PTO Calendar is set up for self-booking with approval. The About box provides instructions for adding a PTO request to the calendar.
Reserve a meeting room
This room booking calendar allows community members to reserve a meeting room for use. The About box has helpful instructions as well as a guideline and contact information.
Add guidelines for self-booking
A calendar administrator can edit the contents of the About box. It can contain text, links, and emojis.
- Open Teamup in a browser.
- Go to Settings > General Settings.
- Scroll down to the About Box section.
- Click into About Title field to change the title of the About Box.
- Click Edit below About Contents to change the contents.
- When you’ve made the changes, click Save.
If there are guidelines or helpful tips you can provide, put them here so all users can see them when self-booking. You can add instructions for how to book, clickable links, operating hours, limits on booking, contact information, and so on.
