I. Intro
Availability: Some of the features described in this article are in beta.
You can view others' availability and schedule meetings in one-on-one chats, group chats, and in your calendar.
II. Steps
In private chats
Open a private chat and click the Calendar icon.
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Select the date of the event to check the other person's availability. Availability status will be displayed as follows:
- For accepted events: Busy
- For unreplied events: Awaiting
- For undecided events: Maybe
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Find an available time slot on the selected date, and click the blank space to add an event and set its information. This meeting will then appear on the participants' calendars. You can also share an invitation in the chat to remind them to attend.
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In group chats
Open a group chat, click the View Calendar icon, and locate the desired meeting date.
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Click the Select member icon in the upper-right corner to add participants and view their availability. Key participants can be moved to the left to increase their visibility.
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Members' availability status will be displayed as follows:
- For accepted events: Busy
- For unreplied events: Awaiting
- For undecided events: Maybe
Once you've found a time suitable for all participants, click a black space to add an event and set the meeting's information. The meeting will then appear on the participants' calendars. You can also share an invitation in the group chat to remind other members to join the event.
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In event details
Click Calendar > Create Event and search for contacts in the Add contacts, groups, or email field, or hover over the field and click Batch add on the right. After selecting them, you can check participants' availability in the calendar on the right and schedule the event accordingly.
- For accepted events: Busy
- For unreplied events: Awaiting
- For undecided events: Maybe
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By calendar searching
The feature of checking availability by calendar searching is in beta.
- Open Calendar in Lark.
- In the upper-right corner, select the Day view or Week view.
Note: The Month view does not support the feature of checking availability by calendar searching. If needed, you can subscribe to the contact's calendar, and then you can view the availability in the Month view.
- Enter the contact information in the Search contacts or calendars field.
- Select the contact to view their availability.
Note: You can add up to 10 search items, including contacts and rooms. If you exceed the search limit, reduce the search items.
The availability status is displayed as follows:
- For accepted events: Busy
- For unreplied events: Awaiting
- For undecided events: Maybe
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By calendar subscriptions
- Open Calendar in Lark.
- You can subscribe to others' calendars and view their availability in the following two ways:
- Click Add Calendar > Subscribe to Calendar, search for contacts, and then click Subscribe.
- In the Search contacts or calendars field, search for contacts, and then click the Add to Following button next to the contact's name.
Note: The Add to Following feature is in beta.
- The availability status is displayed as follows:
- For accepted events: Busy
- For unreplied events: Awaiting
- For undecided events: Maybe
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III. Related
IV. FAQs