Setting up your first event

In this article, we will walk you through creating your first Calendly event type.

Set up steps

1. From the Calendly Home page, use the blue + Create button to select Event Type.
2. Choose which type of event you are looking to host.
   • One-on-One: Good for coffee chats, 1:1 interviews, etc.
   • Group: Good for webinars, online classes, group training, etc. 
   • Collective: Good for panel interviews, group sales calls, etc.
   • Rond Robin: Good for distributing incoming sales leads to multiple team members.
3. Once you decide on an event, you will be brought to the New Event Type page.
   
4. Here you will set up:
   • The name of your event (Event Name).
     
   • Assign it a color.
     
   • Choose how long you would like your event to be (Duration).
     
   • And set up where you want to host this event (Location).
     
5. Select Continue.
   (You can review the GIF below for quick step-by-step directions on steps #1 - #4.)
   
   
   

Next you will want to assign your Scheduling Settings. Here you will be able to set up the following items:

• • How many days in the future you would like to offer for scheduling (Date Range).
  • Create/Add assigned availability (Available Hours).
  • Set aside prep time before & after events (Buffer time).
  • Required amount of time/notice needed before an event (Minimum notice). 
  • Set how many of these specific meetings you want to have per day (Daily limit).
  • Assign your booking page time zone view (Time Zone and Display).
  • Set the frequency of available time slots (Start Time Increments).
    
    
• Select Save and Close.