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Get started with the new Doodle Time Operating System

Everything you need to know about account settings, scheduling tools, and navigating the Doodle Time Operating System.

Written by Kimberly Ford

Welcome to Doodle Time Operating System!

This multi-chapter article aims to provide you with all the essential knowledge you’ll need to confidently get started with your Doodle Time OS account. By the end of this article, you will be able to:

  • Apply your preferred account settings

  • Understand and use each scheduling feature

  • Comfortably navigate the essential aspects of your Doodle account

And don't worry: each chapter only takes a minute to read!


Chapter 1: Introduction to your account settings

Before you start scheduling, we recommend you establish your preferred account settings. To access your account settings, click on your profile in the bottom left hand corner menu and select 'Profile’.

From your profile settings, you can make changes to your:

  • Name

  • Profile photo

  • Language

Your profile photo and name settings

Your default profile identifier is your initial. Your name setting will influence your default profile initials. You can replace your initial with a profile photo.

Your language settings

Doodle natively supports the following languages: English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. This setting will also affect date, time and number formats. Selecting English (United States) will show AM / PM formats and all others will show the 12 hour clock.
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Your default time zone settings

Your default time zone is automatically matched to your computer and browser settings. We recommend confirming your default time zone prior to scheduling with Doodle.

When you create a Doodle event, it will be matched to your default time zone. When you send a Doodle invitation to someone in a different time zone from you, Doodle will automatically convert the invitation to their time zone based on the difference between their browser settings and your default time zone.

You can set this and your account's global time preferences under your time preferences tab.

For more details about time preferences view Setting your global time preferences.


Chapter 2: Connecting your calendar to your Doodle account

Connecting your calendar to your Doodle account is required and turns your Doodle dashboard into a Command Center.

With you calendar connected to Doodle, you can:

  • Instantly see your real-time availability

  • Identify scheduling conflicts at a glance

  • Manage all your meeting links in one centralized flow

  • Automatically send calendar invites to participants

  • Automatically sync events to your calendar

  • Take advantage of video conferencing integrations

You can connect up to 10 of each calendar to your account at any time to see your availability from multiple sources. To do this, click on the "connected calendars" option in your account settings menu and then select the "connect" option under the calendar provider of your choice. You will then be guided through the steps required for connection ending with a "connection successful" message.

Your privacy matters

Doodle prides itself for going above and beyond to protect your data. No one else will have access to your calendar. Your appointments are only visible to you. Click here to learn more about Doodle’s data security.

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Chapter 3: Introduction to your Dashboard

The Doodle dashboard is organized into two main sections:

  • My Time

  • My Doodles
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    My Time

    This is your personalized schedule view. It shows you exactly where you stand today and helps you avoid double-booking yourself.

    • Plan: Use this for a traditional calendar layout. It is the best way to see your free blocks of time across the whole week.

    • Day View: Switch to this for a focused, list-style look at your day. You can join video calls directly from here or see how much "buffer time" you have between meetings.

    For a more in depth look at what is possible in the My Time section of your account and how it can help you, please visit How the My Time dashboard is organized.

    My Doodles

    This section holds the tools you use to invite others to meet.

    • Booking Pages: These are permanent links you share so people can book time with you based on the rules you set in the Booking Page.

    • Group Polls: Check this area to track and manage both your active and inactive group polls.
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    About the support widget

    Doodle's support widget is your main resource for news, guidance, and more. From the support widget, you can:

    • Read from our library of help articles

    • Learn about the latest product enhancements

    • Reach your dedicated support contact

    To access our support widget, simply click on the question mark icon.

    Please note that you must have cookies enabled to use the support widget.


Chapter 4: Introduction to Group Poll

Group Poll is Doodle’s first and most popular scheduling feature, and we are happy to welcome you to the scheduling solution trusted by millions of people every year.

Creating your group poll

Creating your group poll is easy and only takes a couple of minutes! There are three main steps:

  1. Enter the basic event details, like the name of the event and location

  2. Propose dates and times for the event

  3. Share the poll to find the best time to bring everyone together

Enter the event details

Let your audience know about the event by providing a name for the event, a brief description of the event, and the location. You can even meet virtually using Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom!

Propose times to meet

First, choose how long you want the event to be by clicking "add time", then click into the calendar grid to set the times you will propose to your audience. Your integrated calendar shows when you are busy and when you are free. Click 'Create' when you are done.

Share the poll

With your poll created, you are now ready to share the link. Click the ‘Copy link’ button and paste the poll link into an email or share it via text, WhatsApp, and more!

Your audience participates in the group poll

The people you invite to participate in your poll will click on the link you provide and vote for the dates and times that work best for them. Responding to a group poll only takes a few seconds, so you will quickly learn the best time to bring everyone together.

Finalize your group poll and book your event

Once you receive enough votes to know the best time to bring everyone together, simply choose your preferred date and time and click the "book now" button to automatically schedule the best date (the soonest slot with the most available participants).

That’s it!

Once you click "book now", your group poll participants will automatically receive an email with all the event information and a calendar invite they can use to quickly add everything to their own calendar!

Benefits of Group Poll

  • Group Poll makes managing scheduling easier by eliminating the email back-and-forth.

  • Your group poll participants will receive a calendar invite, ensuring they have everything they need to know to arrive on-time and prepared.

  • Group Poll eliminates hours of rote administrative tasks, enabling you to do the work that brings the greatest impact.

Go Deeper

To learn more about creating and sharing your group poll, please choose from these hand-picked articles or visit our help center to find all 160+ articles!


Chapter 5: Introduction to Booking Page

Booking Page is Doodle’s most advanced person-to-person meeting scheduling solution. In this chapter, we will cover the basic steps for creating, sharing, and tracking your booking page.

Creating your booking page

Creating your booking page is easy and only takes a minute! There are four main steps:

  1. Enter the basic booking page details, like the name of the event and location

  2. Define how you want your calendar scanned for availability

  3. Propose any questions you need answered before the meeting is booked

  4. Share the booking page to begin collecting enrollment

Enter the event details

Let your audience know about the event by providing a name for the booking page, a brief description of the event, and the location. You can even meet virtually using Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom!

Define how your calendar will be scanned for availability

Booking Page works by scanning your connected calendar for the available time slots that match the rules you set. In this section, you define how long the meeting will be, how far in advance your calendar will be scanned for available time slots, which days of the week you are available, and the timeframe your calendar will be scanned on individual days of the week.

Ask custom questions

Need crucial information prior to the start of your meeting? Ask custom questions and get the information you need the moment your meeting is booked so that you can arrive prepared and ready to start!

Share the booking page

With your booking page created, you are now ready to share the link. Click the ‘Copy link’ button and share the booking page link with your audience. Some popular choices for booking page link placement are:

  • Email signature block

  • Slack or MS Teams profile

  • Company website

  • Corporate directories

Your audience participates in your booking page

The people you invite to participate in your booking page will click on the link you provide and choose the date and time that work best for them. Responding to a booking page only takes a few seconds, so you will quickly end the email back-and-forth and get the right time booked the first time.

Keep track of your booking page enrollment

You can quickly and easily track your booking page enrollment directly from your Doodle dashboard using the export option in your Booking Page menu.

That’s it!

When an appointment is booked with your booking page, the meeting will automatically be added to your calendar and the person who booked the meeting will receive a calendar event invitation via email, ensuring they have all the information they need to show up on-time and prepared.

Benefits of Booking Page

  • Booking Page leaves you in full control of your calendar. Only the time slots that align with every rule you set to define your availability will be offered.

  • Once a time slot is booked, your calendar will be instantly updated with the event details - ensuring you will not be double-booked.

  • Booking Page eliminates the email back-and-forth with guests or potential clients to find a time to meet, making it faster or easier to book events with whomever you might need to meet with.

  • Booking Page is simple to use and easy to share.

Go Deeper

To learn more about creating and sharing your booking page, please choose from these hand-picked articles or visit our help center to find all 160+ articles!


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