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 'My account’.

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

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

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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In the Time Preferences section, you can set your local time zone and define your specific meeting hours to ensure you're only booked when you're actually available. These settings act as a global rule for your account, automatically applying your preferred schedule to all booking pages, notifications, and calendar events.

For more in depth details about available Time Preferences visit Setting your global time preferences.

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.

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:

For more details on how to connect your calendar visit How to connect and manage your calendar connections.

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.

The Doodle dashboard is organized into four main sections:

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

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!

First, choose how long you want the event to be, 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.

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!

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.

Once you receive enough votes to know the best time to bring everyone together, simply choose your preferred date and time and click the ‘schedule now button.

Once you click ‘schedule 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!

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!

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 is easy and only takes a minute! There are four main steps:

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!

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.

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!

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:

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.

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

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.

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

The People panel is your academic network hub. It shows everyone you're connected with at your institution, along with their role (Student, Instructor, Admin, or Super Admin) and the classes you share.

From here you can search for specific people by name or email, filter by role or class, so, send a message, or jump straight into a meeting with anyone on your list.

For more in-depth resources about the People tab, view Resources for utilizing your People panel

The Collaboration tab is where you connect and communicate with your peers in real time. It organizes your interactions into two sections: Rooms (dedicated spaces tied to a specific person, complete with video calling, chat, shared links, and recordings) and Direct Messages (quick one-on-one chats).

Whether you need to hop on a video call, share a resource, or follow up on a conversation, Collaboration keeps everything in one place. For more detailed guidance, please visit Getting started with Collaboration features.