Step-by-step Instructions to Book/Reserve Meeting room


1. Prerequisite
- you must be signed in with your work email (@alistairgroup.com) account
- please be courteous when reserving meeting rooms - consider the room size and your needs


2. Create a Calendar Event
- open Google Calendar
- click the + Create button (top left) and select Event 
- fill in the event details > Title, Date and Time, Invited guests etc
- click Add Google Meet video conferencing (if the event requires a google meet link)


3. Select a Meeting Room
- in the event creation window click Add Rooms
- your frequently used rooms will appear for selection


- select the Meeting Room you would like to book/reserve for you event > meeting rooms are named according to the signage on the doors (Boardroom 1 - Boardroom 9)
- if the meeting room is not available for selection, it means its not available for that time


4. Save Event and Send Invites
- click Save to confirm the event details and room selection
- when prompted you can choose to send email invites to the event Guests > guests will receive a calendar invite with the meeting details, room location and google meet link (if added)

5. Confirm Booking/Reservation
- open the event and check if the room appears as a "guest" to confirm successful reservation

6. Edit/Update and Cancellation
- you can edit/update the event and switch rooms (if available)
- cancelling an event will automatically free the room associated with the event

7. Viewing a Meeting Room's Calendar
- in Calendar click the icon next to Other calendars


- click Browse Resources to view all available meeting rooms 


- select the Meeting Room(s) whose calendar you would like to view and return to your calendar
- the selected meeting rooms will now appear under Other Calendars and colour coded tiles will appear showing the Meeting Room(s) schedule.