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# Blocked Time Off w/ Video ►

If an employee will be absent during regular working hours, it must be entered on the appointment schedule so appointments cannot be scheduled for them during those times.

## To Schedule a Single Time Block

Proceed to: **Schedule**

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

## Select the start time

In the column under the employee's name, click on the space for the time you want to begin the time block.
{% endstep %}

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## Select the time off duration

In the **Schedule Time Off for Employee** section, select the amount of time the employee will be off.

{% hint style="info" %}
If "Schedule Time Off for Employee" is not visible to you, this means you do not have the [Time On/Off Permission](broken://pages/0e3b512202522659b2bb03e80f734bc748e72189).
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

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## Enter a reason

Enter a reason, if you wish, such as “personal”, “dentist”, etc...
{% endstep %}

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## Create the time block

Click **Create**.

![Create new appointment](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/EJXiXfaPv5uUqVeDHq3z/Create%20new%20appointment.png)
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## To Schedule a Recurring Time Block

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

## Select the start time

In the column under the employee's name, click on the space for the time you want to begin the time block.
{% endstep %}

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## Select the time off duration

In the **Schedule Time Off for Employee** section, select the amount of time the employee will be off.
{% endstep %}

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## Enter a reason

Enter a reason, if you wish, such as “personal”, “dentist”, etc...
{% endstep %}

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## Enable recurring time off

Check the **Recurring Time Off** box.
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## Choose the duration and frequency

Choose the **Duration** and **Frequency**.

* **Duration:** How long the schedule change will continue, (i.e 5 days, 3 weeks, 6 months, etc...)
* **Frequency:** How often the block will occur during the Duration period, (if it is consecutive, you'll need to choose 1 day)

**Example:** An employee needs to take off every other Saturday for the next few months for personal reasons. Duration would be 3 months, and Frequency would be 2 weeks.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

## Create the recurring time block

Click **Create**.

![Schedule Time off](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/Jw3C4MqDp31mxT4bku6Y/Schedule%20Time%20off.png)
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## Editing a Time Block

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## Select the time block

In the employee’s column, click on the time block you want tomake changes to.
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## Change the duration

Click **Change Duration**.

![edit time block](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/lmGniEQCg0zfvhnqARqu/edit%20time%20block.png)
{% endstep %}

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## Select the new duration

Select the amount of time you'd like to change the time block to.

{% hint style="info" %}
If this time block is apart of a Recurring (Standing) time block, the changes will only effect the one you clicked on in particular.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

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## Apply the change

Click **Apply**.

![change duration](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/R7alFzrzOIzFEtvk36ra/change%20duration.png)
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## To Cancel a Single Time Block

{% stepper %}
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## Select the blocked time

In the employee’s column, click on the blocked out space you want tocancel.
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## Cancel time off

Click **Cancel Time Off**.

![Cancel time off](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/a7of4ECGnIAAzd7mh9f1/Cancel%20time%20off.png)
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## Confirm cancellation

Click **Yes** in the confirmation box.

![confirm cancelled time off](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/0TKCvU8jf4fcMcukSscu/confirm%20cancelled%20time%20off.png)
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## To Cancel a Recurring (Standing) Time Block

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

## Select the blocked time

In the employee’s column, click on the blocked out space you want tocancel.
{% endstep %}

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## Cancel the standing time block

Click **Cancel Standing**.

![Cancel Standing](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/1gn1pUcE7R2MoB6brUsI/Cancel%20Standing.png)
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## Confirm cancellation

Click **Yes** in the confirmation box.

![confirm cancelled standing](https://content.gitbook.com/content/Ba9JfhYBfqX7DMj8oNgV/blobs/ZQb8wuVWCwaT7HbDP22r/confirm%20cancelled%20standing.png)
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}