Save time with new scheduling features in Calendar!

May 8, 2019

Google is incorporating new scheduling features into Calendar, making it quick and easy to find time with others. You can add rooms, a location, a video conference, and add a meeting description without having to click into “More options.”

You’ll see several changes when creating a meeting such as:

  • Peek at calendars and automatically add guests:

    Now, when you add a calendar in the Search for people box, you can temporarily view coworkers’ calendars. Creating a new event then automatically adds those people as guests to your meeting and can suggest a title for the meeting, as well.

  • More fields in the creation pop-up dialog:

    The Guests, Rooms, Location, Conferencing, and Description fields are now editable directly in the meeting creation pop-up dialog. Once you add your coworkers’ calendars, they’ll load in the background, making it easier and faster to find an available time for everyone in your party.

    GIF of how the new Google Calendar features work, step-by-step.