FindTime is a free add-in for Outlook that allows you to poll attendee availability to create the best meeting times.

This article explains how to install/enable and use the add-in.

Enabling FindTime

Once the add-in has been enabled through Outlook for the Web as described here, it becomes available in the Outlook desktop app.

1. In your browser log into

1. microsoft365.com using your 8-character UWaterloo username@uwaterloo.ca (i.e. myuserna@uwaterloo.ca)

2. Click on the waffle menu icon at the top left to open up the App launcher
   

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3. Click on the All Apps option
   

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4. Click on Add-Ins

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5. Search for FindTime and click on it in the drop-down of the search bar and then Click on the Get it now button
   

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6. You will be prompted to login, if not already logged in.
   

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7. You will see a screen to confirm that FindTime has been

1. successfully added.
   

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Using FindTime with your calendar

1. Log in to the Outlook web app (OWA) via

1. microsoft365.com using your 8-character UWaterloo username@uwaterloo.ca (i.e. myuserna@uwaterloo.ca)

2. Launch Outlook by clicking on its icon in the left-hand menu and then choose the calendar icon:

3. Click on New Event and then click on the ellipses '…' on the right-hand side:

4. A list of options will be presented with FindTime at the top. Click on FindTime.

5. The following dialogue menu will be shown to the right of your new event showing the availability of the participants:

Using FindTime with your Email

The video below describes how to use FineTime when creating meetings through email. Double-click to view in full screen.

For more information about FindTime please refer to https://findtime.microsoft.com/ .

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