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

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Enabling Scheduling Poll (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 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

  3. Click on the All Apps option

  4. Click on Add-Ins


  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

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

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

Using Scheduling Poll (FindTime) with your calendar

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

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

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Once clicking on the Scheduling poll, it will ask you to select participants first.

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In the Desktop app you will see the Add-In in the top menu:

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

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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.

FindTimeinstructions.mp4

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For more information about FindTime Scheduling Poll please refer to https://findtime.microsoft.com/ Scheduling Poll– The easiest way to schedule across companies .

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