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Owneli books every occurrence up front — real appointments on the grid, not a rule that materialises later.",[39,40,42],"h2",{"id":41},"how-do-i-set-up-a-repeating-appointment","How do I set up a repeating appointment?",[44,45,46,51,60,64,77,81],"steps",{},[47,48,50],"h3",{"id":49},"build-the-booking-as-normal","Build the booking as normal",[11,52,53,54,59],{},"Client, services, provider, time — see ",[55,56,58],"a",{"href":57},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Fbook-an-appointment","Book an appointment",".",[47,61,63],{"id":62},"choose-the-repeat","Choose the repeat",[11,65,66,67,69,70,73,74,76],{},"Set ",[15,68,17],{}," to a frequency other than ",[15,71,72],{},"Does not repeat",", and ",[15,75,36],{}," — which includes this first visit, from 2 to 26.",[47,78,80],{"id":79},"book-it","Book it",[11,82,83],{},"Every occurrence is created at once, each at the same clinic wall-clock time (daylight-saving changes don't shift the hour). The confirmation tells you how many were booked — \"Booked 12 visits\".",[47,85,87],{"id":86},"skipped-occurrences","Skipped occurrences",[11,89,90],{},"An occurrence that can't be booked — a clash, a time block, a busy room — is skipped rather than failing the series, and the confirmation warns you how many were skipped so you can place those visits by hand. If nothing could be booked at all, the series isn't created.",[11,92,93,94,98],{},"Each occurrence sends its own confirmation and ",[55,95,97],{"href":96},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Fappointment-reminders","reminders",". A repeat icon on the calendar block marks members of a series.",[39,100,102],{"id":101},"changing-one-visit","Changing one visit",[11,104,105],{},"Reschedules and edits always act on the single occurrence you opened — drag it, resize it, or change its services without touching the rest. There is no series-wide edit; a permanent time change means cancelling the remaining visits and rebooking the series at the new time.",[39,107,109],{"id":108},"ending-the-series","Ending the series",[11,111,112,113,116],{},"Open any occurrence and choose ",[15,114,115],{},"Cancel",". 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Fees apply only to the occurrence you opened, never to the future ones.",[167,168,169],"tip",{},[11,170,171,172,176],{},"To end a series but keep next week's visit, cancel from the occurrence ",[173,174,175],"em",{},"after"," the one you want to keep — only visits from that point forward are cancelled.",[39,178,180],{"id":179},"common-questions","Common questions",[47,182,184],{"id":183},"can-i-change-the-time-of-every-future-visit-at-once","Can I change the time of every future visit at once?",[11,186,187],{},"No — each occurrence is edited individually. For a permanent change, cancel the remaining repeats and book a fresh series at the new time.",[47,189,191],{"id":190},"does-the-client-pay-a-deposit-for-every-visit-in-the-series","Does the client pay a deposit for every visit in the series?",[11,193,194],{},"No. Payment-policy steps (card on file, deposits) aren't applied to series bookings made from the calendar — the series books without a payment step.",[47,196,198],{"id":197},"one-visit-in-the-series-was-skipped-why","One visit in the series was skipped — why?",[11,200,201],{},"Its slot clashed with another booking, a time block, off-hours, or a required room being taken. The booking confirmation counts the skips; find the gap on the grid and book that visit manually.",[47,203,205],{"id":204},"if-i-cancel-the-series-is-the-client-charged-a-fee-for-every-visit","If I cancel the series, is the client charged a fee for every visit?",[11,207,208],{},"No. Fee and deposit handling applies only to the occurrence you cancelled from; the remaining repeats are cancelled without fees.",{"title":210,"searchDepth":211,"depth":211,"links":212},"",2,[213,220,221,222],{"id":41,"depth":211,"text":42,"children":214},[215,217,218,219],{"id":49,"depth":216,"text":50},3,{"id":62,"depth":216,"text":63},{"id":79,"depth":216,"text":80},{"id":86,"depth":216,"text":87},{"id":101,"depth":211,"text":102},{"id":108,"depth":211,"text":109},{"id":179,"depth":211,"text":180,"children":223},[224,225,226,227],{"id":183,"depth":216,"text":184},{"id":190,"depth":216,"text":191},{"id":197,"depth":216,"text":198},{"id":204,"depth":216,"text":205},"calendar","Repeat a booking weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, handle skipped clashes, and cancel one visit or the whole remaining series.",false,"md","i-lucide-repeat",[234,235,236,237,238],"recurring appointment weekly","repeat booking every 4 weeks","cancel all future appointments","standing appointment series","edit one appointment in a series",{},true,60,"\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Fmanage-a-recurring-series",[57,244,245],"\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Freschedule-cancel-and-no-shows","\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Fchoose-what-the-client-is-told",{"title":5,"description":229},"help\u002Fcalendar\u002Fmanage-a-recurring-series","2026-08-14","1Gdmuh_WdX0GkDvPupxWwYYdGeOeLtNfwqOY8xXWn8c",[251,262,270,279,289,299,309,319,329,339,349,360],{"id":252,"title":253,"audience":6,"description":254,"extension":255,"icon":256,"meta":257,"order":258,"slug":259,"stem":260,"__hash__":261},"helpCategories\u002Fhelp\u002Fcategories\u002Fgetting-started.yml","Getting started","Set up your workspace, learn the layout, and run your first day.","yml","i-lucide-compass",{},1,"getting-started","help\u002Fcategories\u002Fgetting-started","lTnfg_2tKvxQ9QanJ9XY3shoBHrJNWNfnxhcYaaKKPI",{"id":263,"title":264,"audience":6,"description":265,"extension":255,"icon":266,"meta":267,"order":211,"slug":228,"stem":268,"__hash__":269},"helpCategories\u002Fhelp\u002Fcategories\u002Fcalendar.yml","Calendar & booking","Book, move, and cancel appointments. 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You can open it from anywhere in the app, so you never have to navigate to the calendar first just to take a booking over the phone.",[39,380,382],{"id":381},"open-the-booking-panel","Open the booking panel",[384,385,386,390,397],"ul",{},[387,388,389],"li",{},"Click an empty slot on the calendar — the date, time, and team member are pre-filled from where you clicked",[387,391,392,393,396],{},"Use ",[15,394,395],{},"Add → New appointment"," in the calendar toolbar",[387,398,399,400,404,405,408],{},"Use the search palette (",[401,402,403],"code",{},"⌘K"," \u002F ",[401,406,407],{},"Ctrl+K",")",[39,410,412],{"id":411},"build-the-booking","Build the booking",[44,414,415,419,426,429,433,436,439,443,446,449,453,460,463,467,486,488],{},[47,416,418],{"id":417},"pick-the-client","Pick the client",[11,420,421,422,425],{},"Search by name, email, or phone. If they're new, ",[15,423,424],{},"New client"," opens the add-client overlay without losing your booking — you come straight back with them attached.",[11,427,428],{},"Once a client is attached you'll see a snapshot beside the form: their upcoming visits, what they usually book, and any tags. Recent services appear as one-tap cards, so rebooking a regular is a single click.",[47,430,432],{"id":431},"choose-services","Choose services",[11,434,435],{},"Pick one or more. Each service you add extends the visit and stacks in the summary with its own duration and price.",[11,437,438],{},"Where a service has pricing options or variants, choose one — the duration and price follow the option, not the base service. If the client holds a membership that discounts this service, the member price is shown.",[47,440,442],{"id":441},"assign-a-provider","Assign a provider",[11,444,445],{},"Each service can go to a different team member, so a visit that starts with one person and finishes with another books as one appointment rather than two.",[11,447,448],{},"Only staff who are bookable and have working hours that day appear.",[47,450,452],{"id":451},"pick-a-time","Pick a time",[11,454,455,456,459],{},"Open slots for the selected date are offered. If the day is full, ",[15,457,458],{},"Find next available"," jumps to the next date that fits.",[11,461,462],{},"You can still book outside working hours — the panel warns you that the slot is off-hours and lets you book anyway. That's how you take the 7am regular who arrives before the doors open.",[47,464,466],{"id":465},"add-anything-else","Add anything else",[384,468,469,475,481],{},[387,470,471,474],{},[15,472,473],{},"Resources"," — if the service needs a room or a machine, it's reserved with the booking. Equipment already taken at that time is shown as busy.",[387,476,477,480],{},[15,478,479],{},"Internal note"," — visible to staff only, never to the client.",[387,482,483,485],{},[15,484,17],{}," — weekly, every two weeks, every four weeks, or monthly, for a set number of occurrences. Owneli books the whole series at once and tells you if any occurrence had to be skipped because of a clash.",[47,487,80],{"id":79},[11,489,490],{},"The footer shows the full visit — total duration, total price, and any deposit due. Confirm and the block appears on the grid.",[39,492,494],{"id":493},"payment-terms-for-this-booking","Payment terms for this booking",[11,496,497],{},"If your business requires a card on file or a deposit, the panel shows what applies and what's due. You can override it for this one booking — no card, card on file, or deposit — without changing your business-wide policy.",[499,500,501],"warning",{},[11,502,503,504,507,508,59],{},"Overriding down to \"no card\" for a booking waives the deposit ",[15,505,506],{},"and"," the ability to charge that client a late-cancellation or no-show fee later. Fees can only be collected where a card was captured. See ",[55,509,511],{"href":510},"\u002Fhelp\u002Fcheckout\u002Fdeposits-and-cancellation-fees","Deposits, cancellation and no-show fees",[39,513,515],{"id":514},"double-bookings","Double bookings",[11,517,518],{},"By default an overlapping booking is refused. If your business has overlapping bookings enabled, the booking succeeds and you get a notice naming the appointment it stacked on, so a deliberate double-book never looks like an accident.",[39,520,522],{"id":521},"group-bookings","Group bookings",[11,524,525,526,529,530,533],{},"To book several guests into one visit, use ",[15,527,528],{},"Add → Group appointment"," in the calendar toolbar, or ",[15,531,532],{},"Group appointment"," from the empty-slot menu. Each guest gets their own service and provider, and they move, check in, and check out together.",[39,535,537],{"id":536},"after-the-appointment-is-booked","After the appointment is booked",[11,539,540],{},"The block on the grid is the appointment's home. Clicking it opens the detail panel where you check the client in, add services, take payment, reschedule, or cancel.",[167,542,543],{},[11,544,545],{},"Confirmation emails and reminders go out automatically based on your automation settings — you don't send them by hand.",{"title":210,"searchDepth":211,"depth":211,"links":547},[548,549,557,558,559,560],{"id":381,"depth":211,"text":382},{"id":411,"depth":211,"text":412,"children":550},[551,552,553,554,555,556],{"id":417,"depth":216,"text":418},{"id":431,"depth":216,"text":432},{"id":441,"depth":216,"text":442},{"id":451,"depth":216,"text":452},{"id":465,"depth":216,"text":466},{"id":79,"depth":216,"text":80},{"id":493,"depth":211,"text":494},{"id":514,"depth":211,"text":515},{"id":521,"depth":211,"text":522},{"id":536,"depth":211,"text":537},"Build a booking from the calendar — client, services, provider, time — plus repeats, resources, and per-booking payment terms.","i-lucide-calendar-plus",[],{},[566,244,510],"\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Ffind-your-way-around",{"title":58,"description":561},"help\u002Fcalendar\u002Fbook-an-appointment","2026-09-01","ooMBrRZqK4Rsj4YDfn_1kEncmLcAVprsjqqyf0yW8_w",{"id":572,"title":573,"audience":6,"body":574,"category":228,"description":764,"draft":230,"extension":231,"icon":765,"keywords":766,"meta":767,"navigation":240,"order":768,"path":244,"related":769,"seo":771,"stem":772,"updatedAt":569,"__hash__":773},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Freschedule-cancel-and-no-shows.md","Reschedule, cancel, and mark a no-show",{"type":8,"value":575,"toc":748},[576,579,583,594,597,601,627,634,639,642,647,651,654,674,677,681,688,696,699,703,706,710,715,718,723,727,730,734],[11,577,578],{},"Every change to a booking happens from the appointment panel — click the block on the calendar to open it.",[39,580,582],{"id":581},"check-a-client-in","Check a client in",[11,584,585,586,589,590,593],{},"The front desk lifecycle runs ",[15,587,588],{},"Booked → Checked in → In service → Done",". Advance it from the appointment panel as the visit progresses. The stage shows on the calendar block and on ",[15,591,592],{},"Today",", so anyone can see who has arrived without asking.",[11,595,596],{},"You can undo a stage if you tap ahead by mistake.",[39,598,600],{"id":599},"reschedule","Reschedule",[44,602,603,607,610,614,620,624],{},[47,604,606],{"id":605},"drag-the-block","Drag the block",[11,608,609],{},"On the calendar grid, drag an appointment to a new time or a different team member's column. A confirmation appears before anything is saved.",[47,611,613],{"id":612},"or-use-the-panel","Or use the panel",[11,615,616,617,619],{},"Open the appointment and choose ",[15,618,600],{}," for a date further out than the current view, or when you want to pick from open slots rather than eyeball the grid.",[47,621,623],{"id":622},"confirm","Confirm",[11,625,626],{},"Owneli checks the new slot for clashes and for the provider's working hours before committing. A move outside working hours warns you and lets you proceed.",[11,628,629,630,633],{},"An ",[15,631,632],{},"Undo"," appears briefly after a move — one click puts it back.",[167,635,636],{},[11,637,638],{},"Rescheduling keeps the same appointment, so the client's history stays a single thread rather than a cancellation plus a new booking.",[39,640,115],{"id":641},"cancel",[11,643,616,644,646],{},[15,645,115],{},". You'll be asked for a reason, and — depending on the booking — for two money decisions.",[47,648,650],{"id":649},"the-deposit","The deposit",[11,652,653],{},"If a deposit was captured when the booking was made, you decide what happens to it:",[384,655,656,662,668],{},[387,657,658,661],{},[15,659,660],{},"Refund"," — the deposit goes back to the client",[387,663,664,667],{},[15,665,666],{},"Forfeit"," — you keep it, as the late-cancellation charge",[387,669,670,673],{},[15,671,672],{},"Leave it"," — take no action now and resolve it later",[11,675,676],{},"Whichever you pick, a payment record and an audit entry are written. The money is never silently kept or silently lost.",[47,678,680],{"id":679},"the-fee","The fee",[11,682,683,684,687],{},"If your business has a late-cancellation fee configured, you can also charge it. ",[15,685,686],{},"It is off by default."," Staff-initiated cancellations don't charge automatically — clinics usually waive a fee when they're the ones cancelling, or when a client calls in politely.",[499,689,690],{},[11,691,692,693,695],{},"A forfeited deposit is credited against the fee. Owneli will not charge the full fee ",[15,694,506],{}," keep the full deposit for the same cancellation.",[11,697,698],{},"When a client cancels themselves through their own booking link, the policy is applied automatically according to your cancellation window. The manual control described here is for the front desk.",[47,700,702],{"id":701},"filling-the-slot","Filling the slot",[11,704,705],{},"After a cancellation Owneli looks at your waitlist and, if it finds a match, offers to promote someone into the freed slot. If your business has automatic waitlist offers turned on, one-tap claim links go out to matching clients without you doing anything.",[39,707,709],{"id":708},"no-show","No-show",[11,711,616,712,714],{},[15,713,709],{},". The slot is released immediately so a walk-in can take it, and the no-show is recorded against the client.",[11,716,717],{},"Like cancellation, charging the no-show fee is an explicit opt-in — you see the exact amount before you confirm — and a captured deposit can be refunded or forfeited against it.",[499,719,720],{},[11,721,722],{},"No-show fees and late-cancellation fees can only be charged where a card was captured for that booking. If the booking was taken with no card, there is nothing to charge and the option won't do anything.",[39,724,726],{"id":725},"what-the-client-sees","What the client sees",[11,728,729],{},"Cancellations and reschedules trigger the matching client notification automatically, and a cancellation email discloses a fee if one was charged. You don't have to write it.",[39,731,733],{"id":732},"reporting-on-this","Reporting on this",[384,735,736,742],{},[387,737,738,741],{},[15,739,740],{},"Growth → Reports → Cancellations & no-shows"," — no-show rate by client, service and provider",[387,743,744,747],{},[15,745,746],{},"Growth → Reports → Cancellation & no-show fees"," — every fee charged, with the appointment behind it",{"title":210,"searchDepth":211,"depth":211,"links":749},[750,751,756,761,762,763],{"id":581,"depth":211,"text":582},{"id":599,"depth":211,"text":600,"children":752},[753,754,755],{"id":605,"depth":216,"text":606},{"id":612,"depth":216,"text":613},{"id":622,"depth":216,"text":623},{"id":641,"depth":211,"text":115,"children":757},[758,759,760],{"id":649,"depth":216,"text":650},{"id":679,"depth":216,"text":680},{"id":701,"depth":216,"text":702},{"id":708,"depth":211,"text":709},{"id":725,"depth":211,"text":726},{"id":732,"depth":211,"text":733},"Move a booking, cancel it cleanly, handle the deposit, and decide whether a fee is charged.","i-lucide-calendar-x",[],{},30,[57,510,770],"\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Fblock-time-and-the-waitlist",{"title":573,"description":764},"help\u002Fcalendar\u002Freschedule-cancel-and-no-shows","0oa_4sNZKD0C8C1urXvUS38btlJ0G3kYyxFsjl-QiNQ",{"id":775,"title":776,"audience":6,"body":777,"category":228,"description":986,"draft":230,"extension":231,"icon":987,"keywords":988,"meta":995,"navigation":240,"order":996,"path":245,"related":997,"seo":998,"stem":999,"updatedAt":248,"__hash__":1000},"help\u002Fhelp\u002Fcalendar\u002Fchoose-what-the-client-is-told.md","Choose whether the client is notified when you cancel or reschedule",{"type":8,"value":778,"toc":974},[779,789,793,803,807,892,895,899,902,917,920,928,932,939,941,945,948,952,955,959,965,969],[11,780,781,782,784,785,788],{},"When you cancel, mark a no-show, or reschedule, a ",[15,783,164],{}," checkbox (or ",[15,786,787],{},"Notify client"," on reschedules) decides whether the client gets an email. You choose — except when their money was taken, in which case the notice is always sent.",[39,790,792],{"id":791},"can-i-cancel-an-appointment-without-emailing-the-client","Can I cancel an appointment without emailing the client?",[11,794,795,796,798,799,802],{},"Yes. Untick ",[15,797,164],{}," in the cancel dialog and no cancellation email or SMS goes out. The one exception: if the cancellation takes the client's money — a cancellation fee is charged, or their deposit is kept — the checkbox locks on and shows ",[15,800,801],{},"\"Always sent — they were charged, so we have to tell them.\""," A client whose card was charged must always be told, so a silent charge can never happen.",[39,804,806],{"id":805},"where-the-choice-appears","Where the choice appears",[124,808,809,822],{},[127,810,811],{},[130,812,813,816,819],{},[133,814,815],{},"Action",[133,817,818],{},"Where",[133,820,821],{},"Default",[140,823,824,837,849,863,877],{},[130,825,826,831,834],{},[145,827,828,830],{},[15,829,115],{}," an appointment",[145,832,833],{},"The cancel dialog, under the fee and deposit choices",[145,835,836],{},"On — the email sends",[130,838,839,843,846],{},[145,840,841],{},[15,842,709],{},[145,844,845],{},"The \"Mark this appointment as a no-show?\" dialog",[145,847,848],{},"Off — no email",[130,850,851,857,860],{},[145,852,853,854],{},"Cancel or no-show a ",[15,855,856],{},"party",[145,858,859],{},"The \"Cancel entire group?\" \u002F \"No-show entire party?\" dialog",[145,861,862],{},"On for cancel, off for no-show",[130,864,865,871,874],{},[145,866,867,868],{},"Cancel a ",[15,869,870],{},"recurring series",[145,872,873],{},"The same cancel dialog — the series inherits your choice",[145,875,876],{},"On",[130,878,879,883,889],{},[145,880,881],{},[15,882,600],{},[145,884,885,888],{},[15,886,887],{},"Notify client about the new time"," in the reschedule panel",[145,890,891],{},"On, and your last choice is remembered",[11,893,894],{},"The defaults follow how each action is usually used: a cancellation is news the client needs, while a no-show notice (\"you missed your appointment\") is often deliberately skipped for a regular you'd rather call.",[39,896,898],{"id":897},"when-notification-is-automatic","When notification is automatic",[11,900,901],{},"Owneli overrides an unticked box and sends the notice whenever the action took the client's money:",[384,903,904,911],{},[387,905,906,907,910],{},"A ",[15,908,909],{},"late-cancellation or no-show fee"," was charged to the card on file",[387,912,906,913,916],{},[15,914,915],{},"deposit was kept"," (forfeited) instead of refunded",[11,918,919],{},"In a party, this is decided guest by guest: a guest who was charged is emailed even if you unticked the box, while guests who weren't charged stay silent.",[499,921,922],{},[11,923,924,925,927],{},"Suppressing the notice only suppresses the message to the ",[15,926,352],{},". The fee or deposit action still happens, the audit log still records the change, and the assigned provider is still notified.",[39,929,931],{"id":930},"what-counts-as-a-reschedule-notice","What counts as a reschedule notice",[11,933,934,935,938],{},"Only a change to the ",[15,936,937],{},"start time"," triggers the reschedule email. Extending or shortening the appointment without moving its start — say 2 hours to 2 hours 30 — sends nothing, though the reminder timing is quietly re-armed to match. If the notify send fails, the confirmation toast turns into a warning so you know the client wasn't reached.",[39,940,180],{"id":179},[47,942,944],{"id":943},"why-did-the-client-get-an-email-when-i-unticked-the-box","Why did the client get an email when I unticked the box?",[11,946,947],{},"Because money moved. A charged fee or a kept deposit always sends the notice — the checkbox shows a lock and amber text when this applies. In a party, any charged guest is notified individually.",[47,949,951],{"id":950},"does-unticking-also-stop-the-sms","Does unticking also stop the SMS?",[11,953,954],{},"Yes. The SMS for a lifecycle event only fires after its email is sent, so suppressing the email suppresses both.",[47,956,958],{"id":957},"if-i-cancel-a-whole-repeating-series-does-the-client-get-one-email-per-visit","If I cancel a whole repeating series, does the client get one email per visit?",[11,960,961,962,964],{},"No. One cancellation notice is sent for the earliest upcoming visit, standing in for the whole series — if you left ",[15,963,164],{}," ticked.",[47,966,968],{"id":967},"does-skipping-the-notice-skip-the-cancellation-fee-too","Does skipping the notice skip the cancellation fee too?",[11,970,971,972,59],{},"No. The fee and deposit decisions are separate controls in the same dialog. See ",[55,973,511],{"href":510},{"title":210,"searchDepth":211,"depth":211,"links":975},[976,977,978,979,980],{"id":791,"depth":211,"text":792},{"id":805,"depth":211,"text":806},{"id":897,"depth":211,"text":898},{"id":930,"depth":211,"text":931},{"id":179,"depth":211,"text":180,"children":981},[982,983,984,985],{"id":943,"depth":216,"text":944},{"id":950,"depth":216,"text":951},{"id":957,"depth":216,"text":958},{"id":967,"depth":216,"text":968},"Control the \"Let the client know\" checkbox on cancellations, no-shows and reschedules — and learn when Owneli emails the client anyway.","i-lucide-mail-question",[989,990,991,992,993,994],"cancel appointment without notifying client","let the client know checkbox","stop cancellation email","no show notification","reschedule email to client","why did the client get an email",{},35,[244,510,242],{"title":776,"description":986},"help\u002Fcalendar\u002Fchoose-what-the-client-is-told","4dG9yZMaRiMNzeklS5QKMCqal9AuU5X79qSzkptVv-8",1790218957054]