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title: What is the best tool for scheduling meetings with other people?
description: Stop using email or Doodle poll to book meetings, Microsoft provides Bookings with me and Scheduling Polls in Outlook which are integrated with our diocesan work calendars.
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# What is the best tool for scheduling meetings with other people?

## Stop using email or Doodle poll to book meetings, Microsoft provides Bookings with me and Scheduling Polls in Outlook which are integrated with our diocesan work calendars.

### **Bookings with me**

**Tip**: If you want people to self book appointments with you and/or other team members, Microsoft Bookings shared booking pages might be a better solution for you. See: **[How do I use Microsoft Bookings to provide self-service appointment scheduling? \>](https://help.stalbansdiocese.org/how-do-i-use-microsoft-bookings?hsLang=en)**

Bookings with me is a feature in Microsoft Bookings that lets you share your availability so individuals can select and book a suitable time, with everything handled automatically and added to your Outlook calendar.

#### **Access Bookings with me in a web browser**

- **[https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/me](https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/me)**

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### **Scheduling Polls**

Scheduling Poll is an Outlook feature that lets you propose multiple meeting times to multiple attendees (internal and external), vote on the ones that suit them, with Outlook suggesting options based on availability and optionally auto‑booking the final time.

#### **Access Scheduling Polls in a web browser**

- **[https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/me](https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/me)**

#### **Create Scheduling Polls in Outlook New**

**Tip:** Not sure if you're using New or Classic Outlook? See:

- **[I](https://help.stalbansdiocese.org/outlook-id?hsLang=en)[dentify which Outlook version you are using \>](https://help.stalbansdiocese.org/outlook-id?hsLang=en)**
- [Skip to Create Scheduling Polls in Outlook Classic \>](https://help.stalbansdiocese.org/scheduling-meetings#poll-create-outlook-classic)

1. In Outlook Calendar, create a new event
2. Add title and attendees
3. In the date field select the 📊**Scheduling poll** icon
4. Add multiple date and time options and select when to end the poll
5. Complete the event

![](https://help.stalbansdiocese.org/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jun-16-2026-03-26-18-9098-PM.png?width=600&height=444&name=image-png-Jun-16-2026-03-26-18-9098-PM.png)

#### **Create Scheduling Polls in Outlook Classic**

Watch video below from 06:49 onwards.

1. In Outlook Calendar, create a new meeting
2. Add title and attendees
3. In the ribbon select the 📊**New Scheduling poll** icon
4. Add multiple date and time options
5. Configure the poll settings
6. Create poll

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### **Video Tutorial - Spend Less Time Scheduling**

#### **Video Chapters**

- **00:50** - **Bookings with me** for meetings with 1 person: **[outlook.office.com/bookwithme/me](https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/me)**
- **06:49** - **Scheduling Polls** in Outlook for meetings with multiple people, internal and external: **[outlook.office.com/findtime/dashboard](https://outlook.office.com/findtime/dashboard)**

<iframe width="200" height="113" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Cb2ptYEXb_g?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen title="Spend less time scheduling meetings in Microsoft" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: none;"></iframe>

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### Related articles

- **[How do I vote in a Microsoft Scheduling Poll? \>](https://help.stalbansdiocese.org/how-do-i-vote-in-a-microsoft-scheduling-poll?hsLang=en)**
- **[How do I use Microsoft Bookings to provide self-service appointment scheduling? \>](https://help.stalbansdiocese.org/how-do-i-use-microsoft-bookings?hsLang=en)**

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