--- title: How to control calendar availability and settings description: You can control calendar availability for when customers can schedule appointments via the Steer CRM scheduler.  --- [Skip to content](https://help.steercrm.com/knowledge/shop-settings-communication#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![Steer_AutoOps_Brand_Marks-all-white](https://help.steercrm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Steer_AutoOps_Brand_Marks-all-white.png?width=100&height=34&name=Steer_AutoOps_Brand_Marks-all-white.png)](https://help.steercrm.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) - Events & Webinars Show submenu for Events & Webinars - [2026 July Town Hall](https://steer.io/events/july-town-hall-2026) - [All Recorded Events](https://steer.io/events) - Campaign Templates Show submenu for Campaign Templates - [Email Templates](https://steer.io/email-templates) - [Post Card Templates](https://steer.io/direct-mail-postcards) - [Letter Templates](https://steer.io/direct-mail-letters) - Video Tutorials Show submenu for Video Tutorials - AutoOps Tutorials - Steer Tutorials - Steer Phones Tutorials - Login Show submenu for Login - [AutoOps Dashboard](https://dashboard.autoops.com) - [Steer Dashboard](https://app.steercrm.com) - [Steer Phones Dashboard](https://phones.steerphones.com) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Events & Webinars Show submenu for Events & Webinars - [2026 July Town Hall](https://steer.io/events/july-town-hall-2026) - [All Recorded Events](https://steer.io/events) - Campaign Templates Show submenu for Campaign Templates - [Email Templates](https://steer.io/email-templates) - [Post Card Templates](https://steer.io/direct-mail-postcards) - [Letter Templates](https://steer.io/direct-mail-letters) - Video Tutorials Show submenu for Video Tutorials - AutoOps Tutorials - Steer Tutorials - Steer Phones Tutorials - Login Show submenu for Login - [AutoOps Dashboard](https://dashboard.autoops.com) - [Steer Dashboard](https://app.steercrm.com) - [Steer Phones Dashboard](https://phones.steerphones.com) - English Show submenu for translations - [Support](mailto:help@steer.io) [Support](mailto:help@steer.io) How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.steercrm.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Booking](https://help.steercrm.com/knowledge/booking?hsLang=en) 3. [Steer Scheduling Tool (Retiring Soon)](https://help.steercrm.com/knowledge/booking?hsLang=en#steer-scheduling-tool-retiring-soon) March 17, 2023 # How to control calendar availability and settings ## You can control calendar availability for when customers can schedule appointments via the Steer CRM scheduler.  ### **Access** To access Settings, click the Settings toggle in the left navigation.  ![](https://help.steercrm.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-08%20at%205-34-12%20PM-png-1.png) ### **Calendar** > Scheduling Scheduling is the first option under **Calendar** in Settings. You can control calendar availability for when customers can schedule appointments via the Steer CRM scheduler.  First, choose - **how long you would like appointments to last** (30 minutes or 1 hour) - **If you would like to Approve All Appointments Automatically or Manually accept Appointment Requests before they become confirmed. ** ![](https://help.steercrm.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-08%20at%209-08-45%20PM-png.png) Scroll down see Appointment Rules for , you can set:  - **Number appointments allowed per a slot** (for example if 2 appointments are allowed per a slot and appointments are set-for 1 hour, then you can have 2 appointments for every half hour).  - **The number of hours/days before an appointment the booking must be made**. For example: - if set-for 3 hours than, a 9 AM appointment must be made by 5:50 AM the same day  - if set for 2 days, then a 9 AM appointment must be made by 11:59 PM 2 calendar days before. E.g. a Monday 9 AM appointment would need to be booked by Saturday at 11:59 PM.  - For each day of the week you can **toggle ON and OFF opening hours**. For each day of the week you can set a start time and end time. Click the blue plus to add a second block of opening hours for the same day. This allows for breaks during the day.  - Scroll down to do the same for **Drop-off appointments**.  ![](https://help.steercrm.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-08%20at%209-23-34%20PM-png.png) ### **Calendar** > Vehicles Vehicles is the second option under **Calendar** in Settings. Control which vehicle makes customers can book appointments for. Any vehicle make not checked here will not be bookable. To remove a vehicle make, uncheck it. ![](https://help.steercrm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202023-03-08%20at%209-28-59%20PM-png-1.png?width=688&height=378&name=Screen%20Shot%202023-03-08%20at%209-28-59%20PM-png-1.png)   ### **Calendar** > Services Services is the Third option under **Calendar** in Settings. Control which services customers can book appointments for. 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