Before and After buffers can be applied to your calendar appointments in a number of different ways to aid with scheduling.
Setting Appointment Buffers based on appointment "Title"
Standard Before and After appointment buffers can be set based upon your appointment Titles for speed an efficiency when selecting predetermined appointment types.
These buffers can be set in the same place you create and manage your Appointment Titles, in the Options > Common Lists area under the Appointment Titles list type:
When creating a new Appointment Title (via +New), or editing an existing title (via Edit), the Buffer Before and Buffer After time can be set in minutes just under the default appointment duration setting:
When this title is selected as part of an appointment creation, the set buffers will be automatically applied.
Entering / editing Appointment Buffers manually
Should it be required, predetermined appointment buffers (created as part of the Appointment Title settings) can be edited, or custom buffers set, from within the appointment settings directly.
These can be fund under the date and time Advanced Options:
Where the buffer before and after can be set manually under the Buffer Time fields:
Appointment Start Buffer based on auto-estimated Travel Time
In addition to predetermined and manually entered buffer times, the Buffer Before can be automatically calculated for you based off the estimated Travel Time to the Appointment Location.
To calculate this, click +Calculate Travel Time found under the appointment Location options:
This will open up the Location window where most commonly you will want to select By Location, and then your starting address from the Starting Location in the drop down menu:
Should you wish, you can also just enter by maximum travel time using the By Time option, which will provide a rough area that you will be able to reach the appointment location from within the allotted time:
Once you are happy with your location or time selection, click Save at the bottom right, and the Travel Time will be automatically added to the Buffer Before of your appointment:
