Merge pull request #28290 from MicrosoftDocs/kwekua-freshness-apr-25

Ruchika-mittal01 · web-flow · commit ab992155fd40 · 2025-04-24T02:32:43.000+05:30
Kwekua freshness apr 25
diff --git a/.openpublishing.redirection.admin.json b/.openpublishing.redirection.admin.json
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/TOC.yml b/microsoft-365/admin/TOC.yml
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ items:
           items:
            - name: Add users
              href: add-users/add-users.md
-           - name: Add a new employee
-             href: add-users/add-new-employee.md
            - name: Assign or unassign licenses for users
              href: manage/assign-licenses-to-users.md  
            - name: Assign admin roles
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/about-exchange-online-admin-role.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/about-exchange-online-admin-role.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 title: "About the Exchange Administrator role"
 f1.keywords:
 - NOCSH
-ms.author: efrene
-author: efrene
+ms.author: kwekua
+author: kwekuako
 manager: scotv
 ms.date: 06/03/2024
 audience: Admin
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/add-new-employee.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/add-new-employee.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/add-users.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/add-users.md
@@ -220,14 +220,14 @@ You can also filter by additional user profile details used in your organization
 
 ::: moniker range="o365-21vianet"
 
-1. In the admin center, go to **Users** \> <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=850628" target="_blank">Active users</a>. 
+1. In the admin center, go to **Users** \> <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=850628" target="_blank">Active users</a>.
 
 ::: moniker-end
     
-2. On the **Active users** page, select **Filter**, select the filter you want to change, and then select **Edit filter**. 
+2. On the **Active users** page, select **Filter**, select the filter you want to change, and then select **Edit filter**.
     
     > [!TIP]
-    > You can edit only custom views. 
+    > You can edit only custom views.
   
 3. On the **Custom filter** page, edit the information as needed, and then select **Save**. Or, to delete the filter, at the bottom of the page select **Delete**.
 
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ After you add a user, you get an email notification from Microsoft. The email co
 
 ## Related content
 
-[Add a new employee to Microsoft 365](add-new-employee.md) (article)\
 [Add several users at the same time to Microsoft 365](../../enterprise/add-several-users-at-the-same-time.md) (article)\
 [Restore a user in Microsoft 365](restore-user.md) (article)\
 [Assign licenses to users](../manage/assign-licenses-to-users.md) (article)\
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/delete-a-user.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/delete-a-user.md
@@ -137,5 +137,4 @@ Here are the most common issues people encounter when deleting a user:
 [Restore a user](restore-user.md) (article)\
 [Permanently delete a mailbox](/exchange/permanently-delete-a-mailbox-exchange-2013-help) (article)\
 [Remove a former employee from Microsoft 365](remove-former-employee.md) (article)\
-[Add a new employee to Microsoft 365](add-new-employee.md) (article)\
 [Delete a User Account](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc753730(v=ws.11)) (article): Use these instructions if your business uses **Active Directory** that is synchronizing with Microsoft Entra ID. You can't do it through Microsoft 365.
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee.md b/microsoft-365/admin/add-users/remove-former-employee.md
@@ -88,6 +88,5 @@ If you're using Microsoft Entra ID, see the [Remove-MgUser](/powershell/module/m
 ## Related content
 
 [Restore a user](restore-user.md) (article)\
-[Add a new employee to Microsoft 365](add-new-employee.md) (article)\
 [Assign or unassign licenses for users in the Microsoft 365 admin center](../manage/assign-licenses-to-users.md) (article)\
 [Remove-CalendarEvents](/powershell/module/exchange/remove-calendarevents)
diff --git a/microsoft-365/admin/manage/update-phone-number-and-email-address.md b/microsoft-365/admin/manage/update-phone-number-and-email-address.md
@@ -60,6 +60,5 @@ For answers to billing questions, see:
 ## Related content
 
 [Change a user name and email address](../add-users/change-a-user-name-and-email-address.md) (video)\
-[Add a new employee](../add-users/add-new-employee.md) (video)\
 [Remove a former employee](../add-users/remove-former-employee.md) (video)\
 [Access and back up a former user's data](../add-users/get-access-to-and-back-up-a-former-user-s-data.md) (article)
diff --git a/microsoft-365/bookings/TOC.yml b/microsoft-365/bookings/TOC.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@ items:
         - name: Configure SMS text notifications and reminders
           href: bookings-sms.md
         - name: Configure service availability
-          href: configure-service-availability.md          
-        - name: Use buffer time to add prep time
-          href: set-buffer-time.md
-        - name: Hide services from your booking page
-          href: hide-service-on-booking-page.md
+          href: configure-service-availability.md
     - name: Manage your customers for Shared Bookings
       items:
         - name: Let customers manage their bookings
diff --git a/microsoft-365/bookings/configure-service-availability.md b/microsoft-365/bookings/configure-service-availability.md
@@ -47,3 +47,23 @@ To configure your services as "Not bookable" for the specified dates, follow the
 :::image type="content" source="media/bookable-staff-free.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the availability of a staff member for a service in Bookings." lightbox="media/bookable-staff-free.png":::
 
 Configuring service availability in Microsoft Bookings offers a tailored approach to appointment scheduling, aligning staff availability with customer bookings seamlessly. Whether it's recurring sessions or custom date ranges, Bookings empowers businesses to optimize their resources and enhance customer experience.
+
+## Set buffer time in Microsoft Bookings
+
+Some of your appointments might require time before or after you meet with your customer to set up, clean up, or reset your room and equipment. Or if you’re on the road between customer appointments, you may need time to ensure you and your team can travel between appointments without making the customer wait.
+
+You can set buffer time before appointments start, after appointments end, or both to give staff the extra time they need to prepare for their next appointment.
+
+### Set buffer time defaults
+
+Buffer time defaults are set on the **Service details** page in Bookings. Like all service defaults set on this page, these defaults can be edited by you for a specific booking to meet specific customer needs.
+
+The buffer time setting can be found on the **Service details** page. Before it can be set for a given service, you must enable the buffer time setting by selecting the buffer time toggle. This causes the **Before** and **After** drop-downs to appear, which are used to pick the default amount of time to hold before and after each booking, as shown here:
+
+   ![Screenshot showing Bookings with buffer time enabled.](../media/bookings-buffertime.png)
+
+### Buffer time and availability
+
+Your customers don’t directly see and cannot change the buffer times you set. However, because buffer time is used to calculate overall service duration, customers will see you and your relevant staff as booked during both buffer and regular appointment times. Customers also only see availability for you and your staff if there is enough time for both the appointment and its buffer time.
+
+As an example, a one-hour appointment with a 15-minute pre-appointment buffer time requires an available time block of at least 1 hour and 15 minutes. An appointment for this service would therefore fill a 75-minute block of time on your calendar and needs 75 minutes of availability to book without conflict.
diff --git a/microsoft-365/bookings/define-service-offerings.md b/microsoft-365/bookings/define-service-offerings.md
@@ -122,3 +122,20 @@ The number of services should be limited to 50.
     - **Publishing options** Choose whether to have this service appear as bookable on the Self-service page, or to make the service bookable only on the Calendar tab within the Bookings Web app.
 
 1. Select **Save changes** to create the new service.
+
+## How to hide a service on your booking page
+
+There could be situations when you want to hide a service from your booking page so customers can't book appointments for that service. This can be helpful in situations such as:
+
+- You are still configuring the service details and settings, and you're not ready for customers to book.
+- The service is temporarily unavailable due to staff shortage, maintenance, or date of the service.
+- The service is only offered to specific customers or groups, and you don't want to make it public.
+
+To hide a service from your booking page link, follow these steps:
+
+1. Open the **Microsoft Bookings** app and go to the **Services** tab.
+2. Choose the service that you want to hide and toggle the switch under **Publishing options** to **Off**. The switch should turn from blue to gray, indicating that the service is hidden.
+3. To confirm that the service is hidden, go to the **Booking page** tab and copy the booking page link. Open the link in a new browser window and check if the service is listed. If it's not showing, then the service is successfully hidden.
+4. To unhide the service, repeat steps 1 and 2, but turn the toggle switch to **On** instead of **Off**. The switch should turn from gray to blue, indicating that the service is visible. You can verify this by checking the booking page link again.
+
+Hiding a service from your booking page link doesn't delete the service or affect the existing bookings for that service. You can still manage the service details, settings, and bookings in the Microsoft Bookings app.
diff --git a/microsoft-365/bookings/hide-service-on-booking-page.md b/microsoft-365/bookings/hide-service-on-booking-page.md
diff --git a/microsoft-365/bookings/set-buffer-time.md b/microsoft-365/bookings/set-buffer-time.md
