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39 segments

1:31

Going out of office for a holiday.

1:33

Headed out on an extended leave.

1:36

Want to clear

1:36

all of your current meetings at once

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and decline

1:39

all future meetings

1:40

you might be invited to during that time?

1:43

Schedule a calendar out of office

1:45

event in one easy step.

1:48

I'm Laura Mae Martin.

1:49

Google's productivity advisor.

1:51

Here to show you

1:51

how to work your space

1:52

in Google Workspace.

1:55

Today, we'll show you

1:55

how to schedule an out of office

1:57

event in calendar.

1:59

Let's get started

2:01

in calendar,

2:02

Create a new time block

2:03

or an all day event.

2:04

Choosing out of office as the event type

2:08

choose to automatically decline

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new meetings

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or both new and existing meetings

2:12

and even customize

2:13

your out of office decline message.

2:15

Then enjoy your day out of the office.

2:18

So there you have it.

2:19

Schedule

2:20

a calendar out of office

2:21

event in one easy step.

2:24

If you have any specific questions

2:25

about this tip,

2:26

leave them in the YouTube comments below.

2:29

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Interactive Summary

This video explains how to schedule an out-of-office event in Google Calendar to automatically decline new and existing meetings while you are away. It guides users through creating an event, selecting 'out of office' as the event type, choosing whether to decline new or both new and existing meetings, and customizing the decline message.

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