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# How to add in your first appointment?

To have your business functioning in a systematic manner, you need to give out appointments to your clients. 

There are two ways in which you can [add appointments](https://www.picktime.com/features/appointment-scheduling) with Picktime.

###### a. By Clicking on an empty calendar slot and adding in an appointment
![](https://d29l98y0pmei9d.cloudfront.net/article/2371/98fc0dac-ad30-4d95-ae87-d8f3c19561fe.png)

###### b. By click on the “New” button located at the top right corner of the screen.
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/a/c/b/3acb5c6ec6643a00/new-on-calendar_1wlr624.jpeg)


### Now, Let us go through the process of adding in your first appointment.

* Go to calendar.
![](https://d29l98y0pmei9d.cloudfront.net/article/2371/f2e115f7-8170-4f31-9bd5-2b7907e9d086.png)

* In the dropdown in the top left make sure you have chosen the right location.
![](https://d29l98y0pmei9d.cloudfront.net/article/2371/d76be528-ccf1-4922-8eae-fed1957a36c6.png)

* Follow step a or step b.
* In the ‘add booking’ pop-up, If your client is an existing one, simply search and add or add in a new customer.
* Add in staff, date, staff, service, notes etc.
![](https://d29l98y0pmei9d.cloudfront.net/article/2371/f7ac9041-d944-4e65-97d0-e622a9e33d3e.gif)

* If your customer comes in at the same time every day or week or month you can create a recurring appointment with the customer. Click save.

* This is how the appointment will look like in your calendar.
![](https://d29l98y0pmei9d.cloudfront.net/article/2371/0551fa01-3335-4cd7-af09-87b14b347cbe.png)

* You can also add status to your appointment.
![](https://d29l98y0pmei9d.cloudfront.net/article/2371/7e39ad3d-3471-464a-8721-d267f84c71a6.gif)