# Calendar

### When should you use this? 

* Collecting a date from the visitor
* Booking appointments 

### How do I set it up? 

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Setting up 'Calendar' action block
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To set up the 'Calendar' action block, you can follow the following steps;&#x20;

* Add action block on canvas by clicking on '+' <br>
* Choose 'Calendar' <br>
* Configure following on right panel<br>
  * **Date Selection:** \
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    Configure the following under 'Date Selection' in the configuration message;<br>
    1. **Show Message:** \
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       You can set the message that you would like to send to the visitors along with calendar to book the appointment<br>
    2. **Define Variable:** \
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       Define variable in which the response of the visitors will be stored <br>
    3. **Date Selection:** \
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       Select nature of date selection from available options . You can enable 'Show Past Dates' to show the visitors past dates<br>
  * **Exclude Dates:** \
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    Select the 'Exclude Dates' tab and define any exclusion of dates that you don't want to be visible in the calendar UI. You can exclude dates by either; <br>
    * Selecting the days all together like Saturdays, Sundays etc.. This way all of these will not be selectable to the visitor. <br>
    * Selecting special dates like Christmas, Diwali, EID etc..&#x20;