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Written by
Henry Shapiro,
Patrick Lightbody,
and
Elizabeth Werdnik
Time Blocking Settings
Auto-lock your Habits, Tasks, and Smart 1:1s
Set your events to auto-lock so your schedule doesn't change at the last minute.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Auto-reopen or auto-close Tasks that are done scheduling
Set preferences for what happens to tasks that are done scheduling.
Written by
Elizabeth Werdnik
Updated over a week ago
Set start time intervals for Smart 1:1 & Scheduling Link meetings
Tell Reclaim at which start time intervals you want meetings to be scheduled.
Written by
Elizabeth Werdnik
Updated over a week ago
Default Task settings
How to change your default settings for Reclaim Tasks.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Task & Habit breaks
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Set Travel Time for events
Reclaim will automatically add travel time blocks to your events to ensure you have time to get from place to place.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Set Decompression Time for videoconferences
Give yourself a break after your videoconference meetings
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Set your scheduling hours
Set your scheduling hours in Reclaim to tell Reclaim when to block time for different kinds of Tasks, synced calendars, and Smart 1:1s
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Color-coding settings for your events
Reclaim automatically color-codes and categorizes your events to keep your schedule visually organized.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated this week
Manage event notifications
A basic guide to Reclaim notifications and how to manage them.
Written by
Elizabeth Werdnik
Updated over a week ago
Reclaim Settings in Google Calendar
How to set your timezone in Reclaim
Reclaim uses your timezone settings from Google Calendar. Here's how to update them via your Google Calendar Settings.
Written by
Patrick Lightbody
Updated over a week ago
Set your starting day of the week
Edit the day of the week you would like your Planner to start
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Date and Time format
Select how you want dates and times to be displayed
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Connected Calendar Settings
Connected Calendar overview
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Difference between Connected Calendar and Calendar Sync
Calendar Sync and Connected Calendars sound similar, but they're pretty different. Here's how to understand them.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Select Connected Calendars for Reclaim to check availability
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting
Get Reclaim notifications on Apple devices
Ensure you are notified of your events on your Apple Watch, iPhone, and MacBook
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Why are my Reclaim events scheduling at the wrong hours?
Sometimes Google Calendar fails to report your timezone correctly, which causes us to schedule stuff at weird hours. Here's how to fix it.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Reset calendar event colors
If your calendar color-coding is having issues or seems stuck, here's how to fix it.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Decompression not appearing or overlaps with a Habit or Task
After a video call, you may find decompression time isn't blocked out or can even overlap with another Reclaim-created event.
Written by
Patrick Lightbody
Updated over a week ago
Why is Apple Calendar notifying me for synced calendar events?
Reclaim will never send you notifications for synced copies of events. However, Apple's Calendar app has a bug that can cause notifications.
Written by
Henry Shapiro
Updated over a week ago
Tasks, Habits, or Smart 1:1s not scheduling
Possible reasons and guidance for why things are not being scheduled
Written by
Patrick Lightbody
Updated over a week ago