# Create an Event Type
## Creating an Event Type
To create a new event:
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Navigate to Event Types tab in the left sidebar
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Click the "+ New Event Type" button in the top-right corner
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Enter your event title in the "How would you like to call this event type?" field
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Click "Create Event Type"
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## Configuring Your Event Type
### Internal Settings
#### **Internal Title**
This is the name of the event type. This is only visible in your dashboard.
#### **Internal Description**
This is a detailed explanation of your event. It will assist you in recalling the purpose of the particular event type.
### Duration Settings
Fine-tune your meeting schedule with:
#### **Duration**
Set fixed meeting lengths - Quick check-ins (15-20 min), Standard meetings (30-45 min), In-depth discussions (60-90 min).
#### **Time-slots intervals**
Control start times - 15-minute increments for maximum flexibility (9:00, 9:15, 9:30, 9:45), 30-minute increments for balanced schedule (9:00, 9:30, 10:00), or 60-minute increments for hourly starts.
#### **Buffer Times**
Add 0-30 minutes before events (prepare materials, join early, quick breaks) and after events (follow-up notes, send materials, travel time).
### Language and time settings
Make your booking experience feel familiar to your visitors by choosing appropriate regional settings.
#### **Language** **Settings**
* Set your booking page and email notifications to English or French
* Important: Custom text (greeting message and description) must be written in your chosen language, as they won't be automatically translated
#### **Time** **Format**
* 12-hour format (2:30 PM) for US/UK audiences
* 24-hour format (14:30) for European audiences
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Tip: For multilingual audiences, consider creating separate booking links with different language settings.
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### Widget Settings
#### **Greeting text**
This text appears above the booking slots and is the first interaction your prospect will have with your scheduling page.
#### **Description text**
Provide a description of the event type to your prospects, for instance: we will investigate your use case and see how Distro can help you.
#### Inherit Availability
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**Teams**: Bookings slots shown are based on the availability configured for your team. This ensures prospects can only book meetings during your team's set working hours.
**Users**: Available bookings times are based on your personal calendar settings. Prospects will only see time slots that match your configured availability windows.
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#### Booking Window
Set minimum notice (immediate to 2 days) and booking window (15-90 days, example: 30-day window limits bookings to next month only).
### Calendar Invites
Make your calendar invites informative and professional. The rich text editor lets you create detailed event descriptions including:
* Meeting agenda
* Preparation instructions
* Join links and contact information
Personalize your invites using variables like {{meeting.title}} to automatically insert meeting details.
#### Calendar Title Variables
| Variable | Description | Example |
| ----------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| {{assignee.firstname}} | Your first name | Sarah |
| {{assignee.lastname}} | Your last name | Jones |
| {{org.name}} | Your org name | Acme Corp |
| {{booking.duration}} | Booking duration | 30 |
| {{booking.start\_time}} | Booking start time | Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 09:00AM. |
| {{time\_zone}} | Booking time zone | EST |
#### Calendar Description Variables
| Variable | Description |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| {{assignee.firstname}} | Your first name |
| {{assignee.lastname}} | Your last name |
| {{org.name}} | Your org name |
| {{booking.duration}} | Booking duration |
| {{booking.start\_time}} | Booking start time |
| {{time\_zone}} | Booking time zone |
| {{reschedule\_link}} | Link to reschedule the meeting |
| {{cancel\_link}} | Link to cancel the meeting |
| {{join\_link}} | Meeting join URL |
| {{time\_zone}} | Booking time zone |
### Email Reminders
Keep everyone on track with customizable email reminders. You can set reminders at different intervals:
Short notice:
* 30, 45, 60, 75, or 90 minutes before
* 2-5 hours before
* 1-2 days before
For each reminder, customize both the subject line and message content to include relevant preparation materials and access instructions.
Personalize your reminders using variables like {{meeting.title}} to automatically insert meeting details.
#### Reminder email subject
| Variable | Description | Example |
| ----------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| {{assignee.firstname}} | Your first name | Sarah |
| {{assignee.lastname}} | Your last name | Jones |
| {{org.name}} | Your org name | Acme Corp |
| {{booking.duration}} | Booking duration | 30 |
| {{booking.start\_time}} | Booking start time | Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 09:00AM. |
| {{time\_zone}} | Booking time zone | EST |
#### Reminder email description variables
| Variable | Description | Example |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------- |
| {{assignee.firstname}} | Your first name | Sarah |
| {{assignee.lastname}} | Your last name | Jones |
| {{org.name}} | Your org name | Acme Corp |
| {{booking.duration}} | Booking duration | 30 |
| {{booking.start\_time}} | Booking start time | Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 09:00AM. |
| {{time\_zone}} | Booking time zone | EST |
| {{reschedule\_link}} | Link to reschedule the meeting | Reschedule Meeting |
| {{cancel\_link}} | Link to cancel the meeting | Cancel Meeting |
| {{join\_link}} | Meeting join URL | Join Meeting |
