Outlook is a good tool for booking meetings and it has native functionality for adding rooms. The Evoko Naso Outlook Addi n can be used to provide additional features such as searching for rooms based on resources, or managing catering.
Step 1: Create a new appointment
In Outlook, go to the calendar and select ‘New Meeting’.
The standard "New meeting" dialog will appear.
Step 2: Open the Add-in
From the ribbon toolbar, click on the Evoko Naso add in which has the text "Search for Available Spaces".
The Add-in will launch in a side bar on the right. Click on "Get Started" to login (A small window may appear whilst the system authenticates you). The addin "Home page" will then be displayed.
Step 3: Find Available Rooms
Click on the "Find Available Rooms".
The room preferences page will then open allowing you to specify search criteria.
Important: When searching for available rooms, the Add-In uses the dates and times from the Outlook event.
- Location
These are the building locations defined in Evoko Naso Admin Portal.
For example, "I want to find a room in the "Dunder Mifflin Paper Company."
- Level
These are the levels or floors within the selected building. Also defined in Evoko Naso Admin Portal.
For example, "In the Dunder Mifflin Office, I want a room on the first floor ".
- Seating Capacity
Rooms listed in Evoko Naso Web Portal can have a capacity defined that can be used to search.
This field is not linked to the "Capacity" field held in Exchange.
For example, "I want a room that can seat three people".
- Room Type
Rooms in Evoko Naso Web Portal can be categorized such as "Training Room" or "Meeting Room".
For example, "I want a meeting room".
- Resources
It is possible to record resources for each room in Evoko Naso Web Portal. This information can then be used for searching.
For example, "I want a room with a projector and video conferencing".
Enter the required search criteria and click on "NEXT".
Step 4: Select Room
The next page will display a list of available rooms that the search criteria and meeting date/time.
Click "MAP VIEW" to display a floor-plan with the selected room highlighted and help make an informed choice.
Click on "ADD TO BOOKING". The selected room is then added to the meeting in the Outlook event.
The window will remain open if you wish to change the room. If happy with the room selection, click "CLOSE" or the Add-In can be fully closed.
Continue to create the event in Outlook as usual and click "Send" as usual to make the room booking.
