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Short intro to MyDesk Planner

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Short intro to MyDesk Planner #

Get a quick overview of MyDesk Planner – the smart tool for meeting planning, meeting room booking and catering in one platform.

⏱ Approx. 3 min. reading 🎯 Receptionists and assistants 🟢 Entry level

Watch the video #

The video gives you a quick introduction to the main features of MyDesk Planner.

📋 Content in this guide #

  1. What is MyDesk Planner?
  2. Get off to a good start
  3. Search and book meeting rooms
  4. Move and manage meetings
  5. Add and update catering
  6. Who is Planner for?

1. What is MyDesk Planner? #

MyDesk Planner is an innovative solution designed to make life easier for receptionists and assistants. The system provides a complete overview of meetings, meeting rooms and catering – all in one place with an intuitive user interface.

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Real-time overview #

See which meeting rooms are available right now

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Move meetings easily #

Rebooking and moving in just a few clicks

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Catering #

Order and update food and drink in the system

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Book for others #

Create bookings on behalf of colleagues

2. Get off to a good start #

MyDesk Planner is available directly in your browser and requires no installation. You log in with your company’s Microsoft 365 account and you’re ready to go.

💡 The first time you log in:

Make sure your IT department has created your account in MyDesk and that you have access to MyDesk Planner as part of your subscription.

3. Search and book meeting rooms #

MyDesk Planner offers advanced search features that make it easy to find the right meeting room. You can filter by size, location, equipment and availability.

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Size – Find rooms that fit the number of attendees
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Location – Filter by floor, building or department
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Equipment – Monitor, whiteboard, video conferencing and more
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Availability – See only available rooms in the requested time slot
✅ Automatic Outlook synchronization:

All bookings are automatically created in the Outlook calendar, so meeting attendees receive an invitation right away.

4. Move and manage meetings #

The visual swimlane view gives you an instant overview of all meeting rooms and bookings. From here you can drag and drop bookings, change times and avoid double bookings.

  • Move a booking to another room by dragging and dropping
  • Change time and duration directly in the overview
  • See which rooms are available and when
  • Avoid double bookings with the real-time visual overview

5. Add and update catering #

You can handle meeting catering directly when booking the meeting room – all in one system without contacting the canteen separately.

Order catering #

Choose from the canteen menu directly in the booking flow

Update your order #

Make changes up to the deadline

The canteen receives the order #

Automatic notification with all the details

6. Who is MyDesk Planner for? #

MyDesk Planner is specially designed for professionals who handle many tasks at once on a daily basis and need a comprehensive, efficient overview.

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Receptionists #

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PAs and assistants #

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Facility managers #

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Office managers #

In a world where first impressions count and time is a precious resource, MyDesk Planner is the ultimate tool to ensure meetings and events run smoothly.

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