Guide
How to read the calendar month view
The Calendar shows a whole month on one screen, so you can see which days are heaving and which are dead before you plan staff or a promotion.
Watch: Read the Calendar Month View
See bookings, covers and how full each day is, all on one month screen. 62 sec
Read the transcript
The calendar shows a whole month on one screen, so you can see which days are busy before you plan staff or a promotion. Click Calendar in the left menu. It opens on this month, and it is on every plan, including Free. Use Previous and Next to move between months, or This month to jump back. The strip at the top shows your bookings and covers for the month, and your busiest day. Each day shows its bookings, its covers, and how full it is. Green is quiet, yellow is filling up, and red is nearly full. A small number in the corner means requests are waiting for a reply. Closed days say closed, and any event shows its name. Click any day to open the full list of bookings for it. That is the day view, with every booking for the date, ready for service. That is the calendar. Start free at tablez.co.uk.
What you see
At the top: the number of bookings and covers for the month, and the busiest day. Each day box shows the number of bookings, the covers, a percentage full and a small bar. Closed days say closed. Any event on a day shows its name. A small number in the corner means requests are waiting for a reply.
What the colours mean
- Quiet
- Filling up
- Nearly full
- Event
The colour compares bookings with your total seats multiplied by the number of service periods, or with your covers cap if you set one in your booking rules.
Step by step
- Click Calendar in the left menu. It opens on this month.
- Use Previous and Next to move between months, or This month to jump back.
- Look at the summary strip for total bookings, covers and your busiest day.
- Click a day to open the day view with all its bookings.
- Check the small number in a corner of a day: those are requests still waiting for you.
Prefer to watch? There is a short video, Bookings day to day, on our video page. Related guides: Day view and Hours and tables.
FAQ
Questions
Why is a day shown as closed?
It follows your opening hours and any special closures. See closing and special hours.
Can staff see it?
Yes. Every login can use the Calendar.
Why does a busy day show a low percentage?
The percentage depends on the tables and covers cap you have set. If it looks wrong, check your tables in the setup guide.
Is it on every plan?
Yes, including Free.