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Connect your work calendar so Parker can read your availability, and set the defaults it uses when it suggests meeting times.

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Before you begin

You need the sign-in details for your Google or Microsoft 365 account.

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Connect your calendar

1

Open the Calendar page

Go to Settings > Connections, select Browse, and select the Google Calendar row. You can also select Add connector > Calendar.
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Choose your calendar

In the Calendar Connection card, select Connect Google Calendar or Connect Microsoft Outlook. Sign in and approve the request.
Calendar Connection card with Connect Google Calendar and Connect Microsoft Outlook buttons.

Connect a Google or Outlook calendar from the Calendar page.

If you use Microsoft 365, you can also select Connect Calendar on the Microsoft 365 card. See Connect your mailbox.

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Set your scheduling defaults

The Calendar page also holds your defaults for new scheduling suggestions. Working Hours shows your working days and hours. As the page says, “Parker reads your availability from the active calendar.”
Scheduling card with Default duration, Minimum notice, and Buffer between meetings menus.

Scheduling defaults on the Calendar page.

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Check it worked

In Settings > Connections, your calendar row shows Connected. For Microsoft 365, the Calendar row on the Microsoft 365 card shows Connected.

Connect your mailbox

Connect Outlook or Gmail.

Draft and send email

Write and send emails from chat.
Last modified on October 12, 2026