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2. Log in using these credentials:
Email Address: reception@syr.edu
Password: booyah
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3. You will see “Face-to-Face (Fall 2023)”; if you do not see the calendar, click “Area Tools” (upper right) and select “View Calendar Display”
4. Return to "Area Tools" and select "Manage Blackout Times"
5. The weekly schedule for the Writing Center will display. Scroll to the consultant, day, and time you want to blackout (make unavailable). Click on the available (white) time slot you want to make unavailable.
6. Information for that 30 minute slot is displayed. If you only want to blackout that 30 minute slot, click "Create Blackout."
If you want to blackout a longer period, select the ending time pulldown (highlighted here) and select when you want the blackout to end; click "Create Blackout."
Caution: DO NOT select the "Apply to all available staff..." box under any circumstances! Doing so will apply your blackout to the schedules of all other Consultants.
7. Click "Exit Blackout Time"
Note: The process for Removing a Blackout, thereby making a blacked out slot available for students to schedule, is as simple as selecting a blacked out slot (dark blue) and choosing either "Edit Blackout" or "Cancel Blackout"; for more detailed instructions, visit Adding Hours to Your WCOnline Schedule.