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# Public Availability

### Overview

Once the [Weekly Availability](https://podplay.gitbook.io/docs/coaches/coach-setup-and-profile/how-does-a-coach-set-up-their-profile#weekly-availability) is set for a Coach, they need Public Availability.

What's the difference?

* **Weekly Availability**: A drafting space for the Coach's preferred time
* **Public Availability**: Times when a Customer sees a Coach is open for a Lesson, can pull preferred times from Weekly Availability

#### Weekly Availability

***This is a drafting space*** to edit the potential times when a Coach wants to work. This section of the Coach Profile should be completed thorough during Coach Profile setup.

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As each of the open time blocks in the Weekly Availability are clicked on (or click and drag your mouse to highlight several at once), the time blocks will change color.

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#### Public Availability

Once a Coach finalizes their Weekly Availability, the Coach needs to then add Public Availability. This is the Availability tab at the top of the Coach Profile. ***Anything added here is visible to Customers***.

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In this space, the Coach can click on the:

* **Broom icon** <i class="fa-broom-wide">:broom-wide:</i> to sweep away Public Availability (*does not sweep away booked Lessons or Events*)
* **Paint roller icon** <i class="fa-paint-roller">:paint-roller:</i> to add Public Availability from the Weekly Availability
* **Today button** to navigate back to the current day
* **Back arrow** navigate back and review the previous week (*cannot navigate back in time beyond the current week*)
* **Forward arrow** to skip forward and review the following week (*up to five weeks in advance*)

There are up to four weeks into the future when a Coach can add Public Availability. This means a Coach only needs to manage their Public Availability twice a month (input the month, then revisit in two weeks to build the new last two weeks).

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