# Turning Off Alternate Time Zones

### **How to prevent users from making appointments in time zones other than the business's time zone:**

If you have a client whose business is near a time zone border (or maybe the business is in a popular tourist town that receives customers from other time zones) you may want to prevent people from being able to book appointments in their own time zones. 

### To prevent people from being able to book appointments in their own time zones please head into:

**Settings** > Select the **Business Info** tab > Scroll down and activate the **"Disable Contact Time zone"** checkbox.

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To see which timezone the location is set to please head into the **Location** **Settings > Business Info> Time Zone field.**

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#### The screenshot shows **after** you have selected the "**Disable Contact Time zone**" checkbox on the calendar widget

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#### This screenshot shows the **default calendar widget** with the timezone preference

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