# Cancel an appointment

{% hint style="info" %}
**Hint:** Past appointments can’t be marked Canceled. Mark them Missed instead.
{% endhint %}

## How to cancel an appointment

1. Click the appointment in the **Calendar** to open the info panel.

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2. Under **Attendance**, click **Canceled** to open the Cancel appointment window.

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3. Complete the fields:
   1. **Cancellation reason**&#x20;
   2. **Cancellation time**&#x20;
   3. **Cancellation note** *(optional)*
   4. **Repeating group** *(shown for repeating appointments only)* —  Turn **On** to also cancel future appointments in the series. Leave **Off** to cancel only this appointment.&#x20;

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4. Click **Cancel appointment** to confirm.<br>

**What you’ll see**

* The appointment is removed from the calendar, freeing the time for new bookings.
* Any rooms or resources linked to the appointment become available again.

**Notifications**

* Client messages follow your **notification settings**.
* If cancelation notifications are enabled, canceling an appointment sends a **canceled** message to the client.

## Find Canceled appointments

You can view canceled appointments in **Schedule** (left-hand menu).\
Filter **Status** → **Canceled** to see all cancelled bookings.

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> **Tip:** Click **View** on any row to open the appointment information panel.\
> For details on adding invoices see [Schedule](/using-caspen/schedule.md).

## FAQ

<details>

<summary><strong>Can I customize the cancellation reasons?</strong></summary>

Yes. Go to **Settings** → **Cancellation reasons** to **add**, **edit**, **archive**, or **unarchive** reasons.

</details>


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