Overview
Uptick's scheduler now supports two calendar view types: vertical and horizontal. The horizontal calendar is an additional view — it does not replace any existing vertical calendar views.
View type | How time is displayed |
Vertical | Time flows top to bottom (earlier appointments appear higher on screen) |
Horizontal | Time flows left to right (earlier appointments appear further left on screen) |
You can switch between view types at any time from within the scheduler.
Why use the horizontal calendar?
The horizontal calendar is designed for situations where you need to understand technician availability at a glance — particularly useful for scheduling installation or project work that spans longer time periods.
It is best suited to schedulers who need to:
Spot availability gaps across multiple technicians quickly
View a team's schedule across a full week or month without excessive scrolling
Plan ahead for longer-duration or project-based work
For detailed day-to-day reactive or maintenance scheduling, the vertical calendar views continue to be the best option.
What's available in the horizontal calendar
Day, week, and month views
The horizontal calendar supports day, week, and month views. You can jump directly to a specific day or week by clicking the date headers at the top of the calendar.
Month view note: At month scale, smaller appointments will not be fully readable — this is expected. The month view is designed for high-level availability planning, not detailed scheduling.
Proportional appointment sizing
Appointments are rendered proportionally to their duration. A 15-minute appointment takes up a small slice of the day; an 8-hour appointment takes up most of it. This makes it easier to spot genuine gaps in a technician's schedule.
More technicians visible at once
Because time runs horizontally, each technician's schedule occupies a single row. This means you can see more technicians' full schedules in a single view without needing to scroll vertically — particularly useful in week and month views.
Appointment detail on hover
Due to the proportional rendering, appointment text may be condensed or not fully visible at a glance. Hover over any appointment to see its full details.
Adjustable time window
You can customise the visible time window per day:
Toggle between a 12-hour and 24-hour view
Show or hide weekends
Selecting appointments
The horizontal calendar has feature parity with the vertical calendar for appointment selection:
Click to select an individual appointment
Shift + click to select multiple individual appointments
Click and drag to select a group of appointments across an area
Pros and cons at a glance
| Horizontal | Vertical |
Spot availability gaps | ✓ Easier | day view only |
View many technicians at once | ✓ More visible per screen | — |
See appointment detail | — | ✓ More detail visible |
Day/week views | ✓ | ✓ |
Month view (full representation) | ✓ | Heat map only |
Adjustable time window | ✓ (12h / 24h) | — |
Option to hide weekends | ✓ | — |
Tips for getting the most out of horizontal view
Use the week view to compare technician availability when planning multi-tech jobs
Use the month view for project or installation work where you need to see availability trends over time
Switch back to the vertical day or week view when you need to review the finer details of individual appointments
Use click and drag to bulk-select appointments efficiently when rescheduling across a day