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[Diary Views and Settings](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#diary-views-and-settings) # Colours and Symbols across Diary and Floor Plan Views ## How to customise with Now Book It The Diary and Floor Plan views have a number of colours and symbols to help the venue to identify availability, up-and-coming bookings or errors. ### Table symbols When adding or editing a booking, you will notice four icons next to each of the tables. These represent how the tables have been configured in table layouts. ![a1](https://help.nowbookit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a1.png?width=624&height=422&name=a1.png) **No Icon** = Diary Only bookings (the table isn't available on the online bookings widget) - - - = available for ALL types of bookings **^** = Shared table **~** = Walk In Only bookings (the table is only available for walk ins, not online or diary bookings). ### Table Colours and notifications Tables in the Restaurant Diary will change colour according to the following scenarios. Orange = The table is available but must be used with caution, as it is either not suitable due to layout configuration, or a pending booking is due to occupy that table in the near future. Tables will turn orange if a customer is due to arrive for their booking within a 15 minute time frame. Green = The table is free and a suitable match for the booking. Green in floor plan means that the table is free to be booked. Red = The table is not suitable as it is either booked already, is not the correct configuration for the booking, or is only assigned to walk ins. Purple = This highlights a table that the system has chosen as the most suitable match. Purple in the floor plan signifies that the table is currently occupied. *Note: Colour alerts are just recommendations by the system. You will get alerts visible in the booking form window when trying to make a* *booking. These will include 'table taken', 'over lapping with another booking' and 'booking will run outside of service.'* ![a2](https://help.nowbookit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a2.png?width=688&height=377&name=a2.png) ![a3-1](https://help.nowbookit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a3-1.png?width=688&height=308&name=a3-1.png) ![a4](https://help.nowbookit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a4.png?width=688&height=183&name=a4.png) - In the diary timeline, you will notice that any tables that do not match booking capacity will show up red, like the examples below. ![a5](https://help.nowbookit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a5.png?width=354&height=91&name=a5.png) ![a6](https://help.nowbookit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/a6.png?width=477&height=180&name=a6.png)   - [Get Started](https://help.nowbookit.com/get-started?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Onboarding and Setup](https://help.nowbookit.com/get-started?hsLang=en#onboarding-and-setup) - [Your Account and Subscription](https://help.nowbookit.com/get-started?hsLang=en#your-account-and-subscription) - [User Management](https://help.nowbookit.com/get-started?hsLang=en#user-management) - [Diary / Bookings / Customers](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Managing Bookings](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#managing-bookings) - [Diary Views and Settings](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#diary-views-and-settings) - [Floor Plan](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#floor-plan) - [Blockouts](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#blockouts) - [Standby List and Wait List](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#standby-list-and-wait-list) - [Diary Mobile](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#diary-mobile) - [Customers](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#customers) - [Booking Options and Services](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#booking-options-and-services) - [Takeaway](https://help.nowbookit.com/diary-bookings-customers?hsLang=en#takeaway) - [Events and Special Occasions](https://help.nowbookit.com/events-and-special-occasions?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Creating and Managing Events](https://help.nowbookit.com/events-and-special-occasions?hsLang=en#creating-and-managing-events) - [Event Scheduling](https://help.nowbookit.com/events-and-special-occasions?hsLang=en#event-scheduling) - [Sadie and Integrations](https://help.nowbookit.com/sadie-and-integrations?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Sadie (AI Assistant)](https://help.nowbookit.com/sadie-and-integrations?hsLang=en#sadie-ai-assistant) - [POS Integrations](https://help.nowbookit.com/sadie-and-integrations?hsLang=en#pos-integrations) - [Payment Gateways](https://help.nowbookit.com/sadie-and-integrations?hsLang=en#payment-gateways) - [Google / Facebook](https://help.nowbookit.com/sadie-and-integrations?hsLang=en#google-facebook) - [Partner Integrations](https://help.nowbookit.com/sadie-and-integrations?hsLang=en#partner-integrations) - [Payments and Gift Cards](https://help.nowbookit.com/payments-and-gift-cards?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Gift Cards](https://help.nowbookit.com/payments-and-gift-cards?hsLang=en#gift-cards) - [Payments and Refunds](https://help.nowbookit.com/payments-and-gift-cards?hsLang=en#payments-and-refunds) - [Configuration and Communication](https://help.nowbookit.com/configuration-and-communication?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Venue Settings](https://help.nowbookit.com/configuration-and-communication?hsLang=en#venue-settings) - [Email and Communications](https://help.nowbookit.com/configuration-and-communication?hsLang=en#email-and-communications) - [Booking Customisation](https://help.nowbookit.com/configuration-and-communication?hsLang=en#booking-customisation) - [Booking Widget Customisation](https://help.nowbookit.com/configuration-and-communication?hsLang=en#booking-widget-customisation) - [CRM](https://help.nowbookit.com/configuration-and-communication?hsLang=en#crm) - [NBI Booking Analytics](https://help.nowbookit.com/nbi-booking-analytics?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Payments](https://help.nowbookit.com/nbi-booking-analytics?hsLang=en#payments) - [Bookings & Service](https://help.nowbookit.com/nbi-booking-analytics?hsLang=en#bookings-service) - [Getting Started](https://help.nowbookit.com/nbi-booking-analytics?hsLang=en#getting-started) [![KBlogo](https://help.nowbookit.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KBlogo.png?width=200&height=50&name=KBlogo.png "KBlogo")](https://nowbookit.com) Need more assistance? 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