Use Time Zones with Twist

Working with team members from around the world can sometimes present some challenges. Finding a meeting time that fits into everyone’s working hours can be particularly time consuming.

With Time Zones, you’ll not only be able to check the local time zones of your team members, but you’ll also be able to quickly create and share an overview of everyone’s local time during a proposed meeting time.

Here’s how:

Setting up the integration

1. While using the Twist composer, click the Quick Actions icon.
2. Click Find more integrations. A new window will open.
3. Search for Time Zones.
4. (Optional) By default, your integration will only be installed for you. If you are an admin, you have the option to install the integration for your whole team. You can do this by clicking Change and then selecting your team.
5. Click Add.

Using the integration

1. Open the message or thread you want to schedule a meeting in.
2. Open the Twist composer and click the Quick actions icon.
3. Select Time Zones.
4. You’ll now see a pop-up list of the participants in the message or thread. At the top of the pop-up, you can choose a potential date and time for a meeting. 
5. After you’ve put in a date and time, click Calculate. You’ll now see what the local time would be for each of your team members for this particular date and time.
6. Once you’ve found a date and time you’re happy with, click Share to Twist.
7. You’ll now have a list of local times for each of your team members for the suggested meeting time in your Twist composer. Click the send icon to share it in the message or thread.

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