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# Temporary users

|| 💡 Temporary users are particularly useful for managing interns, subcontractors, or temporary workers in your organization.

### Create a temporary user

* Go to "Users", in the main menu on the left of your screen.
* Follow the same steps as for creating a standard user.
* During creation, check the "Temporary user" option.
* Then click "Create".

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* A new tab will appear to indicate availability periods via an interactive calendar.
* Add several periods if necessary.

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* This user can only be scheduled during the specified periods.
* This user's schedule will be greyed out during their periods of unavailability.

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### 2. Edit availability periods

* Go to the user's profile and click "Edit availability" (1).
* Remove or add new periods as needed (2).
* Confirm the changes to apply them (3).

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### 3. Display in the user list

* Temporary users will appear in your list with the "Temporary" label, making them easier to manage (1).
* Display your temporary users together by sorting users by "availability" (2).

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