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title: Submitting a Time Off Request (video)
description: Built enables employees to request time off and check the approval status. The video explains submitting a time off request, including additional details, viewing or submitting requests from the calendar, receiving email notifications of approval status, how future requests affect the remaining year's balance, and understanding the scheduled to use calculation.
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# Submitting a Time Off Request (video)

## For customers of our PTO module.

Built makes it easy for each employee to request time off and check the approval status of a request.

 Watch this video to learn more about:

- Submitting a time off request
- Including additional details with the request
- Viewing or submitting a request from the calendar
- Receiving an email notification of the request approval status
- How a future request will affect the remaining year's balance
- Understanding the scheduled to use calculation

*View step-by-step instructions about* [*submitting a PTO request*](https://support.builtapp.com/v1/docs/submitting-a-time-off-request)*.*

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