1.  From the Campus Reservations home page, click on the first link under the "Reservation Steps" header. You will be forwarded to https://campusres.luc.edu/25live/.

Please note: Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome are the recommended browsers for accessing 25Live; Internet Explorer is strongly discouraged. Because Internet Explorer is the default web browser on all university computers, the 25Live link on our website may open in Internet Explorer automatically.

To change your default web browser to Firefox...

Open Firefox on your computer; click on the "Tools" drop-down on the top-left side of the window and drag down to select "Options"; click on the "Advanced" icon on the top-right side of the "Options" box; make sure the "General" tab is selected (top-left) and select the checkbox that says, "Always check to see if Firefox is the default browser on setup"; Click okay.

1. From the 25Live home page, click the gray Event Creation and Editing tab in the upper-left corner of the screen.

2. Enter your event's information into the Event Creation form.

a. Enter your Event Name.

b. Click on the appropriate event  type.

c. Use the Organization Index to find the name of your department and click on it.

d. Enter the number of guests you are expecting.

e. Type the date, start time, and end time of your event into the appropriate boxes. You can click on the icon next to the "Start Date" field to see these dates on the calendar.

If your event repeats, use the drop-down menu to select "Repeats Ad Hoc" and click on all additional event dates.

f. Search for a location by building name of building code and room number (if you know it).

g. Click on the room you would like to reserve.

h. Enter your setup information.

3. Click the "Finish" button on the bottom-right side of the screen.

If you have forgotten to fill out any mandatory fields, you will remain on the same page and the blank fields will show up in red text in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen.

4. Once you are forwarded to the Event Summary page, click the "Close" button on the bottom of the page. Your request will now be forwarded to our department for processing.

1. From the 25Live home page, click on the "Event Drafts in which you are the Requestor" link located in the green Event Drafts menu. You will be forwarded to the Events tab.

2. Make sure the "List" tab is selected. You will see a list of all requests you have placed that are currently pending approval.

If you're wondering why a request is still in a "Draft" state, check the title: "EMAIL" means that we ran into a problem processing your request and have emailed you trying to resolve the issue; A season followed by a year (e.g. "FALL 2012") means that your request is for an academic space and is now on our Academic Waiting List. We will always email you about this designation and will process these requests slightly after the first two weeks of the semester.

1. From the 25Live home page, click on the green Events tab (located on the upper-left side of the screen).

2. Select the "Your Event Searches" sub-tab.

3. Select "Pre-Defined Groups" in the Search Groupings menu, and highlight "Events You Have Requested" on the right-hand side.

Note: you may have to click the "Edit Options" link on the right-hand side of the page to see the categories mentioned in this step.

4. Make sure the "List" tab is selected. You will see a list of all requests you have placed. The state of these requests (draft, tentative, confirmed, or canceled) will appear on the far right-hand side of this list.

1. From the 25Live homepage, click on the "Create an Event" button located in the SpeedBook Event Creation menu (in the center of the home page).

2. Click on the "I know WHEN my event should take place -- help me find a location!" link.

3. Enter the date, time, and headcount for your event

4. Choose an appropriate location search and click "Show me what's available!"

If no desired location shows up, you can choose to search for a larger space by clicking the link at the bottom of the menu. You can also adjust your event time/date.

5. Click "use this location". You will be forwarded to the Event Creation and Editing tab. Event date, time, and location will already be selected for you.

1. From the 25Live homepage, click on the "Create an Event" button located in the SpeedBook Event Creation menu (in the center of the home page).

2. Click the "I know WHERE my event should take place -- help me choose a time!" link.  

1. Enter either the room name or the building code into the Quick Search location field (located on the top-left side of the home page; this is the field with the blue cube).

You will be forwarded to the availability calendar for this space.

2. To change the date that shows up on this calendar, click the "Date" link located below the Availability sub-tab (near the top-center of the page). Choose the date you wish to view.

1. When navigating through 25Live, you will notice that gray stars sometimes show up next to location names, event names, or organization names. If you click on these stars, they will become gold. They are now "starred." Click them again, and they will become "un-starred."

2. If there is a specific space you would like to star, search for that space in the Quick Search menu on the left-hand side of the 25Live home page. Notice that there is a gray star to the left of the room name.

Helpful tip: you can search for the availability of all your starred locations at once! Under the Locations tab, click on the "Your Location Searches" sub-tab. Select "Pre-Defined Groups" and highlight "Your Starred Locations."

3. If there is a specific event you would like to star, search for that event in the Quick Search menu on the left-hand side of the 25Live home page. Notice that there is a gray star to the left of the event name.

Helpful tip: all starred event will automatically show up on your home page. This is a helpful way to stay organized and keep track of all your requested and upcoming events.

From the 25Live homepage, click on the blue "Locations" tab located in the middle of the screen. Select the "Your Location Searches" sub-tab, and click on the "Public Searches" Search Grouping. A list of searches will appear to the right of this menu.

The old WebViewer system used to default to the "LSC Popular Spaces" search. This is a list of our most popular LSC spaces. If you click on this search, an availability calendar will show up below the Your Location Searches menu (make sure the "Availability" sub-tab is selected). You can click any open space on this calendar and be directly forwarded to the Event Creation Tool.