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Outlook 2010

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Collaborating with Calendars

Scheduling meetings

Once your calendar is shared with other users in your workplace, you can use your shared calendars to schedule meetings.

To send a meeting request:

A meeting is just like an appointment on your calendar, but with other attendees. To schedule a meeting, you must first send a meeting request.

  1. Locate and select the New Meeting command on the Ribbon.
    Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010Scheduling a new meeting
  2. The New Meeting dialog box will appear. Whenever you request a meeting, you'll actually be sending an email message to attendees. Enter attendees for the meeting into the To: field as you would enter recipients in the Compose window of an email.
    Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010Adding attendees
  3. Enter the information for the meeting. At the very least, you should include a subject, time, and location. You can also include a message as you would in an email.
  4. When you've finished entering meeting information, click Send.
    Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010Sending a meeting request
  5. The meeting request will be sent to the selected attendees, and the meeting will appear on your calendar. When your attendees accept the meeting request, the meeting will appear on their calendars as well.
    Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010The scheduled meeting across three shared calendars

To accept a meeting request:

When someone wants to schedule a meeting with you, you will receive a meeting request as an email message.

  1. Navigate to Mail view. Locate and select the meeting request.
    Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010Selecting the meeting request
  2. Click Accept at the top of the message, then choose your desired option from the drop-down menu. You can choose to either edit your reply or simply accept the meeting.
    Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010Accepting a meeting request
  3. The meeting will be added to your calendar.
    Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010The added meeting

You can also request to reschedule a meeting directly from a meeting request. Just click Propose New Time, then select the desired option from the drop-down menu. The New Meeting dialog box will appear, allowing you to propose a new time to all meeting attendees.

Screenshot of Microsoft Outlook 2010Proposing a new time for a requested meeting
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