The steps you take to create a meeting are nearly the same as creating an appointment. The only differences are:

• Checking other people's availability and inviting them
• Scheduling the location resource (if necessary)

Create a Meeting

Steps 1- 7 below are the same as the steps for creating an appointment.

1. In the lower-left corner, click the Calendar icon.
2. Click New event (at the upper left, just under the red nav bar). An event form will open.
3. Fill in the Event title (required) and Location (optional). Typing a room name into the Location field does not reserve that room for your event. You can add a room using either of methods (thorough and less thorough) listed below.
4. Enter the Start date and time.
5. Select the End time. 
6. (optional) Set a Reminder.
7. (optional) Enter notes in the large text area.

Now continue with either of the two methods below for inviting people and reserving a location.

Thorough Method, Includes Checking Availability

1. Click Scheduling Assistant.
2. On the left are sections for Required attendees, Optional attendees, and Rooms. In the relevant section, click Add, type the beginning of a person's name or NetID. Outlook will look for and display matches as you type. Select the desired entry. Repeat as needed for additional attendees.
3. To add a location, click Add a room. You'll be shown a list of rooms for your college, department, or unit. Select the desired room. If you want to schedule a room "owned" by another unit, click Choose new room list, then select the desired unit's list.
4. As you add people (or rooms), each calendar will appear. You will see when they are free and when they are busy. (You may see more details, if they have granted you some level of access to their account.) If there is a time conflict for an attendee (or room), a red X will appear next to their listing.
5. Click Done when finished. You'll be taken back to the meeting proposal form.
6. Click Send when finished.

Less Thorough - But Quicker - Method

With this method, you will not be alerted to possible scheduling conflicts.

1. To add people, click Invite attendees, then type the beginning of a person's name or NetID. Outlook will look for and display matches as you type. Select the desired entry. Repeat as needed for additional attendees.
2. To add a location, click Search for a room or location. You'll be shown a list of rooms for your college, department, or unit. Select the desired room. If you want to schedule a room "owned" by another unit, click Choose new room list, then select the desired unit's list.
3. Click Send when finished.

Your appointment will now appear on your calendar. You can return to the detailed view of any appointment, meeting, or event by double-clicking it in any calendar view.

Recurring Meetings

To set up a recurring, regularly scheduled appointment, click Repeat in the event form while you're creating or editing that item. The dropdown list shows several common patterns. 

To change a recurring item back to a one-time item, set Repeat to Never.

We've found that making changes to recurring events can cause calendars to become out of sync. It's often better to delete the recurring event and start over with a fresh one, rather than edit an existing one. See our Maintaining Calendar Harmony article for more information about avoiding calendar confusion.

Cancel a Meeting

If you are the meeting creator

In any calendar view, click once on the item, then select Delete.

If you are NOT the meeting creator

Click once on the item, then click your previous response (probably "Yes, I'll attend"). Select the appropriate new response.