Scheduling a Meeting

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Open the Actions menu and choose New Meeting Request.

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The Untitled Meeting window opens; it includes many of the same options as an Appointment window. Click the To button to add contacts.

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The Select Attendees and Resources dialog box opens. From the list of contacts, select a person you want to invite to the meeting.

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Click the Required button or Optional button, depending on the selected contact's attendance. The selected contact is added to the list of invitees.

INTRODUCTION

Outlook handles meetings a little differently from run-of-the-mill appointments. To schedule a meeting, you specify the contacts who are invited to attend, enter in meeting details, and email the group to set up the meeting.

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Getting Help with Email

For detailed information on sending email messages, see Part 2 of this book. (For more information on contacts, see Part V of this book.)

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Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each person you want to invite. When you're finished adding contacts, click OK.

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Complete the meeting details as you would for a regular appointment?by setting a subject, a location, start and end dates and times, and a reminder.

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Click Send. The meeting request is emailed to the invitees. When you receive the responses, you can confirm the meeting time.

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Handling Meeting Requests

When an invitee receives a meeting request, he or she can accept, decline, propose a new time, or give a tentative answer. When you receive that invitee's reply, you can confirm the meeting.

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Scheduling Resources

You can use Outlook to schedule resources, such as conference or training rooms. In that case, Outlook sends a message to the person who schedules those rooms, who can verify the resource's availability and then accept or decline on behalf of the resource.