Introduction to the Outlook Calendar Calendar is the calendar and scheduling component of Outlook that is fully integrated with email, contacts, and other features. Just as you write in a notebook, you can click any time slot in the Outlook Calendar and start to type. By using the Calendar, you can create appointments and events, organize meetings, view group schedules, and much more. Create appointments and events Click any day box in the Outlook Calendar and start to type to create your appointment or event. You can opt to have a sound or message remind you of appointments, meetings, and events, and you can color items for quick identification. For more information, see and . Organize meetings Select New Meeting on the Home tab and select the people to invite on the To line. Outlook helps you find the earliest time when all the invitees are free with the Scheduling Assistant. When you send the meeting request by email, the invitees receive the request in their Inbox. When the invitees open the request, they can accept, tentatively accept, or decline your meeting by clicking a single button. If your request conflicts with an item on the invitees' Calendar, Outlook displays a notification. If you, as the meeting organizer, allow this, invitees can propose an alternative meeting time. As the organizer, you can track who accepts or declines the request or who proposes another time for the meeting by opening the request. For more information, see . View group schedules You can create calendars that show the schedules of a group of people or resources. For example, you can view the schedules of all the people in your department or all the resources, such as conference rooms, in your building. This helps you schedule meetings quickly. Select from the Home tab, Calendar Groups, Create Calendar Groups. View calendars side-by-side You can view side-by-side multiple calendars that you created and calendars shared by other Outlook users. For example, you can create a separate calendar for your personal appointments and view both your work and personal calendars side-by-side.
Introduction to the Outlook Calendar Calendar is the calendar and scheduling component of Outlook that is fully integrated with email, contacts, and other features. Just as you write in a notebook, you can click any time slot in the Outlook Calendar and start to type. By using the Calendar, you can create appointments and events, organize meetings, view group schedules, and much more. Create appointments and events Click any day box in the Outlook Calendar and start to type to create your appointment or event. You can opt to have a sound or message remind you of appointments, meetings, and events, and you can color items for quick identification. For more information, see and . Organize meetings Select New Meeting on the Home tab and select the people to invite on the To line. Outlook helps you find the earliest time when all the invitees are free with the Scheduling Assistant. When you send the meeting request by email, the invitees receive the request in their Inbox. When the invitees open the request, they can accept, tentatively accept, or decline your meeting by clicking a single button. If your request conflicts with an item on the invitees' Calendar, Outlook displays a notification. If you, as the meeting organizer, allow this, invitees can propose an alternative meeting time. As the organizer, you can track who accepts or declines the request or who proposes another time for the meeting by opening the request. For more information, see . View group schedules You can create calendars that show the schedules of a group of people or resources. For example, you can view the schedules of all the people in your department or all the resources, such as conference rooms, in your building. This helps you schedule meetings quickly. Select from the Home tab, Calendar Groups, Create Calendar Groups. View calendars side-by-side You can view side-by-side multiple calendars that you created and calendars shared by other Outlook users. For example, you can create a separate calendar for your personal appointments and view both your work and personal calendars side-by-side.
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