From this email, they can accept or decline the meeting invitation.

SelectNew Items>Meeting.

In the Meeting invitation, enter a description of the meeting in theTitletext box.

The Home tab in Outlook

In theRequiredtext box, enter the email addresses of each attendee who must attend the meeting.

In Outlook 2016 and 2013, enter the email addresses in theTotext box.

To select contacts from your address book, select eitherRequired,Optional, orTo.

The Meeting item under “New Items”

Choose a Start time and End time for the meeting.

To block out an entire day on your calendar for the meeting, selectAll day.

In theLocationtext box, enter where you’re holding the meeting.

The Title field for a new meeting

To attach a file to the meeting invitation, Select theInserttab, then selectAttach File.

To add a link to a document on your OneDrive, select theLinkdropdown arrow.

To change these options, Select theMeetingtab, then selectResponse Options.

The Required field in a new meeting

If your schedule changes or if your attendees must make other plans, eithercancel the meetingor reschedule it.

How to Set Up a Recurring Meeting

Outlook also lets you set up recurring meetings.

Use this option for gatherings you plan to repeat every week, month, or other period.

The Optional field

Select theHometab, then selectNew Items>Meeting.

In Outlook 2016 and 2013, selectMeeting>Recurrence.

TheAppointment Recurrencedialog box will open.

The start and end time fields

Enter the Start time, End time, and Duration of the meeting.

In theRecurrence patternsection, choose when the meeting will reoccur.

For example, a regular weekly meeting that occurs every Monday.

The “All day” option

In theRange of recurrencesection, choose a length of time the recurring meetings will continue.

ChooseNo end dateif you don’t want the meeting to expire.

In the Meeting invitation, selectSend.

The Location field

To use the Scheduling Assistant, create a Meeting invitation, the select theMeetingtab >Scheduling Assistant.

Here’s how to find upcoming events.

Select theView Switcher, then selectCalendar.

A new meeting invitation in Outlook with an attached file

To view the meeting details, double-go for the calendar item.

To view responses, select theTrackingtab.

TheResponsecolumn shows which attendees have accepted the meeting invitation and which have not responded.

The Response Options menu

exit the meeting invitation when you’re finished.

Here’s how to invite new attendees to a meeting you’ve already setup.

Find the meeting on your calendar.

The Send button

Double-choose the meeting item.

Select theScheduling Assistanttab >Add Attendees.

In theSelect Attendees and Resourcesdialog box, choose the nameof the attendee.

The Make Recurring option

Select eitherRequiredorOptionalto indicate whether the attendee is required to be at the meeting or if their attendance is optional.

The attendee now appears on the the All Attendees list in the Scheduling Assistant.

The Start, End, and Durations for a recurring meeting

The Recurrence Pattern section

The Range of Recurrence options

The OK button

The Scheduling Assistant for meeting in Outlook

View a meeting in the Outook Calendar

The Tracking tab and Response column

Tracing who replied to a meeting invitation in Outlook

The Scheduling Assistant tab and the Add Attendees button

The Name field in Select Attendees

The Required and Optional buttons

The OK button

A new attendee added to an existing meeting in the Outlook Scheduling Assistant

The Send Update button