How To: Cancel a Meeting in Outlook

Learn how to cancel a meeting you organized and let attendees know.

These steps are for Outlook on the web (outlook.northcentral.edu) and the new Outlook for Windows, which look and work the same.

1

Open the meeting

In Calendar, open the meeting.

2

Select Cancel

Select Cancel. For a recurring meeting, choose this occurrence or the whole series.

3

Send the cancellation

Add a short note if you want, then select Send. It's removed from attendees' calendars.

Only the organizer can cancel a meeting. Attendees can decline it instead.

Get help

Submit a request through the Microsoft Office 365 E-mail & Calendar service.