Creating an Appointment in Outlook

In Calendar, on the Home tab, in the New group, click New Appointment. Alternately, you can right-click a time block in your calendar grid and click New Appointment.

  1. In the Subject box, type a description.
  2. In the Location box, type the location.
  3. Enter the start and end times. - Note: You can type specific words and phrases in the Start time and End time boxes instead of dates like Today, Tomorrow, New Year’s Day, Two Weeks from Tomorrow, and most holiday names.
  4. To show others your availability during this time, on the Appointment tab, in the Options group, click the Show As box and then click Free, Tentative, Busy or Out of Office.
  5. To make the appointment recurring, on the Appointment tab, in the Options group, click Recurrence Button image. Click the frequency (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly) with which the appointment recurs, and then select options for the frequency. Click OK.
  6. Click Save & Close.

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Article ID: 124664
Created
Fri 1/15/21 12:36 AM
Modified
Fri 1/15/21 12:44 AM
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Employees

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