MS OUTLOOK - Task 6

TASK 6 : Create appointments and meetings

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You will learn how to create appointments and meetings in Outlook.

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hi guys welcome to it our expert again

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in today video we'll cover how to manage

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the calendar in Outlook including

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appointments meetings and

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invites the Outlook calendar can be

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modified to suit own needs select view

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then choose how many days you want to

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see at once including month week or work

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week to the left is a small

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month-by-month

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calendar select a week and the full

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calendar will adjust to that week the

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days in Bolder those with

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activity you may have different

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calendars set up for home business or

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one shared with

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colleagues these will appear in the my

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calendars area when you select a shared

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calendar it appears side by side with

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your personal calendar you can also

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overlay calendars by selecting the arrow

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button on each calendar your calendar

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might appear in one color while the

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shared calendar appears in another

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anytime you need to get back to the

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current day select today at the upper

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left move around Outlook quickly by

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selecting the icons in the navigation

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bar for example hover over the calendar

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to see a quick view of your schedule or

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select it to see the full

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view when you're ready create a new

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appointment or meeting by selecting the

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appropriate button clicking on new

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meeting opens a meeting window

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in Outlook appointments are just for you

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while meetings are for inviting others

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to schedule a meeting select new meeting

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at the upper left add a title and

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attendees and pick a

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time you can also use scheduling

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assistant to find an open time for

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Everyone by just looking the schedule

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and selecting an open

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spot otherwise if you need help you can

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use utopic to find the next available

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spot select meeting add the location and

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there you

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go if you're having an online meeting

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select team's meeting to add a virtual

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option add your notes or agenda and when

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you're ready select send the meeting

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will then appear on your calendar there

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you go let's cover meetings more in

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details for inviting others from the

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email app we can schedule a meeting

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selecting the new email drop down then

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select meeting and click on team

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meetings to create and meeting on

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teams add the attendees in the required

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field and any additional relevant people

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in the optional field then we add the

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title and pick a time you can also use

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scheduling assistant to find an open

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time for everyone and select the time to

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meet which is suitable for everyone

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involved also we can use autop piic to

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find the next available

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spot as we are having an online meeting

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we select meeting and the meeting

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setting window will pop up add your

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notes or agenda and when you're ready

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select send the meeting will then appear

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on your calendar and Outlook will send

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an email with a team linked to the

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attendees you can share your calendar

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with others so they can view details

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about your

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schedule select calendar then share

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calendar and choose the one you'd like

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to

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share under permissions select ad to

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decide who can access your calendar

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click on their name to add them in the

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ad box box then press okay to select

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their permission

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level for each of the apply their

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permission level by clicking on the name

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and selecting the settings from the

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option available when you're done select

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okay to save your

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settings there you go if someone shares

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their calendar with you you'll receive

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an email

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invitation select accept to view their

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calendar and you can even overlay it

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with your own

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own to navigate different calendars go

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to the calendar tab where you will see

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all calendar available in the left pane

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anytime you select a different calendar

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Outlook it will visualize it you can

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also tick multiple calendars and Outlook

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will overlay them with your

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own Outlook also allows you to import

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calendars from Google by looking for a

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link in Google Calendar select options

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settings and sharing

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scroll down to integrate calendar and

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copy the secret address in IAL format

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URL open your outlook Calendar then from

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the Home tab select ad icon form the

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upper right go through the list and

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select from internet paste the URL and

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select okay select yes your calendar

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items appear

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any calendar can be turned on or off in

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the folder pane select the arrow to

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Overlay the calendar if you prefer to

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the left of the calendar name you can

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also import a calendar file select file

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open and Export then import

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export select import an i calendar or

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vcalendar file then

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next select the calendar file and choose

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open okay select open as new your

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calendar appointments

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appear select the arrow to Overlay the

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calendar and separate calendar events

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integrate as a single

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calendar now we see how to search for

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calendars events you can search all your

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calendars for meetings and

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appointments switch to your calendar

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using the icon in the upper left type

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the keywords for what you're looking for

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the results appear below keywords can be

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found in the subject notes or

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attachments when searching a search tab

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appears allowing you to quickly refine

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your search by organizer also by subject

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and furthermore if the calendar event

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has an

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attachment for example here select the

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meeting to open the attachment you can

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also find your recent searches using the

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recent searches command in the ribbon

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bear in mind that you need to use

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quotations to search for an exact

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phrase select the filter icon for more

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advanced search filters select the X to

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clear the results and return to your

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calendar there you

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go now let's see how categories and

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reminders can help you stay on track

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reminders pop up to let you know a

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scheduled event is about to start the

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default for a reminder is 15 minutes but

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you can update that for new

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meetings select a new appointment or

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meeting select the dropdown and choose

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when it starts anywhere from now to 2

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weeks

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out you can also add a category by

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selecting the icon categories are only

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seen by you to edit or create new

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categories select all

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categories check the box of the category

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then select rename and type it in when

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you're done select

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okay you can also add a category by

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selecting the icon categories are only

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seen by you to edit or create new

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categories select all

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categories check the box of the category

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then select rename and type it in when

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you're done select C

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okay a shared calendar can help you

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quickly see when people are available

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for meetings or other events let's look

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at how to create

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one in Outlook select your

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calendar above your list of calendars

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select add calendar then add from

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directory select your account from the

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drop-down menu enter the name of the

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first person you want to add to your

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calendar and choose them use the ad to

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drop down to select the calendar you

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want to add them to then select

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add repeat for any additional people you

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want to add to your calendar when you're

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done close the add calendar window the

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selected calendars are now colorcoded

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and included on your calendar to view

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the calendar side by side choose the day

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work week or week view

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verify the split view option is selected

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to check your group's availability use

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the day view now we can see when

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everyone is

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free others in your business can repeat

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these steps to see your

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calendar and there you go follow us for

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READING MATERIAL
Creating appointments and meetings in Microsoft Outlook helps manage your schedule and collaborate effectively with others. Here’s how to set both up.

Creating an Appointment in Outlook

Appointments are personal events in your calendar that don’t involve inviting other people.

Creating a Meeting in Outlook

Meetings are calendar events that involve inviting other participants, often with the option for an online link.

Tips for Managing Appointments and Meetings

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