700 Chapter 23 Manage Scheduling
To respond to a meeting request:
- In the meeting window, in the Reading Pane, or on the shortcut menu that appears
when you right-click the meeting request, click Accept, Tentative, or Decline. - Choose whether to send a standard response, a personalized response, or no
response at all.
To propose a new time for a meeting: - In the meeting window, in the Reading Pane, or on the shortcut menu that appears
when you right-click the meeting request, click Propose New Time, and then click
Tentative And Propose New Time or Decline And Propose New Time.
The Propose New Time dialog box opens.
You can respond to a meeting request by proposing a different meeting time.
- In the schedule area of the Propose New Time dialog box, change the meeting start and
end times to the times you want to propose, and then click the Propose Time button. - In the meeting response window that opens, enter a message to the meeting
organizer if you want to, and then click Send.
Outlook sends your response and adds the meeting to your calendar as tentatively
scheduled for the original meeting time. If the meeting organizer approves the
meeting time change, you and other attendees will receive updated meeting
requests showing the new meeting time.