| Outlook Web Access |

| Inbox |

| Calendar |

| Viewing Your Schedule |
| Events |
| Appointments |
| Responding to Meeting Requests |
| Planning Meetings |
| Recurring Items |

| Contacts |

| Public Folders |

| Options |

# Calendar Overview

The Outlook Web Access Calendar allows you to create and then track your appointments and other events you need to remember. You can also organize and schedule meetings with co-workers, then update or modify the information (time, location, attendees) as required. When you use Calendar to keep track of your meetings and appointments, other people on your team can check your availability for their own scheduling purposes.

In addition, all appointments and meetings can be set as recurring, meaning they occur more than one time, on a regular basis. An example is a Wednesday afternoon status meeting with your group, or a weekly class.

### Calendar Items

| Appointments are commitments that only you are required to attend. Examples of appointments include a visit with a physician or picking up a child at school. When creating an appointment on your calendar, you can set how that time will appear (busy, tentative, out of office) when others view your schedule.
| Events are activities that last 24 hours or longer, such as a vacation, or an annual event, like a birthday or anniversary. When you have an event or all-day event on your schedule, others will see your time as free.
| Meeting Requests are appointments where other people are invited. When you add people to the To box of your meeting request, e-mail is automatically sent inviting them to your meeting. Others can invite you to their meetings, in which case you receive a form allowing you to accept or decline the invitation.

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