Duplicate calendar events in Outlook 365

Robert Hammond 25 Reputation points
2023-04-11T13:50:04.59+00:00

When I set a meeting for sales I put my notes in after the meeting. Then, when I am scheduling the next meeting I search for the last meeting and duplicate it then change to the new date. Now the most recent meeting has all the notes to that point. How can I duplicate a calendar event then change the date for my next appointment?

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  1. Yuki Sun-MSFT 41,376 Reputation points Moderator
    2023-04-12T05:56:52.81+00:00

    Hi @Robert Hammond

    How can I duplicate a calendar event then change the date for my next appointment?

    Did you duplicate the meeting by Copy(Ctrl+C) and Paste(Ctrl+V)? If this is the case, it's expected that the other meeting details like notes would also be included in the new meetings, so you may have to manually remove the unnecessary notes before sending out the new meeting invitation.

    With the above being said, if you often need to set up a meeting with the same attendees with same meeting subject, etc. An alternative I'd recommend is to take advantage of the Quick Steps feature in Outlook:

    1. Go to Home > Quick Steps, hit the New icon, choose Custom.
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    2. Specify the name of the quick step, like "Meeting with sales", scroll down in the drop-down list of Choose an Action, select "New Meeting":
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    3. Fill the recipients list and enter the other meeting details which are consistent in all meetings like subject, location, etc.:
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    4. Hit Finish.
    5. Whenever you need to create a "duplicated" meeting, you just need to click the Quick Step created using aforementioned steps:
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  2. Kellian 0 Reputation points
    2025-03-07T13:10:12.9133333+00:00

    To do a quick copy of the Calendar Event Press Ctrl + right click and drag the even.


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