Updated Outlook to 2307 and lost the ability to attach documents into Calendar events.

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Updated Outlook to 2307 and lost the ability to attach documents into Calendar events.

Disgruntled 20

Hello,

After updating my Outlook version to 2307 I have lost the ability to attach files to certain calendar meetings and events created by others. This was not an issue before updating as I have a second computer that is on 2305 where the feature works. For the updated Outlook, the "Insert" tab has been completely removed when editing a calendar event. Is there a registry key to edit or something I can do to get this back or at least an explanation on why the feature has been removed?

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alas 5 Reputation points

2023-08-24T13:35:56.74+00:00

Yea - this is ridiculous. taking away the ability to support leaders who need relevant documents attached is quite literally counterproductive, time consuming and not efficient.

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alas 5 Reputation points

2023-08-24T13:35:56.74+00:00

Yea - this is ridiculous. taking away the ability to support leaders who need relevant documents attached is quite literally counterproductive, time consuming and not efficient.

Answer 1

ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Disgruntled ,

Welcome to our forum!

Looks like your issue is a known issue caused by the recent update, which mentioned that the meeting is now read only for the recipient. It is no longer possible to make changes to the body of the meeting or to attach files to the meeting. If you need to keep notes on the meeting, consider these alternate solutions:

More information:

Images are blocked and meeting body is read only in Outlook Desktop if calendar items are from other senders for Microsoft Outlook Spoofing Vulnerability released August 8, 2023

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Quentin Malga 55 Reputation points

2023-08-22T07:44:36.1933333+00:00

Hi, thank you for this update, but the 3 suggested solutions don't meet my client's requirements.

The PA needs to add Meeting packs and relevant information into the calendar event for the director to use. It was always easy to keep it in one place.

Is there any other way to work around this, maybe 3rd party apps or plug-ins?
Disgruntled 20 Reputation points

2023-08-22T12:48:20.69+00:00

I'm inclined to agree with the other poster. The work arounds don't really help the issue as we have a number of executive assistants that need to make edits to meeting and include more information after its already been created. These aren't meeting notes but documentation created in advance to provide attendees with more information DURING the meeting.

Seeing as it's a known issue, I hope this gets resolved soon as I anticipate this will negatively affect a number of organizations. Are there really no other work arounds or registry edits that would help this? Many Thanks.
Bruce-EX 0 Reputation points

2023-08-22T13:55:46.8933333+00:00
Hi @Disgruntled , Welcome to our forum! Looks like your issue is a known issue caused by the recent update, which mentioned that the meeting is now read only for the recipient. It is no longer possible to make changes to the body of the meeting or to attach files to the meeting. If you need to keep notes on the meeting, consider these alternate solutions:

Take meeting notes in Microsoft Teams

Take OneNote notes in a meeting

Create or schedule an appointment More information: Images are blocked and meeting body is read only in Outlook Desktop if calendar items are from other senders for Microsoft Outlook Spoofing Vulnerability released August 8, 2023

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Thanks for this query I was also looking for this answer and now I got it.
ChristyZhang-MSFT 26,126 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2023-08-24T07:32:13.14+00:00

Hi @Disgruntled ,

Thanks for your reply!

Please pay attention to the update of the Outlook. If you truly need to function, it's suggested that you could revert to an earlier version of Office.
Natalie 0 Reputation points

2023-08-24T10:29:23.05+00:00

Moan: It is frustrating that they have removed this feature, it is something us PAs and EAs use many times, per day or week. The solution above is not a solution, to the problem this update has caused, but thank you.

One solution: For EA's and PAs who are stuck with this update, there is a work around, add documents in an appointment marked as 'private' and maybe 'categorise', and put next to the meeting. It makes an untidy calendar, which I do not like, and it will mean that your person/s will have to open the appointment to access the documents he/she needs for the meeting. It is still quick and simple, no searching required, it just makes an untidy calendar.

Answer 2

James Fuller 0

Can you suggest any workarounds to update executives on per meeting notes and docs from admins while not making accessible to all meeting attendees?

Natalie 0 Reputation points

2023-08-29T08:00:28.12+00:00

Put an appointment next to the meeting it self and add documents in there, marking the appointment as private. It is what I do, I also mark the appointment green, so my exec knows, green means docs attached and it is private to me and him only.

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