Automatically decline invites when I have a meeting already on the calendar with a status of "busy"

Hi @Marcus Atkinson

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Agree with Vasil Michev. Just checking in to see if above information was helpful. If it is useful, would you mind marking the helpful post as an answer? Which would benefit others who also has similar issues in forum.

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From the Automatic Accept or Decline window above, the first box must be checked for boxes 2 & 3 to be selected. If the first box is not selected, the other two boxes are grayed out.

In reading the first box, the reader keys in on the verbs "accept" and "remove". The verb "decline" is not used. If box 1 is NOT selected with it's "accept" and "remove" verbs then boxes 2 & 3 are grayed out WITHOUT the ability to select those two boxes with their "decline" instructions.

QUESTIONS:

1. With the referenced verbs of box 1, why must that box with its "accept" and "remove" instructions be selected in order to select boxes 2 & 3 with their "decline" instructions?
2. How does a User NOT Select Box 1 and SELECT Boxes 2 & 3, whether using this Automatically Accept or Decline the options of this Window OR by some other means?

I ask for two reasons:

1. To the reader, these options make no sense, just from reading the English language.
2. I receive Meeting Requests for Daily Meetings with a duration of 365 days which are Automatically accepted by Outlook and put onto my calendar WITHOUT my authorization (auto warranties, annuity rates, etc.) In other words, Outlook automatically accepts daily Meeting Requests for this one meeting for each day of the following 365 days, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION. A) I feel that someone has hijacked my calendar. Multiple such Meeting Requests makes the Outlook calendar useless. B) I have no clue whether or not such emails are nefarious; and, I don't know how to delete them without risking harm to my computer.

Please, Please, Please, re-read your response before Submitting itself. Ask yourself, "Did I actually answer this thoughtful User's question?" If "No" then just delete your response and go on with your day. If "Yes", THANK YOU!!!