Create Event keeps popping up

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Create Event keeps popping up

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I want this to stop popping up as a suggested.

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Hi Liz,

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Community.

The "Create Event" popup you're seeing is a smart feature in Excel (especially in Microsoft 365) that detects time or date entries and tries to offer quick actions—like adding a calendar event via Outlook.

To stop this "Create event" suggestion from popping up:

1: Format Cells as Text (Prevent Date/Time Triggers)
If you're entering time (like "7:30 AM") and don't need it to act like a date/time field:

Select the cells where you're entering times.

Right-click > Format Cells.

Choose Text as the format.

This avoids Excel interpreting the entry as a schedule-related field, which prevents the smart "Create Event" popup.

2: Disable Office Add-ins or Suggestions
This popup might also be tied to Office intelligent services or an Outlook add-in. You can try:

Go to Home > Add-ins > My Add-ins.

Look for anything like "Outlook" or "Calendar Suggestions" and disable it.

We hope this clarifies the behavior. Let us know if you need further help!

Kind regards,
Clover-L – MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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