Scheduling a Meeting in Outlook 2003/2007 for Windows XP/Vista
Time to Complete (in minutes): 10
Question:
How do I schedule a meeting in Outlook 2003/2007 for Windows XP/Vista?

Answer:
  1. Start Outlook.
  2. If your folder list is not open, from the Go menu, select Folder List.
  3. From the folder list, select Calendar.
  4. Click on the Actions menu.
  5. Select Plan a Meeting....
  6. Select the people you want to invite to the meeting.
    1. Click on the Add Others button.
    2. Select Add from Address Book....
    3. Under Address Book, use the drop-down menu to choose the list you want to select from.
    4. In the Search: text box, type the person's last name you want to invite.
    5. Select the person's name from the list.
    6. Click on the Required or the Optional button, depending on whether you want to require the person's attendance or not.

    Note: Repeat the above steps for each person you want to invite.

  7. Click OK.
  8. From the Meeting start drop-down lists, select the date and time the meeting will start.
  9. From the Meeting end drop-down lists, select the date and time the meeting will end.
  10. Click on the Make meeting button.

    Note: This will create a new e-mail message.

  11. In the Subject text box, type a subject for the meeting.
  12. In the Location text box, type the location for the meeting.
  13. Click on the Send button.
  14. Click on the Close button.