OL98: How To Configure Outlook 98 to Automatically Book Meetings as Tentative

ID: Q217393

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 98

SUMMARY

If you enable the Process requests and responses on arrival option in Microsoft Outlook 98, Outlook automatically accepts and books meeting requests as tentative in your calendar while you are logged on to your mailbox.


MORE INFORMATION

To change the Process requests and responses on arrival option:

  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.


  2. Click the Preferences tab.


  3. Click E-Mail Options, and then click Advanced E-Mail Options.


  4. To automatically mark meeting requests as tentative in your calendar, click to select the Process requests and responses on arrival check box.

    - or -

    To disable the automatic marking of meeting requests as tentative in your calendar, click to clear the Process requests and responses on arrival check box.


IMPORTANT NOTE: If you clear the Process requests and responses on arrival check box (no check mark) and delete a meeting request from the Inbox, the meeting request is removed, the item never appears in the calendar, and you are not prompted to send a decline notice to the organizer.

If you select the Process requests and responses on arrival check box (check mark) and delete a meeting request from the Inbox, you are not prompted to send a decline notice to the organizer. The meeting is tentatively booked, and the only way that you can generate a decline notice is to delete the actual item from the calendar.

Additional query words: 98

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Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto


Last Reviewed: December 15, 1999
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