How to schedule a meeting without sending an invitation

[Guest]

In Outlook 2007 beta, I'd like to link meetings with contacts. But the only
way I see to do this is by sending invitations to the meeting, which I don't
want to do (all of my meetings are with persons outside my organization). So
how can I (from calendar and/or contacts) schedule a meeting and have it
linked to a contact (to track activity) without sending out a meeting
invitation?

Thanks!
-Mike

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

In Outlook 2007 Beta 2, the Contacts box for linking items to contacts does not appear by default. You will need to turn it on -- Tools | Options | Contact Options | Show Contact Activity Information on All Forms.

If, like me, you think that this is the wrong choice for the default option and that some users will perceive this as a data loss, you might want to provide feedback to Microsoft using the Send a Smile tool from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A2E1F4E2-BC0F-4403-B09F-7A677D55F274. This tool will transmit your comments and a screenshot back to Microsoft. For more information on this tool, see http://spaces.msn.com/turtleflock-ol2007/blog/cns!C1013F1F9A99E3D8!135.entry

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the quick response. That took care of how I normally schedule
meetings (directly from the calendar). Is there a way to create meeting
directly from the contact pane? Same problem here; I see only an option to
send an invitation, and not to calendar a meeting outright.

-Mike

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, there isn't such an option and it annoys me greatly, because previous versions had it. Another one worth sending a "send a frown" report on.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

I'll send a frown immediately. Thanks again for the quick and expert
response. That's what make you an MVP!

 

[daved]

This is very annoying. Any idea if Microsoft is going to fix this?

 

[Mike24601]

Sue Mosher answered this question earlier in the thread. To quote her answer:

In Outlook 2007 Beta 2, the Contacts box for linking items to contacts does
not appear by default. You will need to turn it on -- Tools | Options |
Contact Options | Show Contact Activity Information on All Forms.


-Michael Kenwood