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Outlook: the Optional participants to invite - so it goes

  • Feb 21, 2026
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Do not expect all participants to a commitment, you can invite in Outlook also optional attendees. We will show you how to do it.

Optional participants with an Outlook invite

  1. Start Outlook and select the calendar to the desired date.
  2. Top left, click on the Button "New meeting" to invite participants.
  3. In the tab "meeting" you will now see the Button "scheduling".
  4. Click on "Invite More" and then on "add From address book".
  5. Select the desired contacts from your address book and click on the Button below "Optional" rather than "Required".
  6. You close the window with "OK", you will find a list of all the participants. With a click on the small Icons you can change the Status also.
Outlook 2013: Optional Participants
In the next practical tip we will show you the best tips & Tricks for calendar management in Outlook.

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