Creating a new meeting in Outlook Online

You can manage your entire calendar, including booking meetings, rooms and creating Microsoft Teams online meetings all within a web browser.

Once you've logged in to Outlook Online click on the Calendar icon in the lower left to be taken to your calendar. Follow these steps to create a new meeting.

• Press the + New Event icon in the menu bar at the top of the page.
  • A new event meeting window will overlay on top of your calendar window.
• Enter you calendar even information
  • Meeting description
  • List your attendees (if there are any, of course)
  • Select your date and time using the drop-downs or you can slide the appointment using the graphic on the right.
  • Choose whether this meeting is a single event or should be a recurring meeting. (If this is a recurring appointment, be sure to follow the Best Practices Guidelines for selecting an end date on recurring meetings).
  • Select your location. A list of Bowdoin College room resources will appear to assist you in booking a room, but you may choose other locations by manually entering them.
    • If you want the meeting to be a Microsoft Teams meeting, click the slider icon on the Location field for Teams Meeting
    • When you choose a Teams Meeting, the appropriate connection URLs and other information will be added to the meeting notes automatically once the meeting is saved.
  • Add your reminder time
  • Add a description for the event. You can add attachments, insert images, etc.
• Once your information is complete. click the Save icon in the upper-left.
• Your meeting is now ready for yourself or any attendees.