Outlook calendar 'changes' appointment into a meeting after editing.

AJ, I need to correct my earlier reply - Outlook for iPhone is a workaround for me. I just now discovered that Outlook for iPhone (like Apple's Calendar App) allows viewing of Appointments by Day or Month (Apple's Calendar also allows viewing by Year). I also noticed that Appointments do not look like Meetings when Outlook for iPhone is viewed in Day mode instead of Agenda mode.  Also, Appointments created/edited in Outlook for iOS do not change to meetings when edited using Outlook for iOS or Outlook for Desktop (although they do change to Meetings if edited using Apple's Calendar App). Many thanks for suggesting this workaround.  Below is a link to PDF of a Guide to Using Outlook for iPhone.

GUIDE TO OUTLOOK FOR IPHONE

http://hcsonline.com/PDF/Outlook\_for\_iOS\_iPhone.pdf

AJ, I'm glad that Outlook for iPhone App is a workaround for you, but it doesn't work for me. Reason is all of my Appointments look like Meetings (with me as organizer and a participant) when viewed from Outlook for iPhone.  Most of my Appointments were created (and not edited) before the April update to Outlook.  Also, calendar function of Outlook for iPhone is not as versatile as Apple's Calendar App -- Apple's App allows viewing appointments by day, month, or year (Outlook for iPhone only shows appointments by Agenda, Day, or 3-Day.

AJ, when I just now tested Windows Mail and Calendar it converted an Appointment into a Meetings after I edited with my iPhone.   When I use my iPhone to edit an Appointment, my temporary Workaround is using Outlook Desktop app to delete and re-create the Appointment when I get back to my computer.  Today I used the Contact Support feature of Outlook Desktop App to remind Support that the problem is continuing. Windows Mail is not as fully featured as Outlook for Desktop (see link below for a comparison).

COMPARING WINDOWS MAIL AND CALENDAR TO OUTLOOK FOR DESKTOP

https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Compare-Mail-and-Calendar-apps-for-Windows-10-with-Outlook-2016-and-Outlook-2013-16fa7c99-dc32-435b-ba2b-2ac9be56a0da

MG, Thanks for that - I'll use the Contact Support and do the same. I found that if you install the Outlook app on your iPhone, you'll be able to better see the make up of an event. Conflict appointments that turn into meetings have a light background and dotted edge. I have deleted these and re-entered them in the Windows mail app and iPhone Calendar app with no problems so far. I'll get back to Barry from MS who helped earlier in this thread and indicated a Skype name conflict. 

Clearly this is a big enough problem for MS to look at but seem to be ignoring...

AJ, I was using Office 2016 until I purchased a subscription to Office 365 Home on 3/29/2018. I switched to Office 365 to get benefit of continuous updates. I started experiencing problem of Appointments being converted into Meetings started after the April update to Office 365.  Therefore, your plan to switch from Office 2016 to Office 365 may not fix the problem. For more info about the April upgrade, go to Upgrade Page,

OFFICE 365 CLIENT UPDATE CHANNEL RELEASES

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/mt465751.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

 

FFS! I'm trying to get around the issue by using the in-built Mail app for Windows 10 which is way better than it used to be. Outlook.com and gmail.com load fine but my work addresses not so much, (so another) FFS. 

Thanks again MG...

AJ, I was using Office 2016 until I purchased a subscription to Office 365 Home on 3/29/2018. I switched to Office 365 to get benefit of continuous updates. I started experiencing problem of Appointments being converted into Meetings started after the April update to Office 365.  Therefore, your plan to switch from Office 2016 to Office 365 may not fix the problem. For more info about the April upgrade, go to Upgrade Page,

OFFICE 365 CLIENT UPDATE CHANNEL RELEASES

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/mt465751.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396