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I have recurring client appointments, which I edit if eg. there is a cancellation or a no-show. I need to keep this history.
If I want to reschedule Client X to a different time going forward, then my only option appears to be changing the end date of the recurring series and starting a new one. But that removes all changes made to earlier occurrences.
The only other "solution" seems to be downloading a csv, and uploading it again - what a palaver. Surely there must be an easier way to edit "all occurrences from this point onwards" as you can in the Google calendar?
I can see that this issue has been raised as far back as 2016 - what do we have to do to get it on the wishlist for the next upgrade to Outlook?
Come on Microsoft - Google can do this, so why can't you?
Ri
(Also curious why Outlook doesn't appear under the list of MS 365 & Office apps ??)
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
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Yes, well done RI, we have to keep banging on about this, it's been driving me nuts for years. Such a fundamental flaw and simple fix, it seems (a la Google Calendar)
SR.
Hi Leon
I'm pleased to say that this worked - UNTIL I wanted to change the end date of a running appointment.
As soon as I had to edit the whole series (which is the only way to change the end date), it reverted to saying everything in the series would have to be the same again:
Changing the end date of an ongoing appointment (or more usually adding one, rather than changing one) is unavoidable. We book clients in on an ongoing basis until they are ready to exit our service.
So even though I could edit the series "from this point forward", adding an end date undid it all again.
Net result - problem not solved. Please would you add to the wishlist:
Thanks
Ri
I am not a bot.
Thank you for pointing this out. It seems to work, though I think some companies - mine for awhile - block using outlook web version. For me this does work on the web version, and came though exchange to my desktop and reflected in Teams calendar also.
Makes me wonder if it will come to the Outlook desktop app soon.
I wonder if this responder is a bot. They gave the same bad advice both times from a script it looks like. I agree with Ri_ARCS it is easily done in Google Calendar and for Outlook desktop app to be used by so many businesses where something like this is necessary, this should be a no brainer update.
I don't want deleted or changed meetings to reappear, especially if notes are sent and the time in my calendar is now different when actually the meeting occurred. I am surprised it has not been an audit issue for some businesses. Plus ending and creating adding a meeting series, especially when interfaced with Teams, generates a whole new stream of chat and shared information.
Maybe if some of the big companies using outlook would put pressure on MS they would correct this issue.