how to update recurring meeting in Outlook without losing history?

Anonymous
2023-03-28T00:55:53+00:00

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 ??)

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-24T14:42:39+00:00

    This was supremely helpful, thank you Leon!

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-19T17:13:40+00:00

    Thank you Leon!

    I read the first two solution offered by the first two techs and stopped a couple of times. This time I read further and found your solution. Like others I have been looking for a solution to this for several years. It was very frustrating, but this solution is easy and effective. I wish there could be a way to star your response so that it shows at the top of the page as favorite or resolved or something. I hope others see your solution, too!

    On a related note, I have noticed that there are several features that the website view has that the desktop client does not have. As much as I would like to exclusively use the desktop version, I expect Microsoft will be phasing this out in the future.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-11T14:41:57+00:00

    THIS WORKED! Thank you!! Best new tip I've learned in a while!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-08T17:43:04+00:00

    I am using Outlook for Mac Version 16.83.2 (24032318) and last week noticed that the option to edit a subset of recurring meetings is now available:

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    I don't know if this helps many people, but I thought I'd post it in the event that you can update and get this back!

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-04-08T14:37:25+00:00

    This works - simple and easy - unsure why functionality has not been carried back into the desktop app version - wishlist for sure (going into outlook online shouldn't be necessary).

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