Edit/Add Meeting Notes on meeting invite sent from someone else

Anonymous
2023-08-16T19:12:41+00:00

I have a user who used, supposedly, used to be able to add note/details to a meeting they were invited to for our president.

For instance, the user Sally, received and accepted a meeting on behalf of John from Meeting Organizer. Sally would then be able to add notes about travel arrangements for John into the meeting she accepted on John's calendar. Now, she is no longer able to edit/add these details or the meeting at all.

Is it possible to add notes/details to a meeting invite from someone else? I am not interested in the OneNote plug-in function that allows you to edit a note for a meeting in OneNote. We would want to do this only inside Outlook.

User has full owner rights to the mailbox and calendar and we've tried it with added delegate rights and without.

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Anonymous
2023-11-27T21:03:05+00:00

Anna,

First make sure you are on the Beta Channel or CC Preview latest build. This new feature will be in Current Channel later this week in Version 2311 (Version page, Update history).

Go to the Calendar tab in Outlook and add an appointment to your calendar. It can be anything. Double click on that appointment to open it and then click File, Options, Customize Ribbon, etc. Rest of steps from Known Issue article below.

Images are blocked and meeting body is read only in Outlook Desktop if calendar items are from other senders for Microsoft Outlook Spoofing Vulnerability released August 8, 2023 - Microsoft Support

Add the Edit Meeting button to the Ribbon

  1. In Outlook Desktop switch to your calendar and open a meeting item.
  2. Select File, Options, then Customize Ribbon.
  3. In the right column under Customize the classic ribbon, under Main Tabs, select Appointment.
  4. Select New Group and then after it appears, rename it Edit Meeting. You can rename it later if you prefer.
  5. Use the Move Up arrow to move the Edit Meeting button under Actions. Keep the new group Edit Meeting selected.
  6. Using the column on the left, under Choose commands from: click the dropdown and select Commands Not in the Ribbon.
  7. In the picker box, locate and select Edit Meeting, then click Addto add it to the custom group you just created.
  8. Select OKto exit Customize the Ribbon.
    Edit meeting button Customize ribbon in Outlook

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-08-31T07:47:04+00:00

    MS365 - Please create an editable section for making my own meeting notes if you are going to remove my ability to modify meeting notes from the organiser (even better if I can select whether I want everyone to see my notes or just myself!) Thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-09-01T14:12:22+00:00

    I am adding my voice to the "please bring back this feature" call. When invited to meetings, especially 1:1 meetings with my boss or my business stakeholders, I would add key points I wanted to make. During the (Zoom) meeting, I would have the Zoom image up and have my calendar invite open so I could refer to it. Plus, I could always go back to a meeting if I needed to know when I raised an issue. This is a feature that you (Microsoft) obviously were unaware your users valued. And, from the string, I haven't seen any explanation of why it would be removed. Please return it to us!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-08-30T17:27:48+00:00

    Yes! I'm just another person with the exact same issue/question still waiting for the suggestion of how to do this! I LOVED that feature of Outlook and would constantly use it to add my own agenda notes, etc.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-08-22T15:41:06+00:00

    Hi all,

    The issue not being able to edit meetings sent from others was an intentional change from the August Outlook Desktop security update, Images are blocked and meeting body is read only in Outlook Desktop if calendar items are from other senders for Microsoft Outlook Spoofing Vulnerability released August 8, 2023 - Microsoft Support. There are some alternative options for taking notes or saving attachments in the workaround section.

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