Since Outlook 365 was updated I can't drag my email to create a calendar event.

Anonymous
2023-05-20T02:07:31+00:00

Since Outlook 365 was updated I can't drag my email to create a calendar event. I do this nearly every day (often multiple times). Bring it back please!!!!

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Calendar

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments No comments

88 answers

Sort by: Newest
  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-02T17:19:22+00:00

    When I drag and drop from my email to calendar, it creates the calendar item, but no longer includes all the text from the original email. I like the continuity because it helps me keep track of tasks for that particular event.

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments No comments
  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-02T14:20:55+00:00

    When you do this, it does work, but it sets a meeting for everyone on the last email, e.g. I tried it and it set an appointment for everyone in the company as it was a mass email about a training course.

    Thanks Microsoft.

    They also removed the ability to drag tasks between different lists in the ToDo app. Frustrating.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments No comments
  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-28T19:29:06+00:00

    Dragging from email to calendar did work in classic outlook. It doesn't work in my new Outlook 365. Please investigate further and send updated instructions.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments No comments
  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-24T12:41:57+00:00

    Were you able to find a solution? I have been so frustrated with the new Outlook. The best workaround I can come up with is to use the "create a meeting request" feature, then when the popup shows up, I delete the original sender so I'm not actually creating a meeting with them. I just need to drop the email into my calendar as a way to schedule my to-do's and projects (I don't like using To-Do).

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments No comments
  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-04T18:56:45+00:00

    First, @matt_m is my hero for figuring out the My Day workaround. I agree with others, though - this was much easier when you could just drag and drop on the calendar icon. If MS plans to commit to the My Day workflow, then at least make it easier for us somehow.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments No comments