How does one remove/disable the event summary card in emails?

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How does one remove/disable the event summary card in emails?

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The email itself already contains event details. It annoys me that there is another portion of the email that contains basically the same info. It further annoys me that this redundancy is taking up space by being expanded & pinned by default. I want to remove/disable it, because I only need to see the event details once, not twice. Please refer to the red highlight in the screenshot below. Thanks!

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Darren-Ng 12,775 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hi @Christopher Gonzales
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Thanks for sharing the screenshot. The red-highlighted section is the native meeting invitation header in Outlook. It shows the meeting title, date/time, RSVP buttons, and organizer info. This header is automatically generated for any email that is a meeting invite (or contains an .ics calendar attachment). As a user, I can empathize with your feeling about that inconvenience. Unfortunately, this specific header cannot be completely disabled in Outlook, it’s a core feature. However, here are some suggestions you can try:

Use Reading Pane or Simplified View

Switch to Compact View or disable the Reading Pane in Outlook desktop (View > Reading Pane > Off). This reduces the visual space taken by the card.

Feedback to Microsoft

As Outlook continues to evolve, new features and settings may be introduced in future updates. We encourage you to submit feedback through the Microsoft Ideas Community at Ideas · Community so that the product team can review user preferences.

I hope it helps, let me know if you have any other questions.

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Anonymous

2025-08-19T04:09:28.96+00:00

Hi Darren - I'm accessing Outlook via web browser (denoted by the tags I used). In the settings, I already saw where the reading pane is. But I can't seem to locate compact view. Thank you for this though!
Darren-Ng 12,775 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-08-19T04:21:55.7633333+00:00

Hi @Christopher Gonzales

you can choose View tab, then select Collapse conversation or fold pane to change. However, as I mentioned above that this specific header cannot be completely disabled in Outlook, it’s a core feature. So, I recommend you raise feedback so Microsoft can update this feature. And for other users who has the similar issue as you. They can raise more feedback and help Microsoft Support team can update more effective by clicking "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it.
Thank you for your kindness and understanding. If you need anything else, please feel free to contact me.

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Anonymous

2025-08-19T04:09:28.96+00:00

Hi Darren - I'm accessing Outlook via web browser (denoted by the tags I used). In the settings, I already saw where the reading pane is. But I can't seem to locate compact view. Thank you for this though!
Darren-Ng 12,775 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-08-19T04:21:55.7633333+00:00

Hi @Christopher Gonzales

you can choose View tab, then select Collapse conversation or fold pane to change. However, as I mentioned above that this specific header cannot be completely disabled in Outlook, it’s a core feature. So, I recommend you raise feedback so Microsoft can update this feature. And for other users who has the similar issue as you. They can raise more feedback and help Microsoft Support team can update more effective by clicking "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it.
Thank you for your kindness and understanding. If you need anything else, please feel free to contact me.

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Devin McCue 0

I have this issue as well. I would even accept a way to make it much smaller. It seems like between this and the broken search function, Microsoft has forgotten its users in favor of forcing AI slop and a lack of customization on us. Disappointing from such a brand

Hornblower409 15,340 Reputation points

2026-07-15T02:22:00.54+00:00

@Devin McCue said

I would even accept a way to make it much smaller

I don't know if this is possible, but you won't get an answer by posting on an old Question.

I would suggest that you start a new thread using the "Ask a question" button at the top of this page to create a new Question and ask that specific question.

(You can put the link for this page in your new Question for reference)