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Creating an event (appointment or meeting)

1. Sign into the Outlook Web App using your 8-character UWaterloo username@uwaterloo.ca  (j25rober@uwaterloo.ca) and your password  

2. Next, select the Calendar view from the top left  

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1. Click on the arrow next to New and select Calendar event.
   

   

2. The create event pane will open. In the first field, enter a title for the event.

3. In the location field, enter the location or click Add room to book a room.
   

4. In the Start and End fields:

   1. Select the start date of the event from the dropdown calendar.

   2. Select the end date of the event from the dropdown calendar.

   3. Enter the start and end times of the event or select the All day checkbox.

   4. Or use the scheduling assistant to find a time people and rooms are available.

5. If applicable, select the Private checkbox.
   

6. If the event is recurring on a regular schedule, add a recurrence in the Repeat field.

7. In the Reminder dropdown box, select the amount of time before the event, or None, you'd like to receive a pop-up reminder.
   

8. To receive a reminder by email:

   1. Below the Reminder dropdown, click Add an email reminder.

   2. In the Email reminder dropdown, select the amount of time before the event you'd like the email reminder sent.

   3. In the Send reminder to dropdown, select who the email reminder is sent to: Me or All attendees.

   4. In the Reminder message to send field, enter the message you'd like included in the reminder email.

   5. Click Close.
      

      

9. In the Show as dropdown box, select how the event will appear in your calendar: Free, Working elsewhere, Tentative, Busy, or Away.

10. In the WYSIWYG text box, add any additional event details.

11. To attach a file, click the Attach button.

12. For an appointment, click Save. For a meeting, invite people to the event and then click Send.
    

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