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Is there any way I can get outlook to automatically decline any meeting put in my diary between certain times? There seems to be a myriad of rules that can be establish but noe that seem to fit the bill. Thanks
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The only way that I can see to do it is to fill the relevant time periods with nominal 'meetings' (such as 'Lunch', 'Playing Golf' or 'Watching Teletubbies') and then enable Auto-Decline.
http:// www.uwe c.edu/h elp/ema il/auto maticme etingac ceptdec line.ht m
Outlook will then see that any new meeting request conflicts with an existing 'meeting' and thus decline the request.
(PS: When posting questions about Outlook (or any other Microsoft Office program) it helps to know which version you're using. Instructions for one version can often be completely meaningless in a different one!)
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Outlook will then see that any new meeting request conflicts with an existing 'meeting' and thus decline the request.
(PS: When posting questions about Outlook (or any other Microsoft Office program) it helps to know which version you're using. Instructions for one version can often be completely meaningless in a different one!)
I used to put in such nominal meetings to discourage folk from suggesting meetings at some inconsiderate time. Eventually I even blocked out evenings and weekends to stop Outlook calendar claiming I was free ! Didn't stop them though. But I'd have found it difficult to justify auto-decline (even were I aware of it) so didn't try that.
You could check out the following method that involves creating and applying a simple Macro/Script program and setup as an Outlook rule to auto decline meeting requests:-
https:/ /things ifindus eful.wo rdpress .com/20 11/06/2 8/decli ning-me etings- automat ically- in-outl ook-201 0/
The article describes the method based on Office 2010 but I would expect it to be similar for 2007 and 2013.
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The article describes the method based on Office 2010 but I would expect it to be similar for 2007 and 2013.