Save a meeting invite as a draft in Outlook
Applies To
Outlook 2024 Outlook 2021 Outlook 2019 Outlook on the web Outlook.com New Outlook for WindowsYou can save a meeting as a draft on your calendar if you aren't ready to send the meeting invites.
Select a tab option below for the version of Outlook you're using. What version of Outlook do I have?
Note: If the steps under this New Outlook tab don't work, you may not be using new Outlook for Windows yet. Select Classic Outlook and follow those steps instead.
Save a meeting as a draft in new Outlook
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Select Calendar from the navigation and create a New event.
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Select the Send dropdown and select Save as draft.
Note: The drop-down will only appear when at least one participant is added to the invite. Note that the draft is not stored in your mailbox draft folder.
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This will save the meeting invite on your calendar. It will show on your calendar as [Draft] along with the title of the event.
Edit the draft
When you are ready to edit the draft meeting and send, do the following:
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Locate the draft meeting on your calendar and select Edit.
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Make your changes and select Send. You can also save it as a draft again if you're not ready to send it.
Save a meeting as a draft in classic Outlook
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Select Calendar from the navigation and select New Appointment.
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Fill out the details and if you didn't add any attendees, select Save & Close. If you added at least one attendee, close the meeting request.
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From the pop-up window, select one of the options such as Save changes but don't send.
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Select OK.
Edit the draft
When you are ready to edit the draft meeting and send, do the following:
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Locate the draft meeting on your calendar and select Edit.
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Make your changes and select Send. You can also save it as a draft again if you're not ready to send it.
Save a meeting as a draft in the web version of Outlook
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Select Calendar from the navigation and create a New event.
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Select the Send dropdown and select Save as draft.
Note: The drop-down will only appear when at least one participant is added to the invite. Note that the draft is not stored in your mailbox draft folder.
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This will save the meeting invite on your calendar. It will show on your calendar as [Draft] along with the title of the event.
Edit the draft
When you are ready to edit the draft meeting and send, do the following:
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Locate the draft meeting on your calendar and select Edit.
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Make your changes and select Send. You can also save it as a draft again if you're not ready to send it.