Kari's Tips and Tricks #117: Turn 📨Emails Into 📅Calendar Events in One Click✔️
Turn Emails Into Calendar Events in One Click
🧠 Feeling buried in back-and-forth emails about meetings?
Outlook has a time-saving feature that helps you skip the copy/paste and go straight to scheduling—right from your inbox.
⏱ Time to Read/Watch: ~2 min
Here are two fast ways to create an event from an email:
🖱️ Drag & Drop
Drag the email onto the Calendar icon in the bottom-left corner of Outlook.
It opens a brand-new meeting or appointment with the subject, body, and any attachments already filled in.
📅 Reply with Meeting
If the email requires discussion, click Reply with Meeting from the ribbon.
Outlook turns it into a calendar invite—perfect for scheduling quick syncs without retyping anything.
💡 Why This Saves Time:
✅ You don’t have to switch apps or retype details
✅ Keeps everything (context, attachments, info) in one place
✅ Helps you act quickly—while it's still top of mind
🎯 Pro Tip:
Use this feature when you feel that “we should just meet about this” moment—Outlook makes it easy to follow through.
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