How do I create a new recurring appointment?
- Create a standard appointment as normal.
- Click the ‘Recurrence’ button in the toolbar OR
Click ‘Make recurrence’ at the side of the start/end times.
The ‘Appointment Recurrence’ dialogue box will be displayed.
- Alter the ‘Appointment time’ if necessary.
- Use the ‘Recurrence pattern’ section to specify how frequently the appointment happens. (Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly). The right hand side of this section varies depending on the option chosen above.
- Choose a range for the occurrence:
- No end date - the appointment will reoccur forever.
- End after x occurrences - the appointment will occur x number of times.
- End by - the appointment will occur until the date specified.
- Click ‘OK’.
You will be returned to your calendar and the appointment will shown at the appropriate date/time.
The ‘Recurring Appointment’ symbol will be shown next to your calendar event to illustrate that this appointment is one of a series.
How do I amend/delete a recurring appointment?
- Double click the appointment to be altered.
The 'Open Recurring Item' dialogue box will be displayed. - Click the appropriate option button to choose to amend:
- ‘Just this one’ - only this appointment will be updated. All others in the series will remain unchanged.
- ‘The entire series’ - every occurrence of the appointment will be updated to reflect the changes.
- Click ‘OK’.
- Amend the appointment(s) as necessary.
- Click ‘Save and Close’.
How do I remove the recurrence?
- Double click the recurring appointment.
- Choose to edit the series.
- Click the ‘Recurrence’ button in the ribbon or click the ‘Edit Recurrence’ in the event window.
- Click the ‘Remove Recurrence’ button.
- Click ‘OK’.
This removes all occurrences, with the exception of the original event from your diary. If you wish to keep past occurrences but delete those in the future - set an end date in set 4 rather than remove it completely.