How to auto forward meeting invites to a specific person in Outlook?

Author: Xiaoyang Last Modified: 2024-08-21

In Outlook, you can forward a meeting invite to a specific person directly by using the Forward feature manually. But, sometimes, you may need to forward the meeting invites to a specific person automatically when you accept the meeting. This article, I will talk about how to auto forward a meeting invite to a person as quickly as you can.

Forward meeting invites to a specific person automatically in Outlook with VBA code

Forward meeting invites to a specific person automatically in Outlook with VBA code

Here is a useful VBA code that can help you to auto forward the meeting invite to a specific person after accepting it, please do as this:

1. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys to open the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. In the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window, double click ThisOutlookSession from the Project1(VbaProject.OTM) pane to open the mode, and then copy and paste the following code into the blank module.

VBA code: Auto forward meeting invites to a specific person:

Public WithEvents ReceivedItems As Outlook.Items
Private Sub Application_Startup()
    Set ReceivedItems = Outlook.Application.Session.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox).Items
End Sub
Private Sub ReceivedItems_ItemAdd(ByVal Item As Object)
Dim xMeetingItem As MeetingItem
Dim xMeetingResponse As MeetingItem
Dim xForwardMeeting As MeetingItem
Dim xAppointmentItem As AppointmentItem
On Error Resume Next
If TypeOf Item Is MeetingItem Then
    Set xMeetingItem = Item
    Set xAppointmentItem = xMeetingItem.GetAssociatedAppointment(True)
    Set xMeetingResponse = xAppointmentItem.Respond(olMeetingAccepted, True)
    xMeetingResponse.Send
    Set xForwardMeeting = xMeetingItem.Forward
    With xForwardMeeting
        With .Recipients
            .Add "skyyang@addin88.com" 'change address to your own
            .ResolveAll
        End With
        .Send
    End With
End If
End Sub

Note: In the above code, you should change the recipient address to your own.

3. Then save the code, and restart the Outlook to take the code effect.

4. Now, when you receive a meeting invite, the meeting will be accepted automatically, and at the same time, this meeting will be auto forwarded to your specific person immediately.

Note: This code is only available to the default account.