How to decline a meeting invitation but still leave it on your calendar in Outlook?
If you declined a meeting invitation but still want to leave the meeting on your calendar, how can you achieve it? This article provides an easy method to help you quickly get it done in Outlook.
Decline a meeting invitation but still leave it on calendar in Outlook
Decline a meeting invitation but still leave it on calendar in Outlook
Please do as follows to leave a declined meeting invitation on your calendar in Outlook.
1. After declining a meeting invitation, the email will be moved to the Deleted Items folder, please open the Deleted Items folder and find the declined meeting invitation email.
2. Select the declined meeting email in the Deleted Items folder, then click Accept > Do Not Send a Response in the Reading Pane. See screenshot:

Then the declined meeting will be added to your Outlook calendar immediately.
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