Outlook 2010 top 11 cool things – #4 Booking meetings

Staying on the calendar/meeting theme the next feature in Outlook 2010 I want to point out is the assistance you get to help find a suitable time slot for your meeting. If you’ve a dept. that is anything like mine, finding a suitable point in the day/week for all the people you want to pull together can be a bit of a challenge!

In Outlook 2010 there is a neat pane on the right hand side of your appointment that can help.

At the top is a calendar which colour codes each day indicating whether the day is goo/fair/poor for booking the meeting. Below at the bottom are suggested times, these are ordered from best to worst slots.

If you set up meeting rooms in Exchange 2010 you can also see available rooms in the middle section.

On receipt of the request that person will see another cool feature in Outlook 2010. A nice calendar preview allowing you to see immediately where the meeting fits into your schedule, saving you from having to jump across into your calendar to check before accepting or rejecting the meeting request.