Declined invitation in future, how can I still see when it was originally scheduled?

Question

Secretary sends out months of meetings, always at a time I already have a re-occurring meeting, so I decline them all. However, what if my meeting changes/ends and now I could attend if I wanted- how can I still see that I was invited to a meeting at that time- without replying "tentative" to them all? Is there a way?

Answer 1

You use the expression 'without replying tentative'. I can imagine that you want to reply and tell the meeting organiser that you declined the invite, but still show it on your calendar.

If the reply is the issue, then when you receive the invitation, decline it and send a response as usual. Then find the meeting request in your deleted items folder, and accept it as tentative. Choose 'Do Not Send A Response'.

This way, the meeting will be added to your calendar, but the organiser will be told that you have declined the meeting.