UCL INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION
IT for SLMS
IT for SLMS: Live@UCL – Outlook 2007
– Recurring meetings or appointments
1. Document Information
Document Name
outlook2007-recurring-meeting.docx
Service
live@UCL (calendar)
Author
Kristina Drew
Contributors
Issue Date
01/08/2013
2. Document History
Version
Date
Summary of change
1.0
01/08/2013 Republished with ‘IT for SLMS’ branding
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Contents
1. Document Information ......................................................................................... 1
2. Document History ................................................................................................ 1
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Introduction .......................................................................................................... 2
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Using the Recurrence option ............................................................................... 2
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Daily recurrence................................................................................................... 2
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Weekly recurrence ............................................................................................... 3
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Monthly recurrence .............................................................................................. 4
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Yearly recurrence ................................................................................................ 5
3 Introduction
This document covers how to use the Recurrence option in Outlook 2007 within the
live@UCL service to set up meetings that happen on a regular, recurring basis.
4 Using the Recurrence option
To make the appointment/meeting recur, in the Appointment/Meeting window click
on the Recurrence button on the Meeting tab (or Appointment tab) in the Options
group.
From the options available, choose when and how often you would like the meeting
to be repeated.
Here is an explanation of some of the options:
5 Daily recurrence
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Daily recurring appointments occur at the same time every day (e.g. Lunch
break).
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Appointments or meetings that recur daily can be set to occur every single
day or every weekday.
Range of recurrence allows you to set a start date for the first occurrence and then
set how often the appointment should recur. This can be set for a number of
occurrences (End after ‘x’ occurrences), to end on a specific date (End by) or No
end date.
6 Weekly recurrence
Appointments or meetings that recur on a weekly basis are set for selected days of
the week.
Range of recurrence allows you to set a start date for the first occurrence. You can
then set how often the appointment should recur. This can be set for a number of
occurrences (End after ‘x’ occurrences), to end on a specific date (End by) or No
end date
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7 Monthly recurrence
Appointments or meetings that recur on a monthly basis can be set to recur in one of
two ways:
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On a specific date each month or
On a specific weekday such as the first Monday or last Friday of every month
Range of recurrence allows you to set a start date for the first occurrence and then
set how often the appointment should recur. This can be set for a number of
occurrences (End after ‘x’ occurrences), to end on a specific date (End by) or No
end date.
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8 Yearly recurrence
Appointments or meetings that occur on a yearly basis can be set to recur in one of
two ways:
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On a specific date every year e.g. an anniversary
On a specific weekday such as the first Monday in October
Range of recurrence allows you to set a start date for the first occurrence and then
set how often the appointment should recur. This can be set for a number of
occurrences (End after ‘x’ occurrences), to end on a specific date (End by) or No
end date.
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