Microsoft KB Archive/222232

= OL2000: Able to Book Meetings for Unpublished Free/Busy Time =

Article ID: 222232

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q222232



SYMPTOMS
If a resource account has been set up for direct booking, you can schedule a meeting with the resource beyond the published free/busy time.



CAUSE
Time beyond the published free/busy time is not secured against scheduling.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



To Set Up a Resource Account for Direct Booking

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and on the Preferences tab, click Calendar Options.
 * 2) Click Resource Scheduling, and click to select all three options.
 * 3) Click OK, OK, and OK.

To Set Limits for Publishing Free/Busy Time

 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options, and on the Preferences tab, click Calendar Options.
 * 2) Click Free/Busy Options, and then enter the number of months in the future for which you would like to publish the resource's free/busy time.
 * 3) Click OK, OK, and OK.

To Schedule a Meeting with the Resource

 * 1) Start Outlook on a second computer.
 * 2) In the Calendar folder, on the Action menu, click Plan a Meeting.
 * 3) Click Invite Others, click to select the resource account, click Resources, and then click OK.
 * 4) Select a meeting start date that is beyond the published free/busy time.

Notice that the resource account's schedule displays as a series of slashes, indicating no information is available. This will not prevent you from scheduling a meeting during this period.

Additional query words: OL2K

Keywords: kbbug kbpending KB222232

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