You can now have Outlook end your events a few minutes early or start them a few minutes late. This can help you build in travel time between events or add buffer time if other events go a bit long. You can choose a different duration for events under one hour and over one hour.
This feature is set up per email account. If you have more than one, be sure to set the start and end time settings for the ones you want.
Note:Â Outlook for Mac guidance on this topic is available here .
In new Outlook , you can set events to end early or start late by using the following instructions.
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Select Settings
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Select the Shorten duration for all events checkbox.
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Use the dropdowns to select the number of minutes for events less than one hour and one hour or longer, then click Save .
Note:Â Users should be running the latest Monthly Enterprise Channel build of Outlook Desktop. You can check to see what the latest build of Outlook is at this page . You can check what version of Outlook for Windows you are running by visiting What version of Outlook do I have? .
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In classic Outlook, select File > Options > Calendar > Calendar options.
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Check the Shorten appointments and meetings checkbox and in the dropdown box choose End early or Start late .
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Use the drop-downs to select the number of minutes for events less than one hour and one hour or longer, then click OK .
Once set, this setting will be honored across Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Mac, Outlook on the web, Outlook for iOS, and Outlook for Android.
Outlook on the web users can set events to end early or start late by using the following instructions.
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Select Settings
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Check the Shorten duration for all events checkbox.
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Use the drop-downs to select the number of minutes for events less than one hour and one hour or longer, then click Save .
Once set, this setting will be honored across Outlook for Windows, Outlook for Mac, Outlook on the web, Outlook for iOS, and Outlook for Android.
