End meetings early or start late
If you're using Outlook for Microsoft 365, you can now have Outlook end your meetings a few minutes early or start late. This can help you build in travel time between meetings. You can choose a different duration for meetings under one hour and meetings over one hour.
Important: Steps may be different between new and classic Outlook for Windows. To determine which version of Outlook you're using, look for File on the ribbon. If there's no File option, follow the steps under the New Outlook tab. If the File option appears, select the tab for Classic Outlook.
You can set events to end early or start late by using the following instructions.
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Select Settings > Calendar > Events and invitations.
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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 select Save.
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Select File > Options > Calendar > Calendar options
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Check the Shorten appointments and meetings checkbox and select End early or Start late, depending on what you want.
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Use the drop-down to select the number of minutes for meetings less than one hour and one hour or longer, then click OK.