Plan an event

When it’s time to host a birthday celebration, baby shower, game-day gathering, or other get-together, plan your event like a pro with these tips and tools.

Party templates

Organize your party planning with customizable checklists, planners, guest lists, invitations, flyers, and menus.

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Event templates

Ensure your next event is a success with templates for planning, timelines, trackers, budgets, calendars, schedules and promoting your event.

Get templates to promote your event

Create the guest list

Manage your guest mailing addresses with an Excel spreadsheet. When it's saved to your OneDrive, your family and friends can add or edit entries.

Manage your guest list

Send invitations

Save yourself a lot of time when sending invitations to your guests by using Word to create a mail merge. Automation at its best!

Get started on a mail merge

Plan the menu

Plan your party menu in OneNote. Gather ideas, save recipes, and create a shopping list. Then, invite other event planners to add their ideas.

Learn more about OneNote

Share photos

Once the event is over, share photos with attendees with a folder in OneDrive. Allow editing so others can add and share their pictures, too.

Add photos to OneDrive