Save a meeting invite as a draft in Outlook

Save a meeting as a draft in new Outlook

1. Select Calendar from the navigation and create a New event.

2. Select the Send dropdown and select Save as draft.

   Note: The drop-down will only appear when at least one participant is added to the invite. Note that the draft is not stored in your mailbox draft folder.  

   
   

3. This will save the meeting invite on your calendar. It will show on your calendar as [Draft] along with the title of the event.

Edit the draft 

When you are ready to edit the draft meeting and send, do the following:

1. Locate the draft meeting on your calendar and select Edit.
   
   

2. Make your changes and select Send. You can also save it as a draft again if you're not ready to send it. 

Save a meeting as a draft in classic Outlook

1. Select Calendar from the navigation and select New Appointment.

2. Fill out the details and if you didn't add any attendees, select Save & Close. If you added at least one attendee, close the meeting request.

3. From the pop-up window, select one of the options such as Save changes but don't send.

4. Select OK.

Edit the draft

When you are ready to edit the draft meeting and send, do the following:

1. Locate the draft meeting on your calendar and select Edit.

2. Make your changes and select Send. You can also save it as a draft again if you're not ready to send it. 

Save a meeting as a draft in the web version of Outlook

1. Select Calendar from the navigation and create a New event.

2. Select the Send dropdown and select Save as draft.

   Note: The drop-down will only appear when at least one participant is added to the invite. Note that the draft is not stored in your mailbox draft folder.  

   
   

3. This will save the meeting invite on your calendar. It will show on your calendar as [Draft] along with the title of the event.​​​​​​​

Edit the draft 

When you are ready to edit the draft meeting and send, do the following:

1. Locate the draft meeting on your calendar and select Edit.
   
   

2. Make your changes and select Send. You can also save it as a draft again if you're not ready to send it.