Calendar

7.5. Responding to Appointment Invitations

Learn how to reply to an appointment invitation if you are being added to an appointment.

You will receive at least one of the following notifications:

You can accept, tentatively accept or decline your participation in the appointment. You can always change your appointment confirmation status later.

How to answer an appointment invitation in the notification area:

  1. In the menu bar, click the Notifications icon . The Notification area is displayed.

  2. To display the suggested appointment in the calendar, click on Open in calendar.

    To answer the appointment invitation, click on Accept/Decline below the invitation.

  3. Enter a comment in the Change confirmation status window. Click on one of the buttons Decline, Tentative or Accept.

Result: If you accept the appointment, it will be entered in your calendar.

Tip: You can accept the appointment directly within the notification area by clicking on the Accept invitation button.

How to answer an appointment invitation in an email invitation:

  1. Open an email with an appointment invitation in the Email application.

  2. Enter a comment below This email contains an appointment in the detail view. Click on one of the buttons Accept, Tentative or Decline.

Result: If you accept the appointment, it will be entered in your calendar.

Note: In the calendar settings you can define whether the invitation mail is automatically deleted when accepting or declining an appointment.

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Parent topic: Calendar