Published Jul 30, 2025
Starting July 2025, Outlook will let users save meetings with attendees as drafts, labeled “[Draft]” on the calendar. This feature, enabled by default on mobile, allows more flexible event planning. No admin action is needed, but users should be informed and training updated accordingly.
Updated August 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.
You can now save a meeting as a draft on your calendar when you're not ready to send invites. This update gives users more flexibility when planning events, especially when details are still being finalized.
When this will happen
Users will be able to save events as drafts when creating a meeting with at least one attendee. To do this, select the Discard button while composing the event, then choose Save as a draft. Draft events will appear on the calendar with a “Draft” prefix in the title.
This feature is available on mobile and will be on by default.
What you can do to prepare
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