7.5. Responding to Appointment Invitations

Learn how to respond to an appointment invitation if a user or external partner adds you as a participant 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 confirmation status later.

How to answer an appointment invitation in the notification area:

In the menu bar, click the Notifications icon . The Notification area is displayed.
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.
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 e-mail invitation:

Open an E-Mail with an appointment invitation in the E-Mail application.
Enter a comment below This e-mail 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 e-mail is automatically deleted when accepting or declining an appointment.

User interface:

Calendar