How to create Outlook Calendar event by clicking and dragging any email.

Got a request with a deadline? Keep things on track by turning emails into calendar appointments in Microsoft Outlook. It’s simple—just follow these steps to add emails directly to your schedule:

1. Go to Outlook Application, Web or Calendar.

2. Select and open the side view for Calendar.

3. Select the email that you want to create an invite with:

4. Click that email and drag it and drop it into the calendar to adjust meeting details. 

5. The Scheduling assistant will open. Add who is going to be attending, option to include optional attendees. Configure date and time and keep an eye on the Right side where it shows availability for everyone attending and what time works best. 

6. Include any additional messages in the email and click the blue Send icon to send the invite to attendees.

Note: This applies to all versions of outlook.