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Home > Products > Outlook > Outlook 2003 Help and How-to > Calendar and Scheduling > Sharing Free/Busy Information

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Refresh free/busy information

Applies to: Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Show Automatically refresh free/busy information

On the Tools menu, click Options, and then click Calendar Options.
Under Advanced options, click Free/Busy Options.
Under Options, type a number from 1 to 99 in the Update free/busy information on the server every x minutes box.

Show Manually from Calendar view

On the Tools menu, point to Send/Receive, and then click Free/Busy Information.

Show Manually from the group schedule calendar

In Calendar, on the Actions menu, click View Group Schedules.
Select the group schedule you want to view, and then click Open.
Click Options, and then click Refresh Free/Busy.

Show Manually from a meeting request

In Calendar, on the Actions menu, click Plan a Meeting.
Invite attendees and resources.
How?
1. Click Add Others, and then select to Add from Address Book or Add Public Folder.
2. In the Type Name or Select from List box, enter the name of the person or resource you want at the meeting.
3. For each name entered, click Required, Optional, or Resources. (The Required and Optional attendees appear in the To box on the Appointment tab, and Resources appear in the Location box.)
4. Click OK.
Click Options, and then click Refresh Free/Busy.