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Microsoft FindTime in Outlook

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FindTime is a Microsoft Outlook add-in for scheduling meetings. The organizer can send multiple meeting time options through FindTime and minimize the back-and-forth emails in scheduling meetings.

  • FindTime helps you to pinpoint times to meet by looking at available free/busy data for your attendees. This data is collected through the calendar part of Microsoft Outlook.
  • Users may create a poll where attendees can vote on the times you suggest
  • Requested attendees can suggest a new meeting time and vote on current proposed times
  • FindTime automatically sends out the meeting invite, by email, on your behalf once requested attendees reach a consensus meeting time

Attention

Doodle, a meeting scheduler add-in for Outlook, is not an approved application for use at FDU. Please use FindTime as your meeting scheduling tool, as detailed in this article.

Where can I access FindTime?

Users can access the Microsoft FindTime Meeting Poll feature on Microsoft Outlook 2013, Outlook 2016 for Windows 10 and Apple macOS, Outlook 2019, and Outlook on the web. In addition, requested attendees can receive and reply to FindTime invites from any email provider. Below is the FindTime add-on icon. Clicking on the icon will start a FindTime Meeting invite.

FindTime Meeting Poll Icon

Windows
  1. Compose a new email or reply to an existing email
  2. List people required for the meeting in To: and optional participants in Cc:
  3. Click the “New Meeting Poll” icon in the Message tab of the ribbon bar
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macOS
  1. Compose a new email or reply to an existing email
  2. List people required for the meeting in To: and optional participants in Cc:
  3. Click the “New Meeting Poll” icon in the Message tab of the ribbon bar
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Outlook on The Web
  1. Login to the FDU Office 365 Portal
  1. Compose a new email or reply to an existing email
  2. List people required for the meeting in To: and optional participants in Cc:
  3. Click the “FindTime” Meeting Poll icon, found at the bottom of your compose or reply email

Note

Select the ••• menu option if the FindTime icon is not visible at the bottom of your email.

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Creating a FindTime Poll
  1. Create a new email or select an email to reply to
  2. List people required for the meeting in To: and optional partners in Cc:
  3. Click the “FindTime Meeting Poll icon within Outlook or Outlook on the web to begin a FindTime invite
  4. Set the meeting settings:
  • Duration: Select a duration from the list
    • Select 8 hours for a full-day meeting
    • Select Custom in the time dropdown menu to set your own time The maximum duration is 23 hours 59 minutes
  • Work Hours: Check to limit suggested meeting times to work days and hours only
  • Time Zone: Select the time zone dropdown menu to change the time zone for the meeting
  1. FindTime looks through the attendees’ schedules (if available) and suggests suitable meeting times

Note

Calendars that are not associated with a Microsoft 365 account are not supported.

Use the links to sort the meeting options.

FindTime dates Availability and Time options.
  • Availability: Lists the best options (times when all required meeting participants are free) first. Factors used to determine the best options include how many attendees are free, how many required vs. optional attendees are free, whether conflicted attendees have tentative or busy commitments on their calendar
  • Time: Lists the options chronologically

Note

You can scroll through the days and months using the arrows. Available days are underlined in green. Darker green indicates days with the most options and lighter green and red indicate the most conflicts. Weekend days are marked available if Work Hours is not selected.

  • The people icons show whether meeting participants is required, and their availability
People icons key
  • Options:

    • Underlined: Required
    • Green: Available
    • Yellow: May be busy
    • Red: Busy
    • Gray: Unknown
  • You can use the icons to access more information
    • Click the user icon, which can be seen with a small clock icon attached to it to open the attendee’s status tray
    • Hover over each person’s icon to view their availability information
    • Click the calendar icon under the user icon to view your calendar
  1. Choose a few suitable meeting times
    • The time box changes to blue when selected
    • You can select a maximum of 20 times
Selected meeting options
  1. Click “Next
  2. Enter the meeting location
    • Online meetings are enabled by default. Click the “Online Meeting” check box to disable it
A screenshot of the New meeting poll pane

When an Online Meeting is selected, FindTime will schedule a Skype for Business or Microsoft Teams meeting. FindTime will use whichever has been set by your organization as the default online meeting channel.

Note

If you saved a Skype for Business setting in your dashboard, FindTime will use that instead of Microsoft Teams. If you want to use Microsoft Teams, delete the Skype for Business setting in your dashboard.

  1. Set Poll settings and toggle the ON/OFF options
    • Notify me about poll updates: You’ll receive an email each time an attendee votes. The message includes the current poll status and an option to schedule.
    • Schedule when attendees reach consensus: A calendar event is automatically scheduled if all required attendees have voted in favor of a specific time option. If multiple options are available, the earliest option will be scheduled.
    • Hold selected times on my calendar: A tentative event is placed on your calendar for each time option you propose. All holds are removed when a poll is scheduled or canceled.

Note

You can still delete selected meeting times at this point by selecting X in the Selected times’ list.

  1. Click “Insert to Email
  2. FindTime inserts the suggested meeting times into your email. Click “Edit Options” to change the meeting settings, if necessary

Note

If you make changes and reinsert the meeting times, you need to delete the original invite manually.

  1. Click “Send” to send the meeting invites and start the voting process
  2. You will receive a direct link to the voting page for your meeting

Management of past and future FindTime (Meeting Polls) requests can be viewed at the following web portal; use your FDU NetID credentials to log in.

Refer to the Microsoft document “How to Create a FindTime Poll” from Microsoft Support for the most up-to-date steps and explanation of settings.

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Reporting Phishing or Junk Emails

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Outlook Web Access (Office365.fdu.edu)
  1. Click on the email that you would like to Mark as Junk or Mark as Phishing
  1. Click the down arrow next to the Junk button
  1. Click on the appropriate button to report the email (Junk, Phishing or Block)
  1. Once you report the email, a copy of the email is automatically sent to the FDU University Systems team and Microsoft for review to improve the spams going forward
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Microsoft Outlook for Windows or Mac
  1. Click on the email that you would like to Mark as Junk or Mark as Phishing
  1. Click on the Report Message button
  1. Click the appropriate option button (Junk or Phishing)
  1. Once you report the email, a copy of the email is automatically sent to the FDU University Systems team and Microsoft for review to improve the spams going forward
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Shared Mailbox in Outlook

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A shared mailbox makes it easy for a group of people to read and send emails from one public email address, like info@fdu.edu. When a person in the group replies to a message sent to the shared mailbox, the email appears to be from the shared address, not from the individual user. Shared mailboxes can also be used to provide a shared calendar, allowing multiple users to schedule and view calendar tasks.

Request Access to an FDU Shared Mailbox

Users can request a new shared mailbox by completing and submitting the “Distribution Group/Shared Mailbox Request” form found below.  Users needing access to a specific FDU shared mailbox account may request access by reaching out to the shared mailbox owner.  To fulfill this request, the shared mailbox owner will open a support case with the Fairleigh Dickinson University Technical Assistance Center (UTAC).

Add a Shared Mailbox to Outlook

Windows
  1. The shared mailbox should automatically display in your folder pane on the left-hand side of your Outlook application within 24 hours of its creation. Closing and restarting the Outlook application maybe necessary if you do not see it after 24 hours

Note

Before you can use a shared mailbox, the Microsoft 365 admin for the university has to add you as a member.

If you cannot open a shared mailbox, please contact the Fairleigh Dickinson University Technical Assistance Center (UTAC) and open a service request.

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macOS
  1. Select Tools from the Outlook menu bar at the top of the screen, then choose Accounts
  1. Select the Advanced… tab
  1. Select the Delegates tab
  1. Click the + button, located under Open these additional mailboxes:
  1. Type or select your correct shared mailbox, and then select Add
  1. Select the OK tab
  1. You should now see your shared mailbox listed on the left-hand side of your Outlook email application window

Note

This is a one-time process only. You do not need to follow the above steps to add this to Outlook on your macOS device again.

If you cannot open a shared mailbox, please contact the Fairleigh Dickinson University Technical Assistance Center (UTAC) and open a service request.

New Outlook version on macOS

Some macOS users may take advantage of the “New Outlook” version of the Outlook application. You can identify which Outlook version you are using by locating the “New Outlook” slider tab button on the top right of the application.

  1. Select Tools from the Outlook menu at the top of the screen, then choose Accounts
  1. Select the Delegation and Sharing tab
  1. Choose the Shared With Me tab and then select the + button
  1. Begin to type the shared mailbox name or its email address, choose the correct shared mailbox before selecting Add, and finally Done when finished
  1. You should now see your shared mailbox, located on the left-hand side of your Outlook application window

Note

This is a one-time process only. You do not need to follow the above steps to add this to Outlook on your macOS device again.

If you cannot open a shared mailbox, please contact the Fairleigh Dickinson University Technical Assistance Center (UTAC) and open a service request.

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office365.fdu.edu / Outlook Web App
  1. Navigate to the FDU Office 365 Portal webpage
  1. Select the Outlook web app icon, located on the left-hand side of your display
  1. Right-click on the Folders option located on the left side of the menu; a small drop-down menu should display. Select Add shared folder
  1. Begin typing the email address for the shared mailbox, auto-populated suggestions will be displayed. Select the correct shared mailbox address and click Add
  1. You should now see the added shared mailbox located on left side of your Outlook web email window

Note

This was a one-time process. You do not need to follow the above steps to add this to your account again. You will automatically see the shared mailbox when you sign in to your account next time.

If you cannot open a shared mailbox, please contact the Fairleigh Dickinson University Technical Assistance Center (UTAC) and open a service request.

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Android and iOS
  1. Sign in to your primary FDU email account in the Microsoft Outlook for Android or iOS app
  2. Tap the Add Account button in the left navigation pane, then tap Add Shared Mailbox
  1. Enter the name of the shared mailbox and tap Add Shared Mailbox when finished

Note

If you have multiple accounts in Outlook Mobile, select the account that has permissions to access the shared mailbox.

  1. After the account setup process completes, the shared mailbox will display in your account list within the Outlook for Android or iOS app

Tip

To remove a shared mailbox, go to Settings > Accounts. Then tap on the shared mailbox and select Delete Account.

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Send Email from a Shared Mailbox

Windows / macOS
  1. Open Outlook
  2. Choose New Email to start a new message
  3. If you don’t see the From field at the top of your message, choose Options, and select the From tab
  1. Click From in the message, and change to the shared email address

Note

If you don’t see your shared email address displayed, choose “Other email address…” Enter the full email address for the shared mailbox in the blank or search for the email address by clicking “From” tab. Click “OK” when finished.

  1. Finish typing your message and then choose Send

Note

From now on when you want to send a message from your shared mailbox, the address will be available in your “From” drop down list.

Whenever you send a message from your shared mailbox, your recipients will only see the shared email address in the message.

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office365.fdu.edu / Outlook Web App
  1. Choose New Message
  2. Choose From and change to the desired shared email address

Note

If you don’t see your shared email address displayed, choose “Other email address…” Enter the full email address for the shared mailbox, then select the appropriate shared email address from the auto populated list when finished.

  1. Finish typing your message and then choose Send
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