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How to Create a Recurring Event in Outlook

Outlook's recurrence dialog handles the common patterns (every Tuesday and Thursday, third Friday of the month) and lets you specify start, end, and exceptions.

Step-by-step

  1. Create a new event. In classic Outlook: Event → Recurrence. In new Outlook and OWA: click Don't repeat on the event form and pick a pattern.
  2. Choose the cadence: Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly, or Custom.
  3. Set the interval (every 1, 2, 3 ... weeks), the days of the week, and the start of the recurrence range.
  4. Set the end: No end date, End after N occurrences, or End by date.
  5. Click OK, finish the event title and invitees, and send.

Editing one instance vs the whole series

When you change a single instance, Outlook asks whether to apply to This event or The series. Changing This event creates an exception. Changing the series rewrites the recurrence rule.

Skip a single date

Open the occurrence, delete it, and choose Delete this occurrence. The series continues with that date skipped — useful for holidays.

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Frequently asked questions

What's the longest recurrence in Outlook?
No upper limit on years, but Outlook can have UI issues with series longer than 10 years across some calendar views. Practical recurrences (weekly meetings) are fine indefinitely.
Can recurring events have different durations on different days?
No — a single recurrence has one duration. Create a second event for the different-duration day.