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Save meetings, don’t send updates

I’m seeing a lot of questions that go like this: “After a meeting request was created and sent to all our attendees, I want to add note to that meeting on my calendar but I don't want other attendees to get the note I am saving. In Outlook 2003, it was a breeze. It lets me save the note without forcing me to send update. How do I do it in Outlook 2007?”

If clicking the X to close the form doesn't offer the Save, no updates option, use the following method:

Use the following steps to close and save an updated meeting request without sending the update:

  1. Hit Save.
  2. Choose the ‘Don't save but keep open’ option.
  3. Click X to close.
  4. Choose the Don't Save option.

Open the meeting - it should have your notes saved but no update gets sent. Yes, it is a roundabout way to do what should be a simple task, but it works. And yes, there is clearly a bug in the process since it saves the changes anyway.