Outlook 2007 – How to Get Back a Declined Invitation

My needs are a little different. If I think there's any chance I may be able to attend I will reply as tentative. If I know I won't attend I do decline, so my true free/busy status shows on our shared calendar. Most declined meetings I can just keep track of on the shared calendar, but for some it's important to me to know when certain things are being done or when certain people will be busy. I want these in my own calendar because I sync it with my smartphone and I want to see them when I'm not at my desk. Keeping meeting requests in the inbox just clutters the box, risks accidental deletion, and seems in general no way to run a railroad. Seems to me there ought to be a better way, even if it's only some kind of macro that makes a copy of the meeting in my own calendar.

I think you just open the appointment up and click "Scheduling" (or rather the appropriate German equivalent name) on the ribbon. It should then show the current state of attendees, along with their free/busy info.

This is also useful when arranging a meeting, because you can see everyone's free/busy info to see when people are available and avoid clashes.