Doodle Outlook Plugin

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 Works for Windows XP, VISTA, 7, Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8, Firefox 2, 3 and Outlook 2003, 2007.

Installation guide ...

Create a new poll within Outlook

Make sure the installation and activation have completed successfully.
This feature allows to initiate a new Doodle poll from within your calendar.

  1. Open Outlook and click "Schedule event..." in the toolbar.
  2. On the calendar select a timeslot which you wish to propose in your upcoming Doodle poll.
  3. Click "Add" in the Doodle toolbar. The selected slot will be added.
  4. Repeat previous 2 steps until you have enough proposals.

  5. Click on "Create" to open the Doodle poll wizard. Your selected timeslots will be prefilled in Wizard Steps 2 and 3.

  6. Fill in the remaining information like poll title, description, etc.
  7. Finish and invite your participants.

Invite participants

This feature allows to invite people directly from Doodle using your Outlook addressbook.

  1. Create a new Doodle poll.
  2. After completion click on "...let Doodle send out the invitation".

  3. After the initialization is complete start typing and Doodle will autocomplete your adresses based on your Outlook contacts.

  4. Optionally you can write a personal note to your invitees.
  5. Click on "Send message" to send your invitation to the participants.

Suggest and participate

Make sure the installation and activation have completed successfully. This feature autofills the poll based on your calendar availability. It further saves your participation as tentative appointments in Outlook.

  1. Click on the Suggest button. The plugin will query your Outlook calendar for your availability of each proposed poll option.
  2. The Doodle Outlook Plugin will automatically select each option which you are available for. It will indicate this with distinct icons. Move your mouse over the icons to see your daily calendar and how the poll option interferes with your schedule. Modify the selection as you wish.

  3. Check "On Save add to Calendar" to save your selection in Outlook.
  4. Press the Save button. Upon confirmation the plugin will save your selection as tentative appointments in Outlook.

Sychronize your calendar

This feature lets you re-sync your participation or sync the final date.

  1. Open the Doodle poll in your browser.
  2. Click on "Calendar sync" in the Functions area.
  3. Click on “Sync" below the option to confirm and sync the final date or click on “Sync” next to your name if you edited your entry and want to re-sync your calendar.

  4. In case of a final pick, the plugin will remove all tentative appointments and add the final date as a regular appointment to your calendar.