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Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile Tell Your Friends Whether You're Busy or Free in Communicator Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 has an automatic setting to display your availability. You can configure this by clicking Rules on the Options menu. By default, your status changes to Away when your computer is idle for five minutes. On the Options menu, you can also set this to a longer or shorter time. One more tip: Communicator connects to Microsoft Office Outlook to get your calendar and out-of-office appointments, so you have to enter your appointment details only once. Mostly, this automation is helpful—but sometimes you definitely don't want to be interrupted, and other times you are free despite having an appointment on your calendar. To indicate such a situation, you can submit an additional note for others to read. To do this, click your name in Communicator, click Set Note, and then type your note. However, don't forget to reset your note when it is no longer applicable. Get the Right People in a Meeting from the Start You can clearly indicate in a meeting request who is required for a meeting and who is only optional. 1. In the meeting request, click Invite Attendees and add all relevant names (including the conference room if applicable). 2. After the names have been resolved, click Scheduling. 3. For each name, determine Required or Optional status by clicking the small red arrow next to each name. 4. Indicate the conference room as a resource (and it will be automatically added as the meeting location). Also be sure to include the meeting agenda in the invitation, rather than in a separate e-mail message. • Tips and Tricks Web site • Microsoft Office Online • Help Privacy note: Microsoft respects your privacy and that of your friends. Please do not use the Tell a Friend button to send mail to more than 10 people. Microsoft cannot collect any data about the people you send mail to unless they sign up for Tips and Tricks Special Delivery. To cancel your subscription to this newsletter, reply to this message with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. You can also unsubscribe at the Microsoft.com Profile Center. You can manage all your Microsoft.com communication preferences at this site. Legal information Microsoft Corporation One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052 Sign up for other newsletters | Unsubscribe | Update your profile © 2009 Microsoft Corporation Terms of Use | Trademarks | Privacy Statement