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You can check the availability of attendees and resources before you send a meeting request in Microsoft Outlook 2016. This knowledge article demonstrates how to check the availability of meeting attendees and resources.
Step 1
From your Calendar, click New Meeting on the Home ribbon.
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Step 2
Click Scheduling Assistant on the Ribbon.
![Title: Microsoft Outlook 2016 Description: Calendar Meeting Request - Scheduling Assistant button on Meeting ribbon image](https://ask.pgcc.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=073078c8-640d-4c94-9b49-28c626efdb2a.png)