Microsoft Outlook: Drag and drop calendar events to reschedule meetings

[What and why]

Microsoft Outlook is introducing drag-and-drop support for calendar events, allowing users to reschedule events by moving them directly to a different time slot on their calendar. This update simplifies calendar management and helps users make scheduling changes more quickly.

This feature is available in day view and multi-day calendar views.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 568367.

[Rollout schedule]

• General Availability (Worldwide, GCC and GCC High): Beginning in late August 2026 and expected to complete by late September 2026

[Impact on your organization]

Who is affected

• Outlook users who create and manage calendar events

Platforms and services

• Microsoft Outlook
• Calendar experience
• Day and multi-day calendar views

What will happen

• Users will be able to reschedule their calendar events by dragging an event to a new time slot: 

  

• The feature is available directly from the calendar surface.
• Only events owned by the user can be moved using drag and drop.
• No admin configuration is required.

[Action required and recommendations]

No action is required.

You may want to notify users about this enhancement and update any internal training or support documentation that references calendar scheduling workflows.

[Compliance considerations]

No compliance considerations identified. Review as appropriate for your organization.