How to Resend an Outlook / Microsoft 365 Meeting Invite to Someone Who Hasn't Responded
Outlook has no one-click "resend invite" button. Here are the manual ways to re-send a meeting invitation to an attendee who never replied — and the faster alternative: connect CalNudge for free and let reminders go out on their own.
You organized the meeting and sent the invites. Most people responded — but one or two are still sitting at no response, and the meeting is coming up. Outlook's Tracking view shows you exactly who hasn't replied, but Microsoft 365 gives you no dedicated "resend invite" button. Here are the two reliable manual workarounds — and the way to stop doing it by hand.
Step 1 · See who's silent
Find the non-responders in Tracking
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Open the meeting you organized from your calendar.
Open the Tracking view to see every attendee's response — Accepted, Tentative, Declined, or None.
The people marked None are the ones who haven't replied — note them for the next step.
Good to know: Outlook MVP Robert Sparnaaij has written the most thorough manual walkthrough of this — including a precise method that copies the Tracking data into Excel to filter out only the non-responders. It's worth a read: Send meeting response reminders.
Option A · The quick resend
Forward the meeting to the non-responders
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Open the meeting from your calendar.
Click Forward (or press Ctrl+F) — forward the meeting itself, not as an attachment.
Add only the attendees who haven't responded, add a short note asking them to confirm, and send.
They receive the meeting invitation again, with a fresh Accept / Tentative / Decline prompt.
The catch: you have to gather the non-responders by hand from the Tracking view each time, and forwarding doesn't schedule itself — the next reminder is on you to remember.
Option B · Update only them
Re-add the attendee and notify only that person
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Open the meeting you organized and edit the attendee list.
Remove the person who hasn't responded, then re-add them.
Click Send Update, and when Outlook asks, choose "Send updates only to added or deleted attendees."
Only that attendee gets a fresh invitation — everyone who already accepted is left alone.
The catch: if you pick "Send updates to all attendees" by mistake, you'll ping the people who already confirmed. It's also fiddly with several non-responders, and there's no scheduled follow-up at 48 or 24 hours before the meeting.
The automatic way
Let CalNudge resend the reminders for you
CalNudge connects to your Outlook / Microsoft 365 calendar and watches the meetings you organize. When an attendee hasn't responded, it sends polite reminders on your behalf — only to them — so you never dig through Tracking or re-add attendees by hand again.
✓Targets only the silent ones. Reminders go to attendees who haven't responded — never to people who already accepted or declined.
✓Stops automatically on response. The moment someone accepts or declines, their reminders stop.
✓Sends on a schedule. Default reminders go out 7 days, 48 hours, 24 hours, and 6 hours before — or set your own custom cadence.
✓Sounds like you. Pick a tone — Polite, Firm, Casual, or Formal — so the nudge matches your voice.
✓Works with Google too. Microsoft Outlook / Microsoft 365 and Google Calendar / Google Workspace. About 12 seconds to set up.
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Frequently asked questions
Resending Outlook meeting invites: FAQ
Does Outlook have a "resend invite" button?
No. Neither classic Outlook, new Outlook, nor Outlook on the web has a dedicated resend button. You can forward the meeting to the people who haven't responded, or remove and re-add an attendee and send the update only to that person — but there's no one-click resend.
How do I see who hasn't responded to a meeting in Outlook?
Open the meeting you organized from your calendar and open the Tracking view. It lists every attendee with their response — Accepted, Tentative, Declined, or None. The people marked None are the ones who haven't replied.
How do I resend the invite to only the people who haven't responded?
You can forward the meeting to just those attendees, or remove them from the attendee list, re-add them, and choose "Send updates only to added or deleted attendees" so confirmed guests aren't bothered. CalNudge does this automatically — it nudges only the non-responders and stops the moment someone replies.
Will resending the invite annoy people who already accepted?
It can, if you send a normal update to all attendees. To avoid it, forward the meeting only to the non-responders, or use "Send updates only to added or deleted attendees" when you re-add someone — or let CalNudge send reminders solely to attendees who haven't responded.
Can I automate resending invite reminders in Microsoft 365?
Yes. CalNudge connects to your Outlook / Microsoft 365 calendar, watches the meetings you organize, and automatically sends polite reminders to attendees who haven't responded — on a schedule you control. It stops as soon as someone accepts or declines, so you never chase responses by hand again.
Does this work with Office 365 and Exchange?
Yes. CalNudge works with Microsoft Outlook via Microsoft 365 / Office 365 (and with Google Calendar / Google Workspace). Setup takes about 12 seconds — connect your calendar with one click and CalNudge handles the rest.