The Duration of the Appointment Must be Shorter: How to Fix

You can fix this by setting up a macro

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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A lot of Outlook users utilize thatapplication’s calendarto schedule appointments. However, users are reporting the duration of the appointment must be shorter than how frequently it occurs error while trying to schedule an appointment.

If you are also dealing with this error and need to schedule shorter appointments, the solutions in this guide will help you do it effortlessly.

How do I shorten appointments in Outlook Calendar?

1. Adjust the default time scale settings

2. Set Up a Macro

The macro above changes appointment durations to 15 minutes. Users will need to edit the objAppointment.Duration values in the macro to change the duration to a shorter time period.

With this, you should be able to fix the duration of the appointment must be shorter on Outlook. If you want tomake your Outlook calendar private, check our detailed guide to do it easily.

Feel free to let us know the solution that helped you fix this issue in the comments below.

The Duration of the Appointment Must be Shorter: How to Fix#

How do I shorten appointments in Outlook Calendar?#

1. Adjust the default time scale settings#

2. Set Up a Macro#

The Duration of the Appointment Must be Shorter: How to Fix

How do I shorten appointments in Outlook Calendar?

1. Adjust the default time scale settings

2. Set Up a Macro