Hello,
I would like to set up Outlook 2003 so that when others are scheduling
a meeting, they only see certain times that I am available. For
example, I may not have appointments scheduled all day, but I may need
the hours leading up to an appointment for preperation. In this case,
I would wish for this time not to be available for scheduling. The
only way I know of doing this would be to create a new appointment for
this time and categorize it as "busy" time. Is there a better way to
define what dates and times can be made available to others for
scheduling?

Thanks

That's exactly the technique you should use. Call it "project time" or just mark the appointment private.

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Hello,
I would like to set up Outlook 2003 so that when others are scheduling
a meeting, they only see certain times that I am available. For
example, I may not have appointments scheduled all day, but I may need
the hours leading up to an appointment for preperation. In this case,
I would wish for this time not to be available for scheduling. The
only way I know of doing this would be to create a new appointment for
this time and categorize it as "busy" time. Is there a better way to
define what dates and times can be made available to others for
scheduling?

Thanks