In your calendar, Appointments are just for you, Meetings are to invite people to.
Create a Meeting
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For a meeting, select New Meeting.
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Add people in the To field, and then enter a Subject and Location.
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Select a Start time and End time. Or select Scheduling Assistant to check the availability for attendees and pick a time.
Note: AutoPick selects the next available free time for the attendees and location.
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Select Teams Meeting to have an online meeting.
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Add your notes or an agenda.
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When ready, select Send.
Create an appointment
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From your Calendar folder, select New Appointment or click Ctrl+N. From any other folder, click Ctrl+Shift+A.
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Enter a subject, location, start time, and end time.
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Select Save & Close to save your appointment.
Note: By default, Outlook starts and ends appointments on the hour or the half-hour. If you'd like to enter a custom time, for example, 12:22 p.m., click in the start or end time fields and type in the exact time you need.