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Certified Microsoft add-in

Microsoft 365

Send appointment reminders straight from Outlook

Microsoft Outlook is where your teams live all day. Install the Microsoft-certified SMS Meeting add-in and trigger confirmations, reminders and notifications by text without ever leaving your calendar.

14-day trial — 2 free SMS — no credit card

Outlook

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Appointment reminder

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Sender

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Schedule the SMS

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Bringing SMS into Outlook

Key features

01

A panel inside your calendar

The add-in adds a dedicated SMS pane, built seamlessly into Outlook. Use it on appointments, ordinary meetings and Microsoft Teams meetings alike. It is the answer to the limitations of the old “mail to SMS” services.

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Camille Martin

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Appointment reminder

Send

24 h before

Sender

CabinetX

Schedule the SMS

SMS scheduled

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Smart message templates

Confirmation, reminder, alert or all three: you choose the message type and the variables it carries. Personalisation goes as far as the sender name, so your recipients recognise your organisation immediately.

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Automatic reminder handling

Set your sending delays once and the system does the rest. Messages go out at the right moment, every time, with no intervention and nothing forgotten.

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Instant transactional messages

The Quick SMS function sends a one-off message straight from the Outlook ribbon: running late, a room change, an urgent notice. Outlook becomes a genuine mobile communication tool.

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SMS Meeting

Viewing confirmed tomorrow 11am — 12 Victoria Street, 3rd floor. Intercom: DAVIES. See you then! Seine Immo

Delivered · 14:05

Message

Why SMS

The channel that always arrives

98% open rate

A text message is almost always read, while email tops out at 20–30%. Your reminder gets seen.

Source : Sender

Read in 90 seconds

People take an average of 90 seconds to react to an SMS, against 90 minutes for an email. Perfect for last-minute changes.

Source : Sender

What customers prefer

75% of customers say they would like to receive information by text. An appointment reminder feels like a service, not an intrusion.

Source : Techjury

Up to 39% fewer no-shows

In healthcare, SMS reminders cut absenteeism by 39%. That is an immediate gain in both organisation and cost.

Source : NHS

Installation

Three steps, about ten minutes

  1. 01

    Create your account

    From the SMS Meeting portal, using a work email. Your trial licence is active straight away.

  2. 02

    Add the add-in

    Installed by each user, or deployed centrally by your Microsoft 365 administrator for the whole organisation.

  3. 03

    Build your templates

    Write your standard messages, pick your sender name and your sending delays. Your teams then simply create appointments as usual.

Frequently asked questions

You may be wondering…

How do I send an SMS reminder from Outlook?

From the SMS Meeting panel inside your appointment: choose a template or type your text, enter the recipient’s mobile number, then save the appointment. The reminder is scheduled.

Can messages sent from Outlook be personalised?

Yes. You write tailored messages (1 SMS = 160 characters) and insert the recipient’s name, the date, time and address of the appointment using dynamic shortcodes.

Can reminders be scheduled in advance?

Yes — that is the default behaviour. You set the delay (for example 48 hours and 2 hours before) and sending is scheduled automatically when the appointment is created.

Does the add-in work with shared calendars?

Yes, on the Pro plan. A user with several shared calendars can create appointments on their behalf and trigger the matching reminders with a single licence.

Is a licence needed per user?

Yes: one licence per user who sends reminders from their mail client. Messages themselves are bought separately as shared packs.

Another question? Our team replies within one business day.

Try SMS Meeting

See for yourself what SMS does to your no-show rate. 14-day trial, 2 free messages, no subscription and no payment details required.

14-day trial — 2 free SMS — no credit card