Important: Cortana is deprecated.
This option is best if you're OK to meet any time that your calendar says is free.
Note: The helpful tool Scheduler has a portal too at calendar.help/user/dashboard
Register yourself at Meet Scheduler before you can use this feature.
Open an email... not an appointment!
We need to talk about Northwind project.
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Cortana, schedule a meeting.
Figure: after your message, add some request to Cortana as you would a PA
Cortana then handles all the back-and-forth emails to find a time when everyone can meet and then she sends out an invite on your behalf.
Figure: Cortana will find a time that suits everyone and send the appointment
To make it easier to add Cortana to your emails, create a Contact.
Figure: Cortana added as a contact
✅ Works great on mobile:
Figure: Microsoft Scheduler – Fully works on mobile phone