The Many Different Ways To Join A Microsoft Teams Meeting

The Many Different Ways To Join A Microsoft Teams Meeting
2-Min Read|Mar 28, 2021|,

The Many Different Ways To Join A Microsoft Teams Meeting

Do you know how many different ways there are to join a Microsoft Teams meeting? If your current method isn’t meeting your needs, simply try another one!

Over the course of 2020, Microsoft Teams became one of the most popular apps in use by businesses today. As a critical app for communication, Microsoft has developed it to be as user-friendly as possible.

Case in point — did you know there are six different ways to join a Microsoft Teams meeting?

6 Ways To Join Your Next Microsoft Teams Meeting

Join Via An Email Invite Link

  1. Open the email invite you received for the meeting
  2. Click the link “Join Microsoft Teams Meeting”
  3. Click “Open” on the subsequent prompt to open Microsoft Teams
  4. Click “Join Now”

Join Via A Link In Your Browser 

  1. Copy the link from the invite email
  2. Paste the link into your browser’s URL field
  3. Select whether to open in the browser or open the Microsoft Teams app (if you have it downloaded)
  4. Enable microphone and camera permissions
  5. Set your name and click “Join Now”

Join Via A Calendar Link In Microsoft Outlook

  1. Find the meeting in your Outlook calendar and double click the event
  2. Click the link “Join Microsoft Teams Meeting”
  3. Click “Open” on the subsequent prompt to open Microsoft Teams
  4. Click “Join Now”

Join Via A Calendar Link In Microsoft Teams

  1. Find the meeting in your Teams calendar and double click the event
  2. Click the link “Join Microsoft Teams Meeting”
  3. Click “Open” on the subsequent prompt to open Microsoft Teams
  4. Click “Join Now”

Join An Ongoing Meeting In Your Channel

  1. If you are a member of a channel in which someone starts an impromptu meeting, you will receive a notification to join it
  2. Click “Join Now” on the notification

Join Via The Chat View

  1. Ongoing meetings you have been invited to will appear in the recent chat list
  2. Select the meeting
  3. Click “Join”

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