You don’t need to manually invite people who are on the team where you launched the meeting from. To the right of the Invite Someone is a link button ( Figure D).įigure D In Microsoft Teams, click Copy Join Info to copy your meeting info to your clipboard.Ĭlicking the link button will automatically copy an invitation link to your clipboard, which you can paste in an email ( Figure E), send as a text message or other form of PM, or share however you choose.įigure E A pasted Microsoft Teams meeting link You’ll also see a field where you can type in names of people in your organization who you want to invite. You’ll see a list of people in the meeting, as well as a list of recommended invitees. The participants window will open on the right side of the app. You want to click on Show Participants ( Figure C).įigure C Microsoft Teams: How to open the Show Participants screen from inside a meeting Look to the settings bar that appears on the screen with the End Call button on the far right, share options, and other buttons. Once you’re in the meeting, you may be wondering where the option to invite attendees is, and that’s a bit hidden as well. Once you’re ready, click on Meet Now and your meeting will launch.įigure B Microsoft Teams: The meeting preview At the bottom of that window near the text input field, look for a camera icon ( Figure A).įigure A Microsoft Teams: The Start Meeting buttonĬlicking on that camera icon will launch a meeting preview window ( Figure B) where you can set a meeting name and adjust camera settings. Once you’re in Microsoft Teams, navigate to the posts screen of the Teams tab.
To start, be sure you have Microsoft Teams open, and that you have permission to start a meeting. SEE: Microsoft Teams: How-to guide (TechRepublic download)
Refer to this Microsoft help page to learn more about scheduling appointments in the premium version of Teams. Note: The free tier of Microsoft Teams doesn’t offer meeting scheduling, so it won’t be covered here. If you’ve been confused about how to start a meeting, and invite participants, in the free version of Microsoft Teams (not a call-those are more like a Skype call), these steps can help. All of those additional features mean that some of the most basic tools remote workers need are a bit hidden behind different layers of buttons and menus that aren’t the most obvious or intuitive. Microsoft Teams is far more than just a video conferencing app, though: It’s a full-featured collaboration platform that includes chat, wikis, VoIP, app integration, and other tools. Microsoft Teams has stepped up its competition with Zoom since the latter has fallen from grace thanks to security problems.
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