Teams | How to join a Teams Meeting

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Join from your Outlook Calendar on your computer

  1. Open Outlook.

  2. Click on your Calendar Icon.
    Screen Shot of Calendar icon

  3. Double click on the meeting you wish to attend.

  4. Click on the Join Microsoft Teams Meeting link.
    Screen Shot of Join meeting link

  5. If prompted, click on Open Microsoft Teams. If not, go to step #6
    Screen shot if you need to open Teams app

  6. Confirm your camera and microphone switch are in the ON position.
    They should both be purple. If not, click to turn on your Camera and Microphone.
    Screen shot of cam and mic in the ON position

    NOTE: If it is a large meeting, you may want to join in the muted or OFF position on your microphone as a courtesy.
    Screen shot of microphone in mute postion

  7. Click Join now to enter the meeting.
    Screen shot of Join now button

Join from Office 365 in a web browser

  1. Login to Office 365, and click on the Outlook icon (to get to your inbox).

  2. Click on your calendar icon.
    Screen shot of calendar icon in Office 365

  3. Click on the meeting you wish to join to open the meeting notice.

  4. Click on the Join Teams meeting link.
    Screen shot of Join Teams Meeting link in Office 365

  5. If prompted, click on Open Microsoft Teams.
    PLEASE NOTE: If you do not get this prompt, the Teams Meeting will open up in a web browser window.
    Screen shot if you need to open Teams app

  6. Confirm your camera and microphone switch are in the ON position.
    They should both be purple. If not, click to turn on your Camera and Microphone.
    Screen shot of cam and mic in the ON position

    NOTE: If it is a large meeting, you may want to join in the muted or OFF position on your microphone as a courtesy.
    Screen shot of microphone in mute postion

  7. Click Join now to enter the meeting.
    Screen shot of Join now button

Join from your Teams Application on your computer

  1. Open Teams on your computer.

  2. Click on the Calendar icon on the right side.
    Screen shot of calendar icon in Teams

  3. If the meeting has started, or is nearly started, click on the JOIN button directly on the meeting notice and go to step #6.
    Screen shot of join button in your Teams calendar

  4. If that button does not exist, click on the meeting you wish to join.

  5. Click on the Join Meeting button in the top right corner.
    Screen shot of join meeting button in top right corner
    OR in the Join Meeting link in the meeting notice.
    Screen shot of Join meeting in meeting notice

  6. If prompted, click on Open Microsoft Teams. If not, go to step #7.
    Screen shot if you need to open Teams app

  7. Confirm your camera and microphone switch are in the ON position.
    They should both be purple. If not, click to turn on your Camera and Microphone.
    Screen shot of cam and mic in the ON position

    NOTE: If it is a large meeting, you may want to join in the muted or OFF position on your microphone as a courtesy.
    Screen shot of microphone in mute postion

  8. Click Join now to enter the meeting.
    Screen shot of Join now button

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Doc ID:
103231
Owned by:
Thom W. in FVTC
Created:
2020-06-21
Updated:
2020-06-21
Sites:
Fox Valley Technical College