by: Emily Macios

Did you know there are multiple ways to schedule a Teams meeting? Whether scheduling through the Teams app or Outlook, Teams makes it simple to schedule a meeting with just a few clicks.

Teams Calendar

1. Open your Teams app.
2. Navigate to the Calendar tab.
3. Click the ‘New Meeting’ button.
4. Add the meeting title, required attendees, date, time, and other details.
   • Under Options, select who can bypass the lobby and then click ‘More options’ for additional security and meeting options.
5. Click ‘Save’ to schedule the meeting.

Teams Channel

1. Open your Teams app.
2. Navigate to a specific channel to schedule the meeting within so that everyone in the channel receives an invite.
3. Click the camera icon arrow in the top right corner.
4. Click the ‘Schedule a meeting’ button.
5. Add the meeting title, required attendees, date, time, and other details.
6. Click ‘Send’ to schedule the meeting.

Teams Chat

1. Open your Teams app.
2. Navigate to the Chat tab.
3. Click More Chat options (or the … ) in the upper right corer.
4. Click the 'Schedule Meeting' button.
5. Add the meeting title, date, time, and other details.
6. Click ‘Send’ to schedule the meeting.

Outlook Calendar

1. Open your Outlook app.
2. Navigate to the Calendar tab.
3. Click the’New Event’ button.
4. Add the meeting title, required attendees, date, time, and other details.
5. Make sure the ‘Teams meeting’ button is enabled.
6. Click ‘Save’ to schedule the meeting

Instant Meeting

Or if you’d like to have an instant meeting, there is no need to even schedule a meeting.

To create an instant meeting:

1. Open your Teams app.
2. Navigate to the Calendar tab.
3. Click the ‘Meet Now’ button.
4. This will create a unique meeting link each time a new instant meeting is created.
5. Copy and share the link with others!

For additional information on scheduling Teams meetings:

• Schedule a meeting in Microsoft Teams
• Schedule a Microsoft Teams meeting from Outlook
• Start an instant meeting in Microsoft Teams