Teams - How to Schedule a Conference Call and Meeting in Teams
- Marie Desir
Your calendar in Teams is connected to your Exchange calendar. In other words, when you schedule a meeting in Outlook, it'll show up in Teams, and vice versa.
There are several ways to schedule a meeting in Teams
Click Schedule a meeting in a chat (below the box where you type a new message) to book a meeting with the people in the chat.
Go to Calendar on the left side of the app and select New meeting in the top right corner.
Select a range of times in the calendar. A scheduling form will pop open.
The scheduling form is where you'll give your meeting a title, invite people, and add meeting details. Click Scheduling Assistant to find a time that works for everyone.
Once you are done filling out the details, click Save. This will close the scheduling form and send an invite to everyone's Outlook inbox.
Attendees will receive a unique conference ID# in their email. Choices are to call in via phone or join online are provided in the conference bridge.
Meeting Organizer Security Measures: follow the steps below after you have created the meeting.
Click Meeting options
Click the drop-down to the right of who can bypass the lobby?
Click people in my organization.
Click No to the right of Always let caller bypass the lobby.
Click Save.