Manage meetings

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Turn a team conversation into a meeting with a few clicks. Add audio, video, and share your screen. 

Start an instant meeting

There are two ways to start an instant meeting in Microsoft Teams:

  • In Teams  Teams button, choose a channel and select Meet now  Video call button to meet with members of the channel.

  • In Chat Teams Chat Tab icon, choose a conversation and select Meet now at the top of the conversation to meet with other members of the chat. 

Join a meeting

From the pre-join screen:

  1. Turn on your camera and microphone, or set up your microphone and speaker. 

  2. If you'd like, give the meeting a name, and select Join now.

Invite others to a meeting

Want someone to join your ad-hoc meeting?

  1. Select People  People or Show Participants button to invite people at any time.

  2. Type a name or phone number into the box.

  3. Select Request to join on who you want to invite.

Manage your meeting

Record your meeting, share content to participants, and share the recorded meeting when you're done. 

  • To record a meeting, select More actions  Select to see more options  > Start recording.

  • To present content, select Share Teams share screen icon and choose what you want to share. 

  • Find your recorded meeting where you first started your meeting in Teams. You can view, edit, and share this recording with others.

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Meet in a channel

Show your screen during a meeting

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