Create a meeting in Microsoft Teams Free

Applies To

Teams Microsoft Teams personal

In Microsoft Teams Free, you can create an instant meeting. Easily reach out to your contacts, whether you're in a spontaneous mood or require a last-minute meeting.

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Note

In Microsoft Teams Free, you can create meetings of up to one hundred participants for up to 60 minutes. Learn more about Teams subscriptions.

Create a meeting link

There are multiple ways to start an instant meeting. You can start one either through the Chat or Calendar feature.

In Teams, you can do one of the following:
- From the Chat .
- From Calendar , you can choose Meet now . You can also tap the Expand meetings menu and tap Meet now ⁠.⁠
Customize your meeting:
- Edit meeting name: Tap the pencil and give your meeting descriptive title.
- Share invite: Tap Share meeting invite to share your meeting link via SMS and more.
- Copy link: Tap Copy meeting link to copy the meeting invite link to your clipboard.
- Change meeting options : Tap to configure the meeting's privacy options. You can set Who can bypass the lobby and Who can present options from the dropdown menu. After you make your selection, tap Save.
Tap Start meeting to begin. Your meeting is created, and your meeting link is displayed in the meeting chat. You can copy and share this link at any time.
Set your audio and video options and then tap Join now. You can also Add participants or Share meeting invite for people to join.

Note

You can configure the meetings privacy options anytime during the meeting. Tap People button Show participants > Meeting options . Then you can set Who can bypass the lobby and Who can present options from the dropdown menu. After you make your selections, tap Save.