In Microsoft Teams (free), you can start an instant meeting in no time! 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.
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In Teams, you can do one of the following:
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From your Chat at the bottom of the screen, tap Meet at the upper-right corner of the screen > Meet now .
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From your Calendar at the bottom of the screen, tap the Expand meetings menu at the lower-left corner of the screen > Meet now .
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Customize your meeting:
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Edit meeting name: Tap the pencil and give your meeting descriptive title.
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Share invite: Tap Share meeting invite to share your meeting link via SMS and more.
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Copy link: Tap Copy meeting link to copy the meeting invite link to your clipboard.
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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 .
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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.
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Set your audio and video options and then tap Join now . You can Add participants or Share meeting invite for people to join.
Note: You can configure the meetings privacy options anytime during the meeting. Tap 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 .
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:
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From your Chat at bottom of the screen, tap Meet at the upper-left corner of the screen > Meet now .
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From your Calendar at the bottom of the screen, tap Meet > Meet now .
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Customize your meeting:
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Edit meeting name: Tap pencil and give your meeting descriptive title.
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Share invite: Tap Share meeting invite to share your meeting link via SMS and more.
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Copy link: Tap Copy meeting link to copy the meeting invite link to your clipboard.
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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 .
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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.
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Set your audio and video options. You can Add participants or Share the meeting invite for people to join.
Note: You can configure the meetings privacy options anytime during the meeting. Tap 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 .
Create a meeting link
You can create meeting link from web and desktop through the Meet tab.
Note: The Meet tab is only available on desktop in Microsoft Teams (free).
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In Microsoft Teams (free), go to the Meet tab and choose Create a meeting link .
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Customize your meeting by writing a descriptive title under Give your meeting a title .
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Your meeting will appear under Meeting links where you can Join and Share link.
Create a meeting link
You can create meeting link from web and desktop through the Meet tab.
Note: The Meet tab is only available on web and desktop in Microsoft Teams (free).
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In Microsoft Teams (free), go to the Meet tab and choose Create a meeting link .
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Customize your meeting by writing a descriptive title under Give your meeting a title .
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Your meeting will appear under Meeting links where you can Join and Share link.
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