Start a Teams Meeting Using the Meet Now Option in the Outlook App
1. Click on the Meet Now from your menu options.
2. Adjust your audio/visual settings, and then click Join now.
Your meeting will now start.
3. To add participants or get a meeting link to share, click on People in the top navigation menu.
4. Either type in the name of a staff member to add or click Share invite to get a link to copy and share.
If you are sharing a link, click Copy meeting link and email that link to the attendee.
Anyone with the link or that had been added as a participant can now join the meeting's waiting room.
Start a Teams Meeting Using the Meet Now Option in the Teams App
1. Open your Microsoft Teams desktop app and then click Meet now from the top right-hand side.
2. Title the Meeting and click on Get a link to share.
3. Click the copy icon to copy a link that can be emailed to participants.
4. Click on Start meeting to start the meeting.
5. Adjust your audio/visual settings and click Join now.
6. To add participants or get a meeting link to share, click on People in the top navigation menu.
7. Either type in the name of a staff member to add or click Share invite to get a link to copy and share.
Your meeting will now start and anyone with the link or that had been added as a participant can now join the meeting's waiting room.
Add Participants Once the Meeting Has Started
1. Click on the People from the menu.
2. Type in the name of the participant you want to add. Once the staff member's name auto populates, click on it to add that staff member. Complete this for all staff members you want to add. You can also click on Share invite. to get a link to share with attendees.
Create an Instant Meeting Using Meet Now in the Outlook App Tutorial Video
To watch a short tutorial video on creating an instant meeting in the Outlook app, please click this link: