Schedule a Teams meeting
Outlook on the desktop
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Open Outlook and switch to the calendar view.
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Select New Items > Teams Meeting at the top of the page, under the Home tab.
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Select which account you want to schedule a Teams meeting with.
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Select Schedule Meeting. Or, if applicable, select a meeting template.
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Add your invitees to the Required or Optional field(s)—you can even invite entire contact groups (formerly known as distribution lists).
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Add your meeting subject, location (if applicable), start time, and end time.
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Create your message.
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Select Send.
Outlook on the web
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In the new event form, select the Teams meeting toggle to turn it on.
After the invite is sent, you'll see the meeting join details in the event.
Remove Teams from a meeting.
You can remove Teams from a meeting while you're creating the meeting, but not after you send the invitation.
Outlook on the desktop
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At the top of the new meeting form, select Settings > Don't Host Online.
Outlook on the web
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In the new event form, select the Teams meeting toggle to turn it off.
Make all meetings Teams meetings
You can turn on a Calendar option so that all the meetings you schedule from Outlook—including Outlook on the web and mobile—will be held online with Teams.
Note: Depending on the release update schedule for your organization, you may not currently have access to this feature.
Outlook on the desktop
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At the top of the Outlook screen, select File > Options.
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On the Outlook Options page, select Calendar on the left.
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Under Calendar options, select Add online meeting to all meetings.
Outlook on the web
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At the top right of the screen, select Settings and then View all Outlook settings at the bottom right.
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Select Calendar > Events and invitations > Add online meetings to all meetings.
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Select Save.