Teams App - Meetings

Teams App - Meetings

How do I create a meeting?

  1. Teams App Calendar tab, create new teams meeting button showingWith the Teams app open click ‘Calendar’ at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Click the ‘+’ button to create a new meeting.
  3. New teams meeting window.Complete the details of the meeting:
    1. Enter a title for the meeting.
    2. Click ‘Add Participants’ and search for the appropriate people from the address book or type their email address.
    3. Alter the start/end date/times for the meeting.
  4. Click ‘Done’ to save the changes and create the meeting.

How do I join a meeting?

If you’ve been invited to a meeting it should appear in your calendar.

  1. Calendar button in TeamsWith the Teams app open click ‘Calendar’ at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Join button in Teams calendarLocate the appointment in your diary. It may take a few minutes to update your calendar events.
  3. Click ‘Join’.
  4. Mic and Video are both switched off before joining teams meetingEnsure your video/audio is on/off as appropriate and click ‘Join now’.

How do I turn off incoming video?

  1. Menu button in Teams meetingDuring a teams meeting, click the menu option (three dots).
  2. Turn off incoming video in during a teams meetingClick ‘Turn off incoming video’. This will not affect your ability to see any screens that others share with you.

How do I turn on/off the microphone?

  1. Turn off mic option during teams meetingClick the ‘Microphone’ icon.

When a line is shown through the icon the microphone is muted.

How do I turn on/off the camera?

  1. Turn off video camera during a teams meetingClick the ‘Camera’ icon.

When a line is shown through the icon the camera is not broadcasting.

How do I turn up/down the volume?

  1. Use the volume controls on the side of your phone.

How do I put my hand up?

In larger meetings it is polite to ‘put your hand up’ to ask a question.

  1. Menu button in Teams meetingClick the menu option (three dots).
  2. Hands up button in TeamsClick the ‘hand’ icon.
  3. Example of someone having their hand up in a meetingA small icon will appear near the bottom left corner of your screen. If you are ‘chairing’ a meeting, watch out for this icon appearing in the persons video window.
  4. Follow the instructions again, to turn it back off.

How do I leave a meeting?

  1. Teams icon hang upClick the ‘Hang up’ icon in the toolbar.

How do I cancel a meeting?

  1. Teams meeting - cancel event buttonClick on the event to open it.
  2. Click on ‘Cancel event’.
  3. confirm cancellationConfirm the cancellation.