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7.13. Join a Teams Online Class or Meeting

Details

This Document will provide details on how to join a teams online class or meeting.

For Instructors and Meeting Organizers

1. Go to your calendar in Outlook on the Web Calendar, Microsoft Outlook calendar or Microsoft Teams calendar.

• Double-click to fully open the specific calendar event item for your online class session/meeting. If you single-click, a pop-up preview of the event may appear, and the preview may not show you what you need.
• Click or tap the "Join Microsoft Teams Meeting" link or, if displayed, the Join button. If needed, right-click (Windows) or control-click (Mac) the Join link, and select Open Hyperlink.

For Attendees (including students)

Join the Microsoft Teams meeting

1. If you click or tap the Join Meeting link, your web browser may prompt you to select between the Web version and the desktop version. Select the option to open the Teams desktop version.

2. You are not in the online meeting session yet. Using a laptop? Be sure to plug it into power before you join. A Teams meeting audio-video screen may require you to choose an audio option before the "Join now" button can activate.

• After you select an audio choice, decide if you want to turn on your camera. If you are using a camera and you want to mask your surroundings, select the Background filters option. If you do not see background filters, make sure you are using the desktop application and not a web browser.
• Once you choose an audio option, Teams will use that option for future meetings you join.

3. Click or tap the Join Now button to join the online meeting session. You will see Teams display "Connecting..." If you are early and the first to join, you will see "Waiting for others to join..." Or participants who have already joined will appear. Unless you are the instructor or meeting leader, it's best to switch to mute in online meetings when you are not speaking to avoid background noise.

Questions?

Please contact the IT Services Help Desk for questions about Microsoft Teams.