How to Schedule a Teams Meeting in Microsoft Outlook

It’s a pretty straightforward process

With anOffice 365 account, you can create or schedule Teams meetings from Outlook. It’s a straightforward process, but the functionality is limited to users with aMicrosoft Office 365 schoolor work account. If you have a personal account, you will need to schedule meetings through the Teams app for mobile, PC, or web.

This tutorial will show you how to schedule Teams meetings in theMicrosoft Outlook app for Windowsand Android.

How to Schedule Teams Meetings in Outlook (Windows)

It’s easier toschedule Teams meetingsin the new or redesigned Outlook app for Windows. If you use the old Outlook app, update it in the Microsoft Store and switch to the new interface.

If Outlook is up-to-date on your PC, there should be an option to switch interfaces. Select theTry the new Outlooktoggle in the top-right corner to load the new Outlook interface.

Launch the Outlook (new) app and follow these steps to schedule a Teams meeting.

Alternatively, select the drop-down button next to the “New event” button and chooseEvent.

If you have multiple accounts linked to your Outlook app, ensure you’re scheduling the meeting from the correct account.

Select theCalendar drop-down iconand select your preferred account.

Outlook will create the MS Teams meeting and email invitations to the added participants.

How to Schedule Teams Meetings in Outlook (Mobile)

You can schedule new Teams meetings from the Outlook mobile app if your computer isn’t handy. Open Outlook on your mobile phone or tablet and follow these steps.

If you don’t see the “Teams Meeting” option, check that you’re scheduling the meeting from the correct account.

TapNew Event (Calendar)at the top of your screen and selectCalendarbelow your preferred work or school account.

What to Do if Teams Meeting is Missing in Outlook

Is the “Team meeting” option missing when scheduling a meeting in Outlook? Do you see a “Skype meeting” option instead? That’s likely because your organization’s official meeting provider isn’t Microsoft Teams.

Verifying your organization’s meeting provider in your Outlook calendar settings will guide your troubleshooting steps. If your organization doesn’t use Microsoft Teams, you can only schedule meetings through the supported provider. Also, remember that you cannot schedule Teams meetings using a personal orfamily Microsoft account.

Follow the steps below to check your organization’s meeting provider in the Outlook Windows app.

You can’t schedule Teams meetings from the Outlook app if Microsoft Teams isn’t in this section. Your organization likely uses Skype or other communication services for voice/video meetings.

Here’s how to check your organization’s meeting provider in the Outlook mobile app:

Schedule Teams Meeting in Outlook with Ease

Setting up Teams meetings through Outlook is straightforward if your organization uses Teams as its meeting provider. If your organization has multiple meeting providers, contact your administrator to enable or switch to Microsoft Teams.

Re-enable the Teams meeting add-in or run the Microsoft Support Recovery Assistant if you still can’t schedule Teams meetings in Outlook. See our tutorial onrestoring Microsoft Teams Meeting to Outlookfor troubleshooting instructions.

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