How to Accept and Join a Microsoft Teams Meeting?
Teams meetings can be scheduled both through Microsoft Outlook and Teams app on the
computer, Microsoft Outlook and Teams app on the phone and tablet. Read How to Schedule a
Meeting in Teams on www.herkimer.edu/remote to learn more on how to schedule Teams
Meeting. It is important to join the meeting from the proper meeting link.
Accepting a Teams Meeting Invitation by Email
1. When Teams meetings are scheduled, you will receive a meeting invitation in your
email.
2. If you accept the meeting, it will be added to your email calendar. To accept a meeting click
Accept, and then select Send the Response Now. The organizer will now receive an email
indicating you have accepted the meeting.
Joining a Teams Meeting from Your Computer
1. Go to your calendar on your Outlook or Teams app, open the meeting you would like to join and
click Join Microsoft Teams Meeting.
2. If you are prompted in your browser to open Microsoft Teams, it is recommended to open
Microsoft Teams app on your computer for best result. Also, click “Always allow
teams.microsoft.com to open links of this type in the associated app”. Microsoft Teams app
will open, click Join Now from the meeting window.
Joining a Teams Meeting from your Mobile Device
1. Install Microsoft Teams app from your phone app store, if you haven’t done before.
2. From your mobile device, tap the Teams meeting invitation you received in your email
or tap Outlook calendar (requires Outlook app) and tap Join. You can also open Teams
app on your phone and go to Calendar, tap on the meeting, and tap Join.
