Join a Microsoft Teams Meeting as a Guest using the App

How to Join a Microsoft Teams Meeting
as a Guest using the App

To use Microsoft Team as a participant you can use the Microsoft Teams App after accepting the meeting request.
In your Outlook email or other email clients, you will see the invitation, double-click on the ‘Join a Microsoft Teams Meeting’ entry to open the meeting.
When the meeting is open it should look something like the screenshot below.

Screenshot of how the email invitation should look when opened.

Select Join Microsoft Teams Meeting.
A browser window will open, select Download the Windows App.

Screenshot of the first box you will see when Microsoft Teams opens.

The App will start to download.

Screenshot of MS Teams downloading

Microsoft Teams will then start the installation process.

Screenshot of Microsoft Teams starting the installation process.

After the Teams App has installed on your device, it will open and you may be asked to enter your name – if necessary, enter it and then select join now.

You may need to wait as the meeting organiser accepts your request to enter the meeting.

Screenshot of the waiting area until someone lets you into the meeting.

When you are in the meeting you will see a screen similar to the screenshot below.

Screenshot of how your screen will look when you are let into the meeting.

The Teams App will now be installed on your device.

The Microsoft Teams icon on your desktop

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