Teams - Start A Meeting

Start your meeting

1. Select Join.

2. Check your settings before you start.

   When you're ready, select Join now.

   • Turn on your video to encourage others.

   • Blur the background if you want.

   • Some organizations recommend putting on your headset and muting your laptop speaker.

3. Once you're in the meeting, select More actions   to Turn on live captions, Show meeting notes, or Start recording.

   Note: If you record a meeting, let everyone know they're being recorded. For more information, select the Privacy policy button after you Start recording.

4. Use the menu bar to select controls to Share your screen, Mute your microphone, or Show conversation.

Tips:

• Keep an eye on the meeting chat for comments and questions.

• It's a good idea for participants to mute their microphone when they aren’t speaking—to reduce background noise and distractions.

• Do you have an Affiliated agent joining a meeting?  Share this guide with them:  Microsoft Teams - How Agents can join a meeting without having a Microsoft Teams account – Century 21 Affiliated: Help Desk (c21affiliated.com)