How do I schedule a meeting in Microsoft Teams?
Schedule a meeting
There are several ways to schedule a meeting in Teams.
Schedule a calendar meeting
- Select Calendar
in Teams. - Select New meeting
. - Add meeting details and attendees.
- Select Send.
Schedule a meeting from chat
- Select Chat
in Teams. - Select More chat options
at the top of the chat. - Select Schedule a meeting
. - Add meeting details.
- Select Send.
Schedule a channel meeting
- In Teams
, select the team you want to schedule a meeting in. - Add a shared calendar to your team channel.
- Next to Meet now
, select the dropdown arrow. - Select Schedule a meeting
. - Add other attendees who are outside the team.
- Select Send.
Everyone in the team you scheduled the meeting for will receive a personal invite.
You can also invite a channel to a regular meeting by typing the channel name in the Add channel field. Channels can't be edited or added once the invite is sent. You'll need to send a new invite with the updated channel.
Notes:
- When you have a meeting in a channel, everyone in the team will be able to see it and join it in that channel. This feature isn't available in private channels.
- Invitees outside your org won't have access to the channel calendar.
Created: Apr 24, 2020 - 10:11am Updated: Oct 10, 2025 - 5:36am Author: UIT Support Center Article: 3002
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