Note: Some of these experiences are only available in the threads layout in Teams channels. The threads layout is available as part of the public preview program and might undergo further changes before being released publicly. To get access to this and other upcoming features, switch to Teams public preview.
Meet with members of a Microsoft Teams channel instantly or by scheduling a channel meeting. When you have a meeting in a channel, everyone in the team can see it as a post in the channel and join from there.
Schedule a channel meeting
To schedule a channel meeting:
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Select Teams
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Select the channel you want to schedule a meeting in.
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Select the dropdown arrow next to Meet now
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In the Posts layout, select the dropdown arrow next to Meet now
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Select Schedule a meeting
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Add meeting details.
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To send attendees personal invites, manually add them in the Add required attendees
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Select Send.
Note: Scheduling channel meetings isn’t supported in private channels.
Meet instantly in a channel
To start an instant meeting in a channel:
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Select Teams
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Select the channel you want to start an instant meeting in.
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Select Meet now
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In the Posts layout, select Meet now
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Select Join now.
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Invite people to join the meeting.
Members of the channel can see and join the meeting in the channel Posts or Conversations feed.
Chat in a channel meeting
To chat in a channel meeting:
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Select Chat
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Type a message in the compose box and press Enter or select Send.
All channel meeting conversations appear as their own threads in the channel’s Posts or Conversations feed.
Participate in the channel meeting conversation by replying to messages in the channel meeting post or start a new conversation by selecting Start a thread
