Customize a town hall in Microsoft Teams

Give attendees a branded, customized experience with town hall theming. Add company images, banners, and more.

Note: If the event is already published, changes to theming will appear in future emails.

Customize a town hall

To customize a town hall:

  1. Select Calendar  Teams Calendar tab icon in Teams.

  2. Open an existing town hall or create a new one.

  3. Select Theming.

Add a banner image

Banner images will display across town hall emails leading up to the event. Keep the Teams default banner or add a custom image.

To add a custom banner image:

  1. Select Calendar  Teams Calendar tab icon​​​​​​​ in Teams.

  2. Open an existing town hall or create a new one.

  3. Select Theming > Banner image.

  4. Select Change image  Icon used on button to open the camera in Journal > Choose another image Image icon.

  5. Open the image you want to use.

  6. Zoom and position your image in the cropping tool. The banner will be displayed as shown.Screenshot of highlighted UI showing how to add a banner to a town hall

  7. Select Save.

Tip: For custom banner images, use an image at least 920x230px. 

Add a logo

  1. Select Calendar  Teams Calendar tab icon​​​​​​​ in Teams.

  2. Open an existing town hall or create a new one.

  3. Select Theming > Logo.

  4. Select Logo  Icon used on button to open the camera in Journal.Screenshot of highlighted UI showing how to add a logo to a town hall

  5. Select Choose another image  Image icon.

  6. Open the image you want to use.

  7. Zoom and position your image in the cropping tool. The logo will be displayed as shown.

  8. Select Save.

Tip: For custom logo images, use an image at least 280x280px. 

Change the theme color

Keep the Teams default theme color or choose a different one to customize event buttons, icons, and email links sent to attendees.

To change the theme color:

  1. Select Calendar  Teams Calendar tab icon​​​​​​​ in Teams.

  2. Open an existing town hall or create a new one.

  3. Select Theming > Theme color  Edit icon. ​​​​​​​ Screenshot of highlighted UI showing how to add a theme color to a town hall

  4. Choose a color and select Save.Screenshot of highlighted UI showing how to change the theme color of a town hall

What's next?

Host a town hall

Town hall insights

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