You're invited. Here's how to join.

Join in the browser without the Teams app

The fastest route. Works in Edge and Chrome with no installation.

1. In the calendar entry or email, click "Join meeting now".
2. Choose "Continue on this browser".
3. Confirm the browser prompt asking for microphone and camera.
4. Enter your name and click "Join now".

Join with the Teams app

If you use Teams anyway, the app is the more stable option.

1. Click the invitation link.
2. Choose "Join on the Teams app".
3. If the app isn't installed yet, follow the download prompt - or take the browser route.
4. Before joining, check that the right account is signed in.

Join as a guest without a Microsoft account

You don't need a Microsoft account to attend our meetings.

1. Open the link in your browser.
2. Choose "Continue on this browser" instead of signing in.
3. Enter the name you want us to see in the meeting.
4. Click "Join now".
5. We'll let you in from the lobby.

Dial in by phone

No stable connection? If the invitation includes a dial-in section, the audio also works over a phone line.

1. Find the dial-in number and conference ID in the invitation.
2. If there's no such section, dial-in isn't set up for this meeting - just let us know.
3. Call the number, then enter the conference ID followed by the hash key.
4. Say your name when you join - we can't see it on a phone line.
5. Video and screen sharing aren't available when you dial in.

Allow microphone and camera

The most common reason for silence: the browser blocked access.

1. Click the lock or camera icon in the address bar.
2. Set microphone and camera to "Allow".
3. Reload the page and join again.
4. In the meeting, check the bar at the bottom for a crossed-out microphone or camera.

Share your screen

Works in the browser and in the app - in the browser your operating system asks as well.

1. Click "Share" in the meeting bar.
2. Pick a single window rather than the whole screen if you have private things open.
3. On macOS, confirm the system prompt for screen recording.
4. Stop sharing via "Stop sharing" in the same bar.

Firewall or IT blocks Teams

Some corporate networks block meeting tools. That's not something we can change from the outside.

1. Try the browser route - it gets blocked less often than the app.
2. Try a different network, such as your phone's hotspot.
3. Ask your IT department to allow Microsoft Teams.
4. Otherwise give us a quick call. If the invitation includes a dial-in number, the meeting works with audio only.

Recording and privacy

We usually record meetings to write up the minutes. We announce it beforehand.

1. While a recording runs, Teams shows it visibly to everyone.
2. If you'd rather we didn't, say so right at the start - then we won't record.
3. Teams can also produce a transcript or AI notes. Same rule: tell us and we leave it off.
4. Our privacy policy explains which data we process and how.

More on how we handle your data: Privacy policy