Then, add the name or email addresses of the attendees in the ‘Required’ or ‘Optional’ attendees section and click the ‘Send Update’ button. Open the meeting details from the calendar by either double-clicking it, or selecting ‘Edit’ from the overlay menu. You can also invite more people to the meeting after initially scheduling the meeting. The panel for ‘Tracking’ is on the right that shows everyone’s RSVP status. To see the meeting details, double-click the meeting from the calendar. You can see their RSVPs in the meeting details. Users can RSVP to the meeting and add it to their calendar using the invite you sent. Go to the ‘Scheduling Assistant’ tab to get help from Teams to find an appropriate time.Īfter entering all the details in the meeting scheduler window, click the ‘Send’ button.Īn invite will be sent to all the meeting attendees (required as well as optional) either to their Outlook mailbox (for people within the organization) or their email address (for outsiders). Teams also has a scheduling assistant that lets you compare your calendar with other attendees’ calendars (for whom it’s available, anyhow) to find a time that suits everyone. For members outside of your organization, enter the complete email address. For organization members, enter their name and then select it from Teams suggestions. Enter the optional participants here similarly as you did with required attendees. Press the enter key after entering their email address or click the ‘Invite’ suggestion to add them as attendees to the meeting.įor users whose presence is not required, click the ‘Optional’ button at the end of the textbox.Ī new field will expand. To invite users from outside your organization, you’d have to enter the complete email address of the person. Teams will provide suggestions from the members within your organization. To invite users from your organization, type their names. You can invite users from both within and outside your organization. Then, go to ‘Add required attendees’ to add the people you want to invite to the meeting. Give the meeting a title, and select the time and date for the event. Go to the ‘Calendar’ tab from the navigation panel on the left.Ĭlick the ‘New Meeting’ button on the top-right corner of the screen. The option to send meeting invites is available only for Microsoft 365 accounts. You have to send the meeting link manually.
Note: For Microsoft Teams Free and Personal accounts, there is no option to add attendees when scheduling a meeting. When you schedule a meeting in Microsoft Teams, you can invite people to the meeting right away. Fortunately, it is extremely easy to invite people to a Microsoft Teams meetings. And getting a heads-up in advance is not only considerate but professional, as well. A huge part of that comes down to not having impromptu meetings all the time.Įveryone has a lot of things on their calendar. So as a meeting host, it’s your responsibility to smooth the process as much as you can. Easily invite attendees to your scheduled Microsoft Teams meetings and track their responses.