Similarly to Zoom, you can join a Microsoft Teams meeting either in your web browser or the desktop Teams app. For help downloading or installing the app, please follow our Getting Started guide. We recommend using the Teams app over the browser based version for ease of use and the additional features available.
The Meeting Invite
Pictured below is the typical invite you will receive for a Teams meeting.
- Click here to open the "Join" page in your web browser, which will then let you choose to join via the web or to open your Teams app and join there.
- Clicking "Join on the web" will load a different web page where you can enter the Meeting ID and Passcode manually to join the meeting.
There is also the option to "Download Teams" in the meeting invite. If you haven't installed Teams yet, you can follow that link to download and install it on your computer.
Joining the Meeting
If you clicked on the "Click here to join the meeting" link in the previous section, it should open a page in your web browser with the next steps for joining the meeting.
Your browser may automatically try to open the Teams app to join the meeting. If you
see a popup like this at the top of your screen, and if you have the Teams app already
installed, you can click on (1) "Open Link" to open the Teams app and join the meeting. If you would like your browser
to do this automatically in the future, you can check the box to "Always allow...". Click on "Cancel" if you would prefer to join the meeting in your web browser.
Your web browser may look slightly different, this screenshot was taken in Firefox, which is BCC's recommended browser.
Otherwise, if your browser did not generate that popup or you would prefer to use
your web browser, you can Click on either of the buttons (2) to join the meeting in your browser or open the Teams app.
If you join the meeting in the Teams app, the app will automatically open and connect to the meeting. If you are joining the meeting in your web browser, there may be an additional step where you need to grant your web browser access to your microphone and camera. This is what the popup looks like in Firefox, it may look slightly different in other web browsers.
- Check this box always grant Teams access to your camera and microphone
- Click on "Allow" to grant access.
After clicking "Allow" the meeting should connect.