Joining a Teams Meeting

Open Microsoft Teams from the Desktop - This will allow teams to open the invite from your email
1. Wait for it to fully load
Open the meeting invite in your Outlook it may look plain like the below or be slightly more colorful and click on the "Meeting Join Link"
You should get the below prompt, click "Yes"
1. If you get a screen like below, select the bottom most option to use the Teams client
  or
  1. If the Teams App option doesn't work, open the Teams app on the desktop first. This will setup the connection between Teams and other programs
You will have a screen like below with your webcam.
Click "Join Now"
1. If you see a message asking you to unmute, click to unmute the PC so you can hear other participants.

In the meeting across the bottom bar are the different controls for the meeting

Icon	Function	What it looks like for others
	Show and hide your webcam	When your webcam is hidden it will show your initials like below
	Mute and unmute your microphone	It will show others you are muted on the participants screen with the below icon next to your name
	Share your screen	You can share your screen, a window, or an office document.
	Raise your hand Click again to lower your hand	This will show a hand icon next to you on the host screen and in the participants list. The presenter can lower your hand.
	Chat	Opens chat.
	Show participants list	You will see your email profile picture, but members outside of HCC will only see your initials
	Leave/end teams call Note: This will leave immediately, there is no warning

After you leave the meeting you can access the chat log from the meeting under "Chat"
1. Select the meeting