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- Upon clicking the web browser option, guests will be re-directed to the meeting and asked to enter their name.
- Once they've entered their name, they have to option to enter the meeting with audio on/off and video on/off before clicking the "Join" button.
- In general, guests can join a meeting before the organizer officially joins. There may be instances, depending on how the invitation was setup, where a guest waits in a "lobby" and an organizer must approve their entry.
- As guests, there is no significant difference between using the browser or the app version, with the exception of potentially improved connectivity on the app.
App
- Upon clicking the option to download the app, the app will download, and launch directly into the meeting. Note that the process described begins when a guest clicks the Teams meeting link provided in the email invite.
- Before officially joining, guests will enter their name, choose if they want enter the meeting with audio on/off and video on/off and then must click the "Join" button.
- In general, guests can join a meeting before the organizer officially joins. There may be instances, depending on how the invitation was setup, where a guest waits in a "lobby" and an organizer must approve their entry.
- If a guest wants to use the full features of the free version of Teams, they will have to create a Microsoft account.
- When guests launch the Teams app outside of a meeting invitation, Microsoft will immediately prompt guests to create an account.
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