{"id":23726,"date":"2020-06-11T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icrowdnewswire.com\/?p=2593442"},"modified":"2020-06-11T15:25:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T15:25:00","slug":"how-to-start-a-video-meeting-in-the-free-version-of-microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipsnews.net\/business\/2020\/06\/11\/how-to-start-a-video-meeting-in-the-free-version-of-microsoft-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to start a video meeting in the free version of Microsoft Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You can now host videoconferences in the free version<\/p>\n

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If you’re looking for yet another app to use to meet with your friends or co-workers online, Microsoft has just made it possible to hold meetings on its free version of Teams.<\/p>\n

Teams is Microsoft’s alternative to Slack — you can use it for instant messaging, hosting meetings, and collaborating on files. It’s designed for work, but anyone can sign up for a free account. (However, during signup, if you say you want to use Teams for communicating with friends and family, it will direct you to Skype — so just make sure you tell it that you’re using it for work.)<\/p>\n

Previously, free accounts could join meetings, but couldn’t initiate them; now, anybody can start a Teams meeting. And currently, Teams doesn’t put a cap on the length of the meeting or the number of participants (although, according to Microsoft,<\/a> this is due to the COVID-19 crisis, so that may change in the future).<\/p>\n

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To start a Teams video meeting, first you’ll have to either sign in with your Microsoft account<\/a> or create one<\/a> and then sign in. (You can create an account with any email address; it doesn’t have to be an Outlook address.) You can also, if you want, download the desktop app<\/a> for macOS or Windows.<\/p>\n

The process is similar for starting a meeting via your browser or the desktop app. Once you’re signed in, if you’re ready to start talking immediately:<\/p>\n