How To: Set Teams Meeting Options

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Learn how to control who waits in the lobby, who can present, and what attendees can do in a Microsoft Teams meeting you organize.

Open meeting options

Before the meeting

Open the meeting in your Teams calendar and select Meeting options.

During the meeting

Select More (…), then Settings, then Meeting options.

Common settings

Setting
Use it to
Who can bypass the lobby
Let NCU people in directly and hold guests until you admit them
Who can present
Make only you, or only specific people, presenters
Allow mic and camera for attendees
Keep attendees muted or cameras off, such as for a large session
Meeting chat
Turn chat on, off, or on only during the meeting
Co-organizers
Give others organizer controls. See How To: Add a Co-organizer to a Teams Meeting

Changes save for that meeting only. For a recurring meeting, they apply to every occurrence.

Get help

Submit a request through the Microsoft Teams service.