Teams Training: Outlook Teams Links

Enable the Teams add-in for Outlook and learn how to add Microsoft Teams links to your appointments and meetings. Use to troubleshoot when Teams links are missing or not working in Outlook Desktop.

Contents

• Enable or Re-Enable Teams add-in for Outlook
• Create a new meeting with a Microsoft Teams link
• Add a Microsoft Teams link to an existing appointment

Enable or Re-Enable Teams add-in for Outlook

1. Open Outlook Desktop
2. Select File > Info > Slow and Disabled COM Add-ins
    
   1. If the Teams add-in is listed here it means it was slow to load or is disabled in Outlook. Re-enable it by selecting Always enable this add-in and Do not monitor this add-in
3. Go to File > Options > Add-ins > Manage > COM Add-ins > Go...
   
4. Look for the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office
   
   1. 
   2. If unticked, tick it to enable > OK
   3. If it is already ticked, untick it to disable > OK > Restart Outlook > Go back to File > Options > Add-ins > Manage > COM Add-ins > Go... > Tick to re-enable Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office > OK
   4. If the add-in is missing:
      1. Select Cancel and go back to File > Options > Add-ins
      2. Select Manage > select Disabled Items in the dropdown box > Go...
      3. If listed as a disabled add-in, select the add-in > Enable > Close
         1. If you cannot find the Microsoft Teams add-in listed here either, please raise a support ticket.
      4. Select COM Add-ins in the dropdown box and ensure the Microsoft Teams Meeting Add-in for Microsoft Office is there and ticked > OK
5. Restart Outlook

Create a new meeting with a Microsoft Teams link

Ensuring the Microsoft Teams add-in is enabled in Outlook Desktop, in calendars either:

1. Select New Meeting > New Meeting to create a new meeting with a Teams link.
2. Select Teams Meeting > Schedule Meeting or another option

Add a Microsoft Teams link to an existing appointment

Select Teams Meeting from the ribbon: