Preventing Teams Meetings from Auto-Populating to Calendar Invites

Option 1: Turn off the option in your Outlook settings that automatically adds Teams meetings to your calendar invitations.

 1. Sign in to Office 365 at https://office.com with your network credentials. • This will be the same username and password used to access your email.

2. Once you have signed in, click on the square icon in the top left to display the available applications. Locate “Outlook” and click on the corresponding icon.

3. Once you have opened Outlook, click on the settings gear in the top right hand portion of your screen.

4. Select the option that appears that reads “View all Outlook settings.” This will bring you to where you may adjust your necessary calendar settings.

5. Select “Calendar” from the menu that appears.

6. Select “Events and invitations” from within the calendar section.

7. Uncheck the option to “Add online meeting to all meetings.”

8. Click “Save.” This will prevent Teams meetings from being automatically added to your calendar invites going forward.

Outlook for Mac:

1. Open Outlook for Mac.

2. Click “Outlook” in the top left hand corner.

3. Select “Preferences” from the menu that appears.

4. From preferences, click on the “Calendar” option. This will take you to your calendar settings.

5. Uncheck the box that reads “Add online meeting to all meetings.” This will prevent Teams meetings from being automatically added to your calendar invites going forward. No save option is necessary.

Outlook for PC:

1. Open Outlook for PC.

2. Click “File” in the top left hand corner.

3. Click “Options” at the bottom of the menu that appears to the left.

4. Outlook options will appear. Click on “Calendar” in the new menu in this area.
5. Uncheck the box that reads “Add online meeting to all meetings.” This will prevent Teams meetings from being automatically added to your calendar invites going forward.

6. Click “OK” to save your selection

Option 2: On an individual calendar invite, remove the option to create a Teams meeting prior to sending your invite to your attendees.

Outlook Web App

Outlook for Mac

Outlook for PC