Microsoft Teams update will cut down on all unnecessary meeting admin
A new ‘Meet Now’ feature is coming to Microsoft Teams
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Microsoftis working on a new feature for itscollaboration platformTeams that will allow users to create spur of the momentvideo meetingsmore easily.
As peran entryin the company’s product roadmap, an upcomingTeamsupdate will introduce the ability to create instant “Meet Now” links, which can be used to launch directly into a session.
The feature mimics a similar option available withGoogle Meet, allowing users to bypass the admin associated with creating a calendar entry for a meeting (i.e. filling out the time and date, selecting attendees etc.). Instead, a meeting link can be created with just one click and distributed viaTeamschannels or chats.
The new feature is still currently under development, but is scheduled to begin rolling out to users by the end of the month.
Microsoft Teams update
With video conferencing having become part and parcel of the professional experience during the pandemic, any opportunity for minimizing the bureaucracy that goes into organizing sessions is likely to prove popular.
Although creating a fully-fledged calendar marker remains the better option if a large number of attendees are involved or if a meeting isn’t set to take place for a number of days, the new Meet Now feature will be ideal for quick check-ins.
Beyond the new instant meeting option, Microsoft is also reportedly working to streamline the process of joining a scheduled meeting viaemail serviceOutlook.
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The current process is unnecessarily protracted, requiring the user to launch the meeting link in their webbrowser, which in turn boots up the Teams desktop client, but not before asking for further confirmation.
However, the company is set to eliminate these unnecessary extra steps byadding a simple ‘join meeting’ button, which will let users launch into a call directly from theirOutlookwindow.
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