Download Teams Meeting Add-in For Microsoft Office [How to]

You can install this add-in right from Outlook

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Many want to download the Microsoft Teams meeting add-in for Microsoft Office because it’s missing, and in today’s guide, we’re going to show you how to do that properly.

Why did Teams disappear from Outlook?

If the Teams Outlook add-in is missing, it is likely disabled. If a user doesn’t have at least one Exchange mailbox configured on Outlook, the add-in wouldn’t be present. Not using Modern Authentication to sign in to Teams can also cause this problem.

How do I install the Microsoft Teams Meeting add-in for Microsoft Office?

Insert the add-in in Outlook

1. Launch Outlook on your device.

2. Click on the Home button.

3. Press the Add-ins button. This will open another window featuring all add-ins that you can install.

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4. Click on All, then write Microsoft Teams in the search field.

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5. Toggle the add-in on using the controls next to it. Teams and Outlook should now be connected on your device.

6. To make sure you installed the add-in, go to File, then click on Manage Add-ins or Manage Apps, and check whether Teams is in the list.

After following the steps from above, our team of experts was able to install Microsoft Teams add-on successfully. Once the installation was finished, the add-on became visible in the Ribbon menu on the top.

How can I create a Teams meeting in Outlook?

  1. In Outlook, click on New items and select Teams Meeting.
  2. Set the date of the meeting and add the attendees.
  3. Send the meeting.
  1. In Outlook, open the Calendar and select the desired meeting.
  2. Click on Teams Meeting in the top menu.
  3. Lastly, click on Send update.

Do you need an Outlook account to access Teams?

No, to use Microsoft Teams you can use any Microsoft account, it doesn’t have to be specifically an Outlook account.

Your Teams installation might corrupted. Go to Settings > Apps > Installed apps and remove Teams. Install it again and the issue should be gone.

Microsoft Teams add-on for Outlook can be quite useful and allow you to easily organize meetings with your coworkers. However, if it’s missing, you can just manually download it in a couple of clicks.

Lately, there have been users complaining about the fact that they can’t download files in Teams, which, too, is easily fixable. Also, find out how to repair a corrupt profile in Outlook and eliminate various issues.

In case Teams is disabled, we have a great guide on how to enable Teams Meeting add-in from Outlook. Many reported that Microsoft Teams is not appearing in Outlook, but we tackled that in a different guide.

Many reported that Teams is not working on Windows 11, but we have a guide addressing it. Also, don’t miss our guide on what to do if Teams calendar is not syncing with Outlook.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to drop them in the comments section below.

More about the author:

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More about the topics: Microsoft Teams, Outlook Guides