This article covers how to change your calendar's default settings to either use MS Teams or Zoom for your online meetings or you may choose to turn off this setting completely.
Please follow the instructions below based on the Outlook application you are using.
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By changing the settings in Outlook Online it will synchronize with any desktop clients you are using.
- Open a web browser and go to Office Online then click on Outlook or go directly to Outlook Online.
- Click on the Settings icon.
- Click on Calendar and then Events and Invitations.
- To turn off Online Meetings and not have a default. Uncheck the box by "Add online meeting to all meetings". Click on Save.
- To Set the default online meeting to either Teams or Zoom (as long as Zoom is connected to your 365 account). Check the box by the appropriate meeting tool. Click on Save.
Outlook Desktop Client
Note: If using Outlook for Windows (previously Windows Mail) then the directions will be the same as with Outlook Online as listed above.
- Click on File, then Options.
- On the left click Calendar.
- View the "Calendar Options" section on the right to make changes.
- To turn off Online Meetings and not have a default. Uncheck the box by "Add online meeting to all meetings". Click on OK.
- Set the default online meeting to either Teams or Zoom (as long as Zoom is connected to your 365 account). Click on Meeting Providers, then check the box by the appropriate meeting tool. Click on OK to close Meeting Providers and then OK again to save.
Note: If using Legacy Outlook for Mac you will need to use the Outlook Online option listed above as Legacy Outlook for Mac does not support setting a default Online Meeting.
- Click on Outlook and then Settings.
- Click on Calendar.
- Click Configure next to "Add online meeting to all events"
- To turn off Online Meetings and not have a default. Uncheck the box by "Add online meeting to all ". Click on Save.
- Set the default online meeting to either Teams or Zoom (as long as Zoom is connected to your 365 account). Place a check mark next to "Add online meeting to all events" and select a meeting provider. Click on Save.