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asingardenof
Aug 12, 2026Copper Contributor
Change meeting category default options
When creating a new meeting in Teams and clicking the drop down button to select a category, a list of about six options appears that appear to be randomly selected. These don't bear any relation to ...
CoralieSimonaire
Aug 12, 2026Brass Contributor
Hello,
I wasn't able to find any Microsoft documentation that explains how Teams selects the categories shown in that shortened category list when creating a meeting.
Teams and Outlook use the same mailbox category list (the Outlook/Exchange Master Category List), so the categories available in Teams are the same ones defined for your mailbox.
However, I could not find any Microsoft documentation describing whether the categories shown in the initial drop-down are based on recent usage, frequency of use, favorites, or whether they can be customized.
Hope this helps