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BirgitH
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May 03, 2021
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Teams (free version) implementation in outlook?

Is it possible to plan virtual calls directly in outlook or is this something I would need to upgrade my plan to business basic? or maybe another one?   I can´t find an answer online. Honestly, the...
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    ChristianJBergstrom
    May 06, 2021

    BirgitH Hello, well if it's any consolation you're not alone. Teams is a massive platform and then you have some differences when it comes to the business/enterprise versions vs Teams free and Teams for personal use (you can add a personal account within Teams).

     

    To answer your question though the Teams Outlook meeting add-in isn't supported in Teams free so it won't work I'm afraid. You'll need a subscription which includes an Exchange mailbox.

     

    The official support pages for Teams free Welcome to Microsoft Teams free - Office 365

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ChristianJBergstrom
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May 06, 2021

BirgitH Hello, well if it's any consolation you're not alone. Teams is a massive platform and then you have some differences when it comes to the business/enterprise versions vs Teams free and Teams for personal use (you can add a personal account within Teams).

 

To answer your question though the Teams Outlook meeting add-in isn't supported in Teams free so it won't work I'm afraid. You'll need a subscription which includes an Exchange mailbox.

 

The official support pages for Teams free Welcome to Microsoft Teams free - Office 365

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BirgitH
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May 06, 2021
Thank you @ChrstianJBergstrom! For now, I´m not sure if I would like to go with the paid version as it is very complicated to use and I guess this issue will be the same if I pay for it. But your answers helped me, thank you!

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