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Scheduling Meetings in Private Channels
Hi,
Can anyone confirm this this works, or indeed doesn't? I can't seem to schedule meetings into Private Channels, but can't find if this should actually work.
Thanks,
- Hi sp-jmglade
Currently, you can't schedule meetings in private channels.
As stated in the article
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/private-channels
We're continually adding capabilities to private channels so check back for the most up-to-date information regarding apps, channel meetings, and scaling private channels for large teams
You can however do meet now's in private channels
Hope that answers your question!
Best, Chris
- What a joke, yet another feature Microsoft has promised for literally years (over 4 years in this case) and has not delivered. Very cool that you have a monopoly on enterprise communication software and you still fall short in implementing such basic features like this.
I just thought I'd reply to get this up to 100 - and ask "why not, still!"
We have got round it to a degree by using a shared channel; but that really only works if it's a new channel - if you have a private channel that's got a lot of useful stuff in, you have to create a new shared channel, but maintain the original private one.
- I am surprised this is not yet implemented and so many people manually add type in names listed in Private channel into Outlook invite because of this.
First I was blaming our ORG that they don't enable this "Your Admin hasn't enabled this feature"... but now I see its more then 3 years pending? Is Microsoft so slow in such elementary topics? sp-jmglade, I agree with everyone else on this list. Either add the option or create a new meeting class to the existing, standard, private, and shared.
In addition, Shared should have the ability to add guests outside of the B2B. At least let it be an administrator function to decide if guests are allowed or not.
Please, please, please, please, please, Microsoft. Can you make this happen, it would make life in our organisation so much simpler than using the very clunky and time consuming work arounds.
Thank you 🙂
And if it's really that impossible; let us know. (Hard to see why it's impossible, but who knows)
- 2023/10/31 has shared multiple invitations into private channel instead of calendar invitations.
Please make happen to shedule Calendar Events using private channel email ASAP - What's the rationale for not implementing this in the first place when it's available in public channel?
Private channels are designed to limit visibility and access to a specific group of members within a larger team or organization. While you can communicate and collaborate within private channels, scheduling meetings within them is not a built-in feature.
However, you can still schedule meetings and coordinate with members of a private channel by using alternative methods. Here are a few suggestions:
Share meeting details in the private channel: Inform the members of the private channel about the meeting details by posting a message with the date, time, and agenda in the private channel. This way, everyone in the channel can see the information and plan accordingly.
Use integrated calendar tools: Most communication platforms offer integrations with popular calendar applications like Google Calendar or Outlook. You can create a calendar event in your preferred calendar tool and share the meeting invite link or details in the private channel.
- Not really good enough - if I want a meeting with a restricted audience and want the recording then available later this should be a way to do things - to set the meeting up in A private channel.
I am trying to drive the use of Teams outside of CHAT within my organisation and this is just another kick in the teeth!Andy OwenTotally agree. Stupid not to have the ability to schedule in private channel.
sp-jmglade There is a great article about this.
This is a great solution:
How to schedule a meeting in a private channel of Microsoft Teams? - Microsoft 365 Education (sergeykhrushchev.com)Basically:
Get the e-mail from the private channel
Plan a recurrence meeting in the main channel
As participants: paste the private channel e-mail (DO NOT ENTER OTHERS!)
Remove the channel from the invite (Team-Name --> Main channel name)Save
- I see how that works - it achieves the meeting but I can't then edit the post to make it look like a tidy meeting. I'll still use this for now on occasion though - thank you! 🙂
+ 1000 for this request
- +1 and we are still waiting for this more than 2 years down the line
