If you are a presenter and you leave the meeting early and want to re-join it after it has reached capacity, you will have to re-join as a view-only attendee.

You will see a special pre-join screen telling you that you can join as a view-only attendee, but you will not be able to share audio or video. Here are some important things to know about the 'view-only' experience in Microsoft Teams meetings on mobile devices: Joining a meeting that has reached capacity (Organizers will always be able to re-join as fully interactive attendees.) Attending a meeting that has reached capacity If you try to join the meeting after it has reached capacity, you will only be able to join the meeting as a view-only attendee (like everyone else). When a meeting has reached capacity, you will see a special pre-join screen telling you that you can join as a view-only attendee, but you will not be able to share audio or video.Īs a presenter or organizer, you will see all of your usual Teams meeting features, including audio and video controls-as long as you join before the meeting has reached capacity.

You can join as a view-only attendee via the Windows and Mac Teams desktop apps, Teams on the web, and the Teams mobile app for Android and iOS.

Here are some important things to know about the 'view-only' experience in Microsoft Teams meetings: Joining a meeting that has reached capacity Government Cloud Support (GCCH and DoD) will become available at a later date. Note: The organizer of a meeting must have configured the Microsoft 365 E3/E5 SKU or the Microsoft 365 A3/A5 SKU for people to be able to join a meeting that has reached capacity.

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