For our webinars, we use Microsoft Teams. When joining the event, you may be prompted to download the Teams desktop app. Joining via the Teams app will provide you with the best experience, but it is not required; users may also choose to join by browser (Teams is compatible with Chrome and Edge browsers).

If your Bureau uses Teams:
Sign in to the Teams app on your computer, then click on the join link.

If your Bureau does not use Teams:
Join from Chrome or Edge and click on “Continue on this browser.”

For detailed instructions on joining a Microsoft Teams Meeting by link, see Microsoft's help page.

Join a meeting as a view-only attendee

When you join a Teams meeting that has reached capacity, you can still view the meeting, but you will have limited access to some other features available to attendees who joined earlier.

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.

 

Once you've joined a meeting as a view-only attendee, you will see a screen showing the active speaker or any material being shared. Also view-only attendees cannot see or participate in the meeting chat.

Minimum bandwidth required for receiving:

• High Definition Video: 3.9 Mbps
• Standard Quality Video: 0.2 Mbps

Computer audio is generally preferred, but if it is muffled:

1. Click on the “…” button.
2. Select "Show meeting details."
3. Use the provided dial-in information to join by telephone.

To use captions, go to your meeting controls and select More options ⋯ > Turn on live captions.