St. John's University Service Desk

When you enter your class, your professor will have posted your meeting one of two ways: either in the Microsoft Teams meetings button in your Course Navigation menu, or by posting a link to the meeting in the text box for an Announcement, Discussion Board, Assignment, etc.

What if my Meeting is in the Course Navigation Menu?

1. Open your class in Canvas and click the “Microsoft Teams meetings” button in the Course Navigation menu.

2. If prompted, click “Sign in” and enter your St. John’s University credentials.

3. At this point you should see the Microsoft Teams Meetings interface on your screen, with a list of upcoming meetings. Click “Join” on the appropriate meeting.

4. A pop-up window should then appear, prompting you to select if you wish to open the Microsoft Teams application on your computer. If you have the Teams app installed on your computer, click “Open Microsoft Teams” and follow the prompts. If you wish to load the Teams meeting from your browser instead, click “Cancel” and then select “Continue on this browser.”

   1. If joining from browser, you may be prompted to allow your browser to use your camera and microphone. Select the permissions appropriate for your usage, either “Allow while visiting the site” or “Allow this time.”

5. You should now see a screen that acts as your meeting preparation. This will allow you to confirm that you are using the correct audio and video devices. Once you have confirmed that your audio and video are set up the way you want them to be, click “Join now.”

6. You are now in your meeting. You can toggle on/off your Camera and Microphone using the buttons labeled “Camera” and “Mic” in the top right of the meeting window, and when your meeting is over you can click the “Leave” button, also located in the top right.

What if my Meeting is a Link in an Announcement / Assignment / Discussion Board?

1. Open your class in Canvas and locate the page with the link to your meeting. In the example screenshots here the link is in an Announcement, but the steps you follow will be the same regardless of where the link appears.

2. Click the designated link, which by default will say “Join [Meeting Name] (Microsoft Teams Meeting).” In the screenshot below, the meeting is called “Test Class Meeting.”

3. A pop-up window should then appear, prompting you to select if you wish to open the Microsoft Teams application on your computer. If you have the Teams app installed on your computer, click “Open Microsoft Teams” and follow the prompts. If you wish to load the Teams meeting from your browser instead, click “Cancel” and then select “Continue on this browser.”

   1. If joining from browser, you may be prompted to allow your browser to use your camera and microphone. Select the permissions appropriate for your usage, either “Allow while visiting the site” or “Allow this time.”

4. You should now see a screen that acts as your meeting preparation. This will allow you to confirm that you are using the correct audio and video devices. Once you have confirmed that your audio and video are set up the way you want them to be, click “Join now.”

5. You are now in your meeting. You can toggle on/off your Camera and Microphone using the buttons labeled “Camera” and “Mic” in the top right of the meeting window, and when your meeting is over you can click the “Leave” button, also located in the top right.