{"id":1960794,"date":"2024-07-23T00:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T04:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1960794"},"modified":"2025-08-17T17:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T21:18:59","slug":"connecting-to-microsoft-teams-and-skype-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/connecting-to-microsoft-teams-and-skype-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting to Microsoft Teams and Skype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HJgki2Eat_c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>With Events Calendar Pro, you can connect to your Microsoft account and easily add links to your Microsoft-based meetings (including Skype Personal and Business, and Teams) to your virtual and hybrid events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connecting-to-your-microsoft-account\">Connecting to your Microsoft Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to&nbsp;<strong>Events \u2192 Settings \u2192 Integrations<\/strong>&nbsp;from the WordPress dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the Microsoft section and click <strong>Add Microsoft Account<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select your desired Premium Microsoft Account and grant the required permissions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&#8217;d also like to connect to a Skype account, you can add that account here as well and follow the prompts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Now you should be all set up and ready to integrate with Microsoft! <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/evnt.is\/1bag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/06\/evergreen-ad-virtual-events-1024x384.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1953355\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creating-a-microsoft-meeting\">Creating a Microsoft meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you are connected to Microsoft, you can automatically generate new meetings directly from the WordPress Dashboard. Simply head over to&nbsp;<strong>Add Event<\/strong>, and scroll down to&nbsp;<strong>Configure Virtual Event<\/strong>. You\u2019ll now see the Microsoft Teams and Skype (if you&#8217;ve configured them) options available in the&nbsp;<strong>Add Video<\/strong>&nbsp;dropdown menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-04-at-10.11.14-AM.png\" alt=\"Microsoft Teams option in virtual events dropdown menu\" class=\"wp-image-1953821\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you select your Microsoft Teams account, you can click&nbsp;<strong>Create<\/strong>&nbsp;to generate a new Microsoft Teams link to display on your WordPress site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-20220802-051111.png\" alt=\"Select Microsoft Teams option in virtual events\" class=\"wp-image-1953822\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve also connected to Skype, you&#8217;ll see those options available as well. If you&#8217;re looking to create a Skype meeting instead, simply select that option here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-8-1.png\" alt=\"Connect to Skype\" class=\"wp-image-1953931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-8-1.png 752w, https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-8-1-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-add-preexisting-microsoft-teams-meetings\">Add preexisting Microsoft Teams meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you connect to your Microsoft Teams account, you can add your preexisting Microsoft Teams links to your event pages using the Smart URL feature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On your Office 365 account, go to <em>Outlook<\/em>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1953827\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-20220802-050319.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create an event in the future and expand the event creation UI.<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1953828\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-20220802-050500.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toggle on the Teams Meeting option.<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1953829\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-20220802-051217.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save the Outlook Calendar event.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On your WordPress site,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/k\/creating-an-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">create a new event<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the normal event details.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Publish it or save it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head over to your Outlook Calendar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the event and expand the event details.<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1953823\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-20220802-051850.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the browser URL.<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1953824\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-20220802-051958.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Head back to your WordPress site and click on <em>Configure Virtual Event<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Paste the <em><strong>full Outlook Calendar event URL<\/strong><\/em> and click on <em>Find<\/em>.<br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1953825\" style=\"width: 500px;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.theeventscalendar.com\/kb\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-20220623-061809.png\" alt=\"\"><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you locate the URL, you can continue creating your event as you usually would.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Events Calendar Pro, you can connect to your Microsoft account and easily add links to your Microsoft-based meetings (including Skype Personal and Business, and Teams) to your virtual and hybrid events. 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