Predefined meeting templates in Microsoft Teams

Information icon. Some features described in this article require Teams Premium.

The following predefined meeting templates are available in Teams. You can determine which of these templates are available to your users by using meeting template policies.

If your organization has Teams Premium, you can edit these templates (indicated in the Lock status column) or create your own meeting templates. You can also configure Teams Premium settings in editable templates and meeting organizers with a Teams Premium license can use those settings in their meetings.

Virtual appointment

The Virtual appointment meeting template comes with the following options. You can't edit this template.

Option Default value Visibility Lock status
Security
Apply sensitivity label None Visible Unlocked
Who can bypass the lobby People in my org and guests Visible Unlocked
People dialing in can bypass the lobby Off Visible Unlocked
End-to-end encryption Off Visible Unlocked
Enable watermark for screenshare Off Visible Unlocked
Enable watermark for video Off Visible Unlocked
Restrict participants from copying or forwarding meeting chat messages Off Visible Unlocked
Audio and video
Allow mic for attendees On Visible Unlocked
Allow camera for attendees On Visible Unlocked
Recording and transcription
Record meetings automatically Off Visible Unlocked
Who can record meetings Only organizers and co-organizers Visible Unlocked
Allow Copilot During and after the meeting Visible Unlocked
Roles
Announce when people dialing in join and leave Off Visible Unlocked
Meeting engagement
Meeting chat On during the meeting only Visible Unlocked
Allow reactions Off Visible Unlocked
Q&A Off Visible Unlocked
Manage what attendees see Off Visible Unlocked

To learn more, see Manage the Virtual appointment meeting template in Teams.

Controlled-content meeting

The controlled content meeting template is only available to meeting organizers who have a Teams Premium license. This template comes with the following options:

Option Default value Visibility Lock status
Security
Apply sensitivity label None Visible Unlocked
Who can bypass the lobby People in my org and guests Visible Unlocked
People dialing in can bypass the lobby Off Visible Unlocked
End-to-end encryption Off Visible Unlocked
Enable watermark for screenshare Off Visible Unlocked
Enable watermark for video Off Visible Unlocked
Restrict participants from copying or forwarding meeting chat messages Off Visible Unlocked
Audio and video
Allow mic for attendees On Visible Unlocked
Allow camera for attendees On Visible Unlocked
Recording and transcription
Record meetings automatically Off Visible Unlocked
Who can record meetings Only organizers and co-organizers Visible Unlocked
Allow Copilot During and after the meeting Visible Unlocked
Roles
Announce when people dialing in join and leave Off Visible Unlocked
Meeting engagement
Allow meeting chat On Visible Unlocked
Allow reactions Off Visible Unlocked
Q&A Off Visible Unlocked
Manage what attendees see Off Visible Unlocked