Microsoft Teams: Disable Chat for Web Meetings
In Microsoft Teams, the organizer can turn off the Chat or only have the chat on during a meeting. The following tutorials focus on turning the Chat off completely, but the process is the same for only having the Chat active during the meeting.
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When Scheduling a Meeting
| 1 | Click on More options in the lower-right. | 
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| 2 | Click on Meeting options in the upper-left. If we do not see Meeting options, make sure that Teams meeting is toggled on. |
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| 3 | In the menu that appears, click on Participation. Click on On under Meeting chat. Select Off in the dropdown menu that appears. Click on Apply when done. |
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| 4 | Make sure to Save the meeting when done. |
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After a Meeting is Scheduled, but Before Starting
| 1 | Click on the event. Then, click on Edit in the pop-up that appears. |
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| 2 | Click on More Options in the lower-right. |
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| 3 | Click on Meeting options at the top. |
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| 4 | In the menu that appears, click on Participation. Click on On under Meeting chat. Select Off in the dropdown menu that appears. Click on Apply when done. | |
| 5 | Make sure to save the meeting when done. |
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During a Meeting
| 1 | Click on More>Settings>Meeting options |
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| 2 | In the menu that appears, click on Participation. Click on On under Meeting chat. Select Off in the dropdown menu that appears. Click on Apply when done. | |
| 3 | To check, click on Chat. We should see the message “Chat is turned off for this meeting”. |
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