Meetings in Private Channels
We can not *schedule* a meeting in a Private Channel (Finance channel above with padlock icon), however, we can use the Meet button (above/right) to initiate an ad hoc meeting.
The ability to schedule a meeting is in review as of 12/2/2020:
https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/38523142-support-to-host-a-meeting-in-a-private-channel
We can see below that when we try to use the Teams scheduler, we can only see the General channel when trying to schedule a meeting. We should be able to see the Finance and Legal channels, however, they are private channels and therefore hidden to the scheduler:
Also, in regard to external guests:
Private channel meetings and calls
External guests can join a team’s private channel meeting or Meet now call, but there are a few things to know.
- They’re only able to participate if a member of the private channel sends them a link to join the meeting, or calls them during the meeting to meet now.
- During the meeting or call, they’ll have temporary access to chat, files, whiteboard, notes, and the participants list (those not in the Outlook invite), but not afte
