Objective
The 8x8 Work for Office 365 meetings add-in gives standalone users the ability to create and share meetings directly in Microsoft Outlook 365 (cloud).
This guide will show users of a how to quickly install the add-in. This guide is intended specifically for users of Microsoft 365 accounts which are not managed by a Microsoft 365 service administrator. If your Microsoft Office applications are centrally managed by your IT service or other administrator, see 8x8 Work for Office 365: Meetings Add-In Installation Instructions for Users and Administrators .
Applies To
- 8x8 Work for Office 365
- Microsoft 365
- Standalone Microsoft Outlook 365 (Cloud) accounts
Install the 8x8 Work for Office 365 Add-In
- First, log in to Outlook at https://outlook.live.com.
- Navigate to your Outlook Calendar by clicking on the Calendar icon at the bottom-left of the screen
- In Calendar, click New event at the top-left, or double-click on a day of your choosing
- In the New event action ribbon at the top, click on the More actions ellipsis and select Get Add-ins.
- In Add-Ins for Outlook, search for 8x8 and click on 8x8 Work for Office 365. Note: The 8x8 Work for Office 365 add-in can also be found in the Microsoft AppSource market
- In 8x8 Work for Office 365, click Add
- You should receive confirmation that the add-in is installed. Note: The 8x8 add-in is automatically pinned to the New event ribbon. You can change this by clicking Unpin add-in, which forces the 8x8 add-in to be stored in the More actions menu, instead.
- Click on the X to close the confirmation window.
Using the 8x8 Work for Office 365 Add-In
- Log in to Outlook at https://outlook.live.com.
- Navigate to your Outlook Calendar by clicking on the Calendar icon at the bottom-left of the screen.
- In Calendar, click New event at the top-left, or double-click on a day of your choosing.
- Click on the 8x8 Work icon to display the 8x8 login prompt.
- Click Login with 8x8 and supply your 8x8 user credentials (ID and password). Note: A new web browser tab will open requesting your 8x8 user ID and password. That tab will disappear once your 8x8 credentials have been validated
- Once you're logged in, you can click Add 8x8 Meeting to insert new 8x8 meeting information into your new calendar event (see the screenshot at the top of this page).
- You can then add attendees to your new 8x8 meeting and send it to them.
- Finally, you can join your meeting at any time by opening the calendar item and clicking Join 8x8 Meeting.