Teams

Introducing Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a program designed to make collaboration easy! Teams are agile and organizationally structured to keep communications and information flowing. With Microsoft Teams, you can create a more open, digital environment that makes work visible, integrated and accessible across the team, so everyone can stay in the know. Features like conversations and files help you share information with your Team easily. In this Skill Track you will learn about:

Team Management
Team Meetings
Team Channels
Conversations vs. Chats
Working with Files

MS Teams: Getting Started
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Once you have installed the Microsoft Teams desktop app, you will have access to all the features you need to stay connected with others in your organization. You can view files that have been shared, locate anything you need across the platform with the Search feature, and collaborate using Channels, Conversations, and Chat.

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MS Teams: Meeting Basics
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Microsoft Teams meetings let you connect with the people you need to reach to get your job done. You can collaborate and communicate in real time, on the devices you want using the presentation tools Microsoft Teams has to offer. Use the conferencing tools to create dynamic and engaging meetings.

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MS Teams: Channels
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Microsoft Teams makes it easy to collaborate with your colleagues. Channels are dedicated sections within a Team to keep conversations organized by specific topics, projects, or disciplines. Within Channels everyone on the team can have conversations and share files. Creating channels is a great way to keep your projects and your team organized and productive.

Channels
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MS Teams: Chats
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Microsoft Teams gives us one, centralized location to collaborate with team members and communicate with other individuals. When working in Teams, think of “chats” as those conversations you have with individuals, not the team as a whole.

Chats
MS Teams: Team Posts
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Microsoft Teams gives us one, centralized location to collaborate with team members and communicate with other individuals. Posts are a feature of a Team, allowing all members to view and contribute to them, while keeping everyone in the loop at all times.

Posts
MS Teams: Files
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As your team works together you’ll undoubtedly have files that you’ll want to share and collaborate on. Microsoft Teams makes it easy to share files within channels. Colleagues can view, edit, and collaborate on the files right from within Teams and see changes made in real time. Your team can upload files or start new documents right from the application.

Files

For more information on Microsoft Teams, please visit the ITS Knowledge Base.

If you would like to request an App to be added to Microsoft Teams, please fill out the request form.