What is Teams?

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app built for hybrid work so you and others can stay informed, organized, and connected. Teams is compatible on Windows, iOS, and Android systems, and can be accessed via most web browsers. 

Teams can do several things, including:

• Chat synchronously or asynchronously with individuals and groups to discuss work or something fun. Messages with others are persistent so you can leave a message or pick up where you left off later with a previous conversation. 

• Form teams to gather people around project work, committees, affinity groups, etc. so they can interact, collaborate, and share information or praise with other members of that community. 

• Assemble apps to improve your ability to connect with others, collaborate, or otherwise enhance your quality of work life. 

• Make audio and video calls using your phone or computer to chat with one or more people within the university system. 

• Meet with others privately or create a public meeting that others can drop into. 

Before creating or requesting a Teams Space, review the iSchool Guidelines for Teams Spaces

Getting Started

• First things to know about teams and channels
• Teams Quick Start Guide (viewable/downloadable PDF)
• About and installation
• First things to know about chats
• Search Teams
• Quick commands
• Activity feed (Notifications)

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Working in Teams

• Find and join a team
• Use a link or code to join a team
• Add content and notes to a team
• Share to Outlook from Teams
• Share to Teams from Outlook
• Reply to missed activity emails from Outlook

Communication

• Use @mentions to get someone’s attention
• Send an emoji, GIF, or sticker in Teams
• Mark messages as important

Chats

• First things to know about chats
• Start or add people to a chat
• Hide, unhide, mute, or pin a chat
• Pop out a chat
• Send a Loop component in chat

Channels

• Video: Work in channels
• Show channel info
• Send a message to a channel
• Send an announcement to a channel
• Send an email to a channel
• Cross-post a channel conversation
• Check a channel for notifications
• Customize channel notifications
• Add tabs in channels

Meetings in Teams

Scheduling Teams Meetings

• Overview of meetings in Teams
• Schedule a meeting
  • Video: Manage meetings
• Schedule a Teams meeting from Outlook
• Schedule a Teams meeting from Google
• Invite people to a meeting
• Require registration for a meeting
• Start an instant meeting
  • Video: Create instant meetings with Meet now

Participating in Teams Meetings

• Join a meeting in Teams
  • Video: Join a Teams meeting
• Mute and unmute your mic
• Turn video on and off
• Use chat in a meeting
• Raise your hand in a meeting
• Use reactions in a meeting
• Share content in a meeting
• Share sound in a meeting
• Record a meeting
• Use live captions in a meeting
• Play and share a meeting recording
• Use breakout rooms

Files in Teams

Apps and Services

• First things to know about apps
• Open your Teams apps
• Browse and add workflows

Advanced Teams Management:

Creating and Managing Teams

Creating and Managing channels

• Video: Overview of teams and channels
• Teams can have standard or private channels
• Create a standard or private channel
  • Video: Create and use private channels
• Auto-show channels for the whole team
• Set guest permissions for channels
• Create and use tags in channels
• Delete a channel

Apps and Services

• First things to know about apps
• Find Teams apps
• Add apps to Teams
• Buy app subscriptions
  
• Remove apps
• Turn off adding apps