What is Teams?
Teams is the new collaboration platform from Microsoft that is part of Office 365. It can be used to access Team data within your own department or across the business, as well as chat and connect with other team members across the whole company.
Sign in
In Windows, click Start > Microsoft Corporation > Microsoft Teams.
Then sign in with your Office 365 username and password. (sign in with your email and password.)
Start a conversation
Click Teams , pick a team and channel, write your message, and click Send
.
With a person or group... Click New chat , type the name of the person or group in the To field, write your message, and click Send
.
Pick a team and channel
Click Teams and select a team. Pick a channel to explore the Conversations, Files, and other tabs.
Start a meeting
Click Meet now under the area where you type a message to start a meeting in a channel. (If you click Reply, then Meet now
, the meeting is based on that conversation.) Enter a name for the meeting, then start inviting people.
Make video and audio calls
Click Video call or Audio call
to call someone from a chat. View your call history and voicemail in the same area.
Reply to a conversation
Find the thread you want to reply to, then click Reply. Add your thoughts and click Send .
@mention someone
To get someone’s attention, type @, then their name (or pick them from the list that appears). Type @team to message everyone in a team or @channel to notify everyone who favorited that channel.
Add an emoji, meme, or GIF
Click Sticker under the box where you type your message, then pick a meme or sticker from one of the categories. There are also buttons for adding an emoji or GIF.
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