Difference between revisions of "Getting Started with Teams"

Revision as of 10:46, 28 December 2023

The basics to start using Microsoft Teams at Evergreen.

Teams Features

Individual or Group Chat
Audio and video calls
Video Meetings
- Note: Video meetings and calls do not have a time limit like the basic Zoom accounts do
Create posts and channels
Share files easily with all team members
Connect and share various M365 apps within your Team

Need a Team Created?

Team creation is by request only. See: Requesting a Microsoft Team

Accessing Teams

via the web app

Teams can be used as a web app. Microsoft has an article that details the differences between using Teams on different platforms.

To log in to the web app:

Go to office.com and click sign in in the top right
Enter your Evergreen email and click Next
Enter your Evergreen password and click Sign In
Click the Teams icon along the left side
The next window might ask to get the app or use the web app
Click Use the web app instead

Installing the Teams app on your desktop or mobile device

To get the installer for the desktop or mobile apps use the Microsoft link below

Installing the Teams app on your desktop or mobile device

Changing Your Profile Name

The display name in Teams is set by your profile in our Microsoft 365 system. The links below describe the process to change your chosen name or to make a legal name change.

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-[[File:Teams-logo.png|75px|left]]What you need to know to get started using Microsoft Teams at Evergreen.
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-====Basic Teams Features====
+===Teams Features===
-The Microsoft Teams app can be used for chat, audio and video calls, and video meetings.  Everyone with an Evergreen account has access to the basic features of Teams.  Later if a user is added to a team additional features will be available.
+* Individual or [[Group Chat with Teams|Group Chat]]
-Basic features include:
-* Chat and group chat
-** See: [[Group Chat with Teams|Group Chat]] for more details
 * Audio and video calls
 * Video Meetings
 ** Note: Video meetings and calls do not have a time limit like the basic Zoom accounts do
-====Additional features that come with Team membership====
-If you are a member of a Team you can:
 * Create posts and channels
 * Share files easily with all team members
 * Connect and share various M365 apps within your Team
-====Accessing Teams via the web====
+===Need a Team Created?===
-Teams can be used as a web app. Microsoft has an [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/meetings-and-live-events-5c3e0646-dc37-45ad-84a4-1666fac62d4e?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US article] that details the differences between using Teams on different platforms.
+Team creation is by request only. See: [[Requesting a Microsoft Team]]
-The web app has these limitations during video meetings
+===Accessing Teams ===
-* Only one active speaker
+====via the web app====
-* No together mode
+Teams can be used as a web app. Microsoft has an [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/meetings-and-live-events-5c3e0646-dc37-45ad-84a4-1666fac62d4e?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US article] that details the differences between using Teams on different platforms.
-* No background blur
-* No custom background
-* No live captions
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-To login to the web app:
+To log in to the web app:
 # Go to office.com and click sign in in the top right
 # Enter your Evergreen email and click '''Next'''
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 # Click '''Use the web app instead'''
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 ====Installing the Teams app on your desktop or mobile device====
 To get the installer for the desktop or mobile apps use the Microsoft link below
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 <br />
-====Changing Your Profile Name====
+===Changing Your Profile Name===
 The display name in Teams is set by your profile in our Microsoft 365 system.  The links below describe the process to change your chosen name or to make a legal name change.
 * [https://helpwiki.evergreen.edu/wiki/index.php/Genders,_First_Names_and_Pronouns  Genders, First Names and Pronouns]
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-====Need a Team Created?====
-See: [[Requesting a Microsoft Team]]
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