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====Features====
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===Teams Features===
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Teams 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.
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* Individual or [[Group Chat with Teams|Group Chat]]  
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Basic features include:
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** Read our [[Group Chat with Teams|Group Chat]] article for details
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* Audio and video calls
 
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* Video Meetings
 
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** Video meetings and calls do not have a time limit like the basic Zoom accounts do.
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** Note: Video meetings and calls do not have a time limit like the basic Zoom accounts do
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====Accessing Teams via the web====
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* Create posts and channels
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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.
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* Share files easily with all team members
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* Connect and share various M365 apps within your Team
  
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The web app has these limitations during video meetings
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===Need a Team Created?===
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* Only one active speaker
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Team creation is by request only. See: [[Requesting a Microsoft Team]]
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===Managing Team Membership===
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Team owners are responsible for adding and removing members to their Teams. To learn how see: [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-members-to-a-team-in-microsoft-teams-aff2249d-b456-4bc3-81e7-52327b6b38e9 Add Members to a Team]
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===Accessing the Teams Application ===
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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.
  
 
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# Go to office.com and click sign in in the top right
 
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====Installing the Teams app on your desktop or mobile device====
 
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To get the installer for the desktop or mobile apps use the Microsoft link below
 
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====Changing Your Profile Name====
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===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.
 
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]
 
* [https://helpwiki.evergreen.edu/wiki/index.php/Genders,_First_Names_and_Pronouns  Genders, First Names and Pronouns]
 
* [https://www.evergreen.edu/registration/changing-your-personal-information Changing Your Personal Information]  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:10, 5 March 2024


Teams-logo.png
The basics of 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

Managing Team Membership

Team owners are responsible for adding and removing members to their Teams. To learn how see: Add Members to a Team


Accessing the Teams Application

Using the Teams 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:

  1. Go to office.com and click sign in in the top right
  2. Enter your Evergreen email and click Next
  3. Enter your Evergreen password and click Sign In
  4. Click the Teams icon along the left side
  5. The next window might ask to get the app or use the web app
  6. 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


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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