Difference between revisions of "Getting Started with Teams"

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Learn about using Microsoft Teams at Evergreen.

Overview

Microsoft Teams is part of Evergreen's Microsoft 365 suite, offering a secure and compliant platform for productivity, collaboration, and communication. Key features include file and data sharing within Teams, direct messaging, group chat, and video and voice calling. This page will guide you on how to start using Microsoft Teams at Evergreen.

Getting Started

Microsoft Teams has plenty of in-depth professional learning resources to help you learn how to use the platform - we've collected some of that information below.

Learning Resources

Microsoft Learn page(s)
- Microsoft Teams Video Training
- Microsoft Teams help & learning portal
LinkedIn Learning page(s)
- LinkedIn Learning: Microsoft Teams courses

Teams How To

How do I access Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams is accessed through a browser, or downloaded as a desktop client or a mobile app.

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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-====Basic 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.
-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====
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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.
+<br />
+----
+===Overview===
+Microsoft Teams is part of Evergreen's Microsoft 365 suite, offering a secure and compliant platform for productivity, collaboration, and communication. Key features include file and data sharing within Teams, direct messaging, group chat, and video and voice calling. This page will guide you on how to start using Microsoft Teams at Evergreen.
-The web app has these limitations during video meetings
+===Getting Started===
-* Only one active speaker
+Microsoft Teams has plenty of in-depth professional learning resources to help you learn how to use the platform - we've collected some of that information below.
-* No together mode
-* No background blur
-* No custom background
-* No live captions
-<br>
+====Learning Resources====
-To login to the web app:
+*Microsoft Learn page(s)
-# Go to office.com and click sign in in the top right
+**[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/microsoft-teams-video-training-4f108e54-240b-4351-8084-b1089f0d21d7 Microsoft Teams Video Training]
-# Enter your Evergreen email and click '''Next'''
+**[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us Microsoft Teams help & learning portal]
-# Enter your Evergreen password and click '''Sign In'''
+*LinkedIn Learning page(s)
-# Click the '''Teams''' icon along the left side
+**[https://www.linkedin.com/learning/topics/microsoft-teams?u=67682169 LinkedIn Learning: Microsoft Teams courses]
-# The next window might ask to get the app or use the web app
-# Click '''Use the web app instead'''
-<br />
+===Teams How To===
-====Installing the Teams app on your desktop or mobile device====
+*[[Chat, Channels and Private Channels in Teams|Chat and Channels]]
-To get the installer for the desktop or mobile apps use the Microsoft link below
+*[[Group Chat with Teams|Group Chat]]
-* [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app Installing the Teams app on your desktop or mobile device]
+*[[Moving files between Teams and OneDrive]]
-<br />
+*[[Video Calls and Meetings with Teams]]
+*[[Microsoft Teams Classes Canvas Integration]]
+*[[Teams Phone Getting Started]]
+*[[Requesting a Microsoft Team]]
+*[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-members-to-a-team-in-microsoft-teams-aff2249d-b456-4bc3-81e7-52327b6b38e9 Managing Team Membership]
-====Changing Your Profile Name====
+===How do I access Microsoft Teams?===
+Microsoft Teams is accessed through a [https://teams.microsoft.com/ browser], or downloaded as a [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/download-app desktop client or a mobile app].
+===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?====
-See:[[Requesting a Microsoft Team]]
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Difference between revisions of "Getting Started with Teams"

Latest revision as of 18:26, 11 March 2025

Overview

Getting Started

Learning Resources

Teams How To

How do I access Microsoft Teams?

Changing Your Profile Name

Teams Help

Microsoft 365 Help

Get Help

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