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===Overview===
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Microsoft Teams is part of Evergreen's Microsoft 365 suite, offering a secure and compliant platform for productivity, collaboration, and communication. Key features include:
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* file and data sharing
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* direct messaging via individual and group chat
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* team meetings
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* video and voice calling
  
====Features====
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===Getting Started===  
Teams can be used for chat, audio and video calls and video meetings. Everyone with an Evergreen account has access to basic features to Teams. Later if a user is added to a team additional features will be available.
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'''Training in Microsoft Teams''' - the learning resources below are a great way to get started:
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*[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/microsoft-teams-video-training-4f108e54-240b-4351-8084-b1089f0d21d7 Microsoft Teams Video Training]
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*[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/teams?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us Microsoft Teams help & learning portal]
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*[https://www.linkedin.com/learning/topics/microsoft-teams?u=67682169 LinkedIn Learning: Microsoft Teams courses] requires a library card for access - see: [[LinkedIn Learning]]
  
Basic features include:
 
* Chat and group chat
 
** Read our [[Group Chat with Teams|Group Chat]] article for details
 
* Audio and video calls
 
* Video Meetings
 
** Video meetings and calls do not have a time limit like the basic Zoom accounts do.
 
====Accessing Teams via the web====
 
Teams can be used as a web app.  The web app has some limitations.  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.
 
  
The web app has these limitations
 
* Only one active speaker
 
* No together mode
 
* No background blur
 
* No custom background
 
* No live captions
 
  
# Go to office.com and click sign in in the top right
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===Teams How To===
# Enter your Evergreen email and click ***Next***
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'''How do I access Microsoft Teams?'''
# Enter your Evergreen password and click ***Sign In***
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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].
# Click the ***Teams*** icon along the left side
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*[[Requesting a Microsoft Team]]
# The next window might ask to get the app or use the web app
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*[[Manage Team Membership]]
# Click ***Use the web app instead***
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*[[Channel Types in Teams]]
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*[[Chat Versus Channel Posts in Teams]]
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*[[Group Chat with Teams|Group Chat]]
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*[[Moving files between Teams and OneDrive]]
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*[[Video Calls and Meetings with Teams]]
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*[[Microsoft Teams Classes Canvas Integration]]
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*[[Teams Phone Getting Started]]
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*[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/manage-teams-sharepoint-experiences How to identify and navigate between SharePoint and Teams]
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*[https://helpwiki.evergreen.edu/wiki/index.php/Upload_Teams_Meeting_Recording_to_Panopto Upload a Teams Meeting Recording to Panopto]
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===Changing Your Profile Name===
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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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* [[New Student Account Activation]] - make sure you have chosen your username
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* [https://helpwiki.evergreen.edu/wiki/index.php/Genders,_First_Names_and_Pronouns  Genders, First Names and Pronouns]
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* [https://www.evergreen.edu/registration/changing-your-personal-information Changing Your Personal Information]
  
  
====Installing the Teams desktop app====
 
  
====Setting up Teams on mobile devices====
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 16 October 2025


Teams-logo.png
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
  • direct messaging via individual and group chat
  • team meetings
  • video and voice calling

Getting Started

Training in Microsoft Teams - the learning resources below are a great way to get started:


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.