Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams gives teams a digital hub that brings conversations, content, tasks and apps together in one place. Teams provides live and historical chat making real-time collaboration easier for departments, support groups, projects, etc. In addition to chat, an Office 365 mailbox, group and SharePoint Online site are also created for each team for messaging and file storage. Teams integrates with other UAB and O365 services as well as third party apps.
Learning Resources
Getting Started
Learn the basics to get started with Microsoft Teams
Meetings and Calls
Schedule video and voice meetings or hold impromptu calls
Using Chat
Use the desktop and mobile apps for instant communication with colleagues
Collaboration
Share files using Microsoft's powerful storage tools
Get Introduced
Self-Help Quicklinks
Getting Started
- Navigating the Teams App
- Navigating in Teams
- Using Search
Meetings and Calls
- Scheduling Meetings
- Navigating the Calendar Tab
- Using the New Meeting Form
- Viewing a Calendar Entry
- Viewing a Scheduled Meeting
- Using Meetings
- Using Video in a Teams Meeting
- Change Your Video Background in a Teams Meeting
- Raise a Hand in a Teams Meeting
- Presenting in a Teams Meeting
- Share Content in a Teams Meeting
- Share a PowerPoint Presentation in a Teams Meeting
- Whiteboard in a Teams Meeting
- Managing a Teams Meeting
- Live Captions in a Teams Meeting
- Live Transcription in a Teams Meeting
- Spotlight a Video in a Teams Meeting
- Using Breakout Rooms in a Teams Meeting
- Record a Teams Meeting
- Using the Calls Tab
- Navigating the Calls Tab
- Using Speed Dial
- Contacts Menu
- History Menu
- Using Voicemail
- During Calls
- Add a User to an Ongoing Teams Call
- Put a Call on Hold
- Transfer a Call
- Merge a Call
Using Chat
- Using Chat in Microsoft Teams
- Navigating the Chat Tab
- Using Chat Window
- Composing Chat Messages
Collaboration
- Using Teams
- Navigating the Teams Tab
- Posting in a Teams Channel
- Composing Chat Messages
- Using Files in a Teams Channel
- Navigating the Files Tab
- Managing Teams
- Creating a New Team
- Managing Team Membership
- Setting Up the Staff or Class Notebook
- Adding a Tab to a Team
- Sharing Files in SharePoint
- Sharing Files in SharePoint via Membership
- Sharing in All Platforms by Direct Access
- Sharing in All Platforms by Sharing Link
