Teams Quick Start Guide
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The document is a quick start guide for using Microsoft Teams, covering essential features such as managing teams and channels, composing messages, starting chats, and organizing files. Users learn how to manage their profiles, use the command box for quick actions, and engage in audio/video calls. Additionally, it provides links for further training and feedback options to enhance the user experience.
Teams Quick Start Guide
- 1. Quick Start Guide New to Microsoft Teams? Use this guide to learn the basics. Microsoft Teams Manage your team Add or remove members, create a new channel, or get a link to the team. Add files Let people view a file or work on it together. Compose a message Type and format it here. Add a file, emoji, GIF, or sticker to liven it up! Reply Your message is attached to a specific conversation. Manage profile settings Change app settings, change your pic, or download the mobile app. Use the command box Search for specific items or people, take quick actions, and launch apps. Start a new chat Launch a one-on-one or small group conversation. View and organize teams Click to see your teams. In the teams list, drag a team name to reorder it. Add tabs Highlight apps, services, and files at the top of a channel. Every team has channels Click one to see the files and conversations about that topic, department, or project. Move around Teams Use these buttons to switch between Activity Feed, Chat, your Teams, Meetings & Files. Join or create a team Find the team you’re looking for, join with a code, or make one of your own. Find personal apps Click to find and manage your personal apps. Add apps Launch the Store to browse or search apps you can add to Teams.
- 2. PowerPoint 2016 Sign in In Windows, click Start > Microsoft Corporation > Microsoft Teams. On Mac, go to the Applications folder and click Microsoft Teams. On mobile, tap the Teams icon. Then sign in with your Office 365 username and password. (If you’re using Teams free, sign in with that username and password.) Pick a team and channel A team is a collection of people, conversations, files, and tools—all in one place. A channel is a discussion in a team, dedicated to a department, project, or topic. Click Teams and select a team. Pick a channel to explore the Conversations, Files, and other tabs. Start a conversation With the whole team... Click Teams , pick a team and channel, write your message, and click Send . With a person or group... Click New chat , type the name of the person or group in the To field, write your message, and click Send . Microsoft Teams Start a meeting Click Meet now under the area where you type a message to start a meeting in a channel. (If you click Reply, then Meet now , the meeting is based on that conversation.) Enter a name for the meeting, then start inviting people.
- 3. Add an emoji, meme, or GIF Click Sticker under the box where you type your message, then pick a meme or sticker from one of the categories. There are also buttons for adding an emoji or GIF. @mention someone To get someone’s attention, type @, then their name (or pick them from the list that appears). Type @team to message everyone in a team or @channel to notify everyone who favorited that channel. PowerPoint 2016Microsoft Teams Make video and audio calls Click Video call or Audio call to call someone from a chat. To dial a number, click Calls on the left and enter a phone number. View your call history and voicemail in the same area. Reply to a conversation Channel conversations are organized by date and then threaded. Find the thread you want to reply to, then click Reply. Add your thoughts and click Send .
- 4. Work with files Click Files on the left to see all files shared across all of your teams. Click Files at the top of a channel to see all files shared in that channel. Click More options ... next to a file to see what you can do with it. In a channel, you can instantly turn a file into a tab at the top! Add a tab in a channel Click by the tabs at the top of the channel, click the app you want, and then follow the prompts. Use Search if you don’t see the app you want. PowerPoint 2016Microsoft Teams Stay on top of things Click Activity on the left. The Feed shows you all your notifications and everything that's happened lately in the channels you follow. Share a file Click Attach under the box where you type messages, select the file location and then the file you want. Depending on the location of the file, you’ll get options for uploading a copy, sharing a link, or other ways to share.
- 5. Search for stuff Type a phrase in the command box at the top of the app and press Enter. Then select the Messages, People, or Files tab. Select an item or click Filter to refine your search results. Get other Quick Start Guides To download our free Quick Start Guides for your other favorite apps, go to https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2008317. Next steps with Microsoft Teams See what’s new in Office Explore the new and improved features in Microsoft Teams and the other Office apps. Visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=871117 for more information. Get free training, tutorials, and videos for Microsoft Teams Ready to dig deeper into the capabilities that Microsoft Teams has to offer? Visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2008318 to explore our free training options. Send us your feedback Love Microsoft Teams? Got an idea for improvement to share with us? On the left side of the app, click Help > Provide feedback. Thank you! Microsoft Teams Find your personal apps Click More apps to see your personal apps. You can open or uninstall them here. Add more apps in the Store . Add apps Click Store on the left. Here, you can select apps you want to use in Teams, choose the appropriate settings, and Install.