Microsoft Teams: Quick Start Guide

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Short answer: Microsoft Teams puts chat, meetings, calls and shared files in one place. This quick start guide shows you the basics so you can be useful in Teams on day one.

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ChatQuick messages, one to one or in groups
MeetVideo calls and screen sharing
ShareFiles and channels your team can all find

Your first day in Teams

  1. Sign inUse your work account and make sure multi-factor authentication is set up.
  2. Find your teams and channelsChannels keep each project or topic in its own place.
  3. Start a chatMessage a colleague directly or create a small group.
  4. Join or schedule a meetingUse the Calendar tab, and try camera, mute and screen share.
  5. Share a fileUpload to a channel so everyone works on the same version.
Tip: keep conversations in channels rather than private chats where others may need them later.

The full guide

Flip through the illustrated Microsoft guide below.

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