Microsoft Teams Overview

Duration: 1 Day

Course Overview

Microsoft Teams is a powerful collaboration tool that has revolutionized the way teams communicate and work together. With its user-friendly interface and robust features, Teams has become an essential platform for businesses and organizations worldwide. Teams allows users to chat, make voice or video calls, and share files seamlessly, making remote collaboration incredibly efficient. Its integration with other Microsoft Office applications, such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, allows for easy document sharing and real-time co-editing. Teams also offers a wide range of customizable features, including channels, tabs, and apps, making it adaptable to meet the unique needs of any team or project. From small teams to large enterprises, Microsoft Teams has become an indispensable tool for enhancing productivity and fostering effective communication in today's fast-paced, digitally-driven work environment.

Detailed course content

Introduction and Overview

  • Microsoft Teams overview

  • Teams terminology

  • Feature overview

Accessing Teams

  • Web app

  • Desktop application

  • Mobile app

Creating Teams

  • Public and private teams

  • Join an existing team

  • Leaving a team

  • Theme and team picture

Managing Teams

  • Adding members

  • Additional owners

  • Guest access/permissions

  • User profiles

Channels

  • Creating and Managing

  • Favourites

  • Email a channel

  • Adding tabs

  • Connectors

Find Content

  • Search for people, files and chat content

  • Activity feed

  • Feed filter

  • Search commands

Sharing Files

  • Group chat

  • Private chat

  • Files tab

  • Meeting recordings

Communicating

  • Chat one to one (private)

  • Chat with a group

  • Video and audio calls

  • Meet now

  • Schedule a meeting

  • Sharing Windows desktop

  • Participating with iOS and Android

Chat

  • Status indicators

  • Chat history

  • Add team members or guests

  • Using gifs, stickers and emojis

  • Convert to meeting

Conversations

  • Threaded conversations

  • Using @mentions (person, team or channel)

  • Like a message

  • Save a message

  • Mark a message as unread

Groups

  • Create a group

  • Add a Team to an existing group

  • Group mailbox and calendar

  • Group SharePoint, OneNote and

Settings

  • User account/profile

  • Notifications

Integration

  • Available apps

  • Who-bot

  • Power Automate

  • Connectors – e.g. Facebook and X (Twitter)