Microsoft Teams Guides

Microsoft Teams is the collaboration and communications hub of the Microsoft Office 365 suite.

• Text chat using gifs, stickers, and emojis
• Video or audio meetings with up to 10,000 participants
• Share files and collaborate with your groups using different applications within Teams, such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Add your favorite Microsoft and third-party services or build custom apps

STIers can use their Microsoft Office 365 accounts to use Teams. You may access it as a mobile app (for phones and tablets), or visit https://teams.microsoft.com to download the desktop app or use the web app.

The Teams Navigation Bar is located on the left edge (desktop) or bottom edge (mobile). Each item displays different options and actions.

• Activity - Shows notifications of whatever is going on among your teams, such as unread messages or a file shared.
• Chat - Shows all your personal and group messages
• Teams - Shows all the teams you are part of
• Calendar - Shows a list of scheduled events and meetings (integrated with Outlook)
• Calls - Where you can make and receive phone calls
• Files - Where you can share or save files (integrated with SharePoint and OneDrive)
• More (...) - Other items, such as Help and different apps

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