Getting Started With Microsoft Teams:
What is it?
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team or department stay connected and organized from anywhere. Microsoft Teams helps you keep track of conversations, store files, share calendars, and schedule video calls, to list just some of its capabilities.
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How do I install the Microsoft Teams client?
UNIVERSITY RESOURCES: Please utilize Self Service or Software Center https://kb.uwec.edu/article/installing-software-on-office-computers/PERSONAL COMPUTERS AND OTHER DEVICES: Log into http://teams.uwec.edu and download the client from the top-right menu.
How do I create a Microsoft Team?
To request a new Microsoft Team for your department or a project you are working on, please contact our Help Desk at helpdesk@uwec.edu or 36-5711.
How Do I Manage a Microsoft Teams Meeting/Webinar?
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What is a Teams Channel?
Teams channels are dedicated work areas, organized by topics, subjects, projects, etc. They can contain chat conversations, files, links, tasks lists, calendars, etc and by default are available to all members of the Team.
Teams Voice Calling
Teams Calling is a telephone option that allows a person to answer their office phone number wherever they have teams installed. To learn more go to the Teams Voice Calling page.
To see if you qualify for the current phoneless option, create a ticket.
What are Teams Posts?
Teams Posts are posts within the Teams Channel that everybody in a Team can see. Posts allow users to share information in a communal forum, and everybody can reply publicly to a post to ensure everybody gets the information.
What is the "Shared" tab in Teams
The "Shared" tab in Teams is the Team Sharepoint-- it is where files can be stored and accessed by everybody on the Team. You can organize these files within folders to keep everything tidy.