Microsoft Teams for the remote office
With over 44 million daily active users—a 50% increase over just a few months ago—Microsoft Teams is the standard for workplace communication platforms and offers a variety of tools and integrations to make working from home seamless. If you’re just transitioning to working remote, or if you’re new to Teams, we’ve put together an overview of the features that will help you stay on track and productive.
First, some basics. A team is a group of people, files, applications and other resources that make up a project. A channel is a discussion shared with the whole team. A chat is a one-on-one or group conversation not shared within the team group.
Get to know your dashboard
Your dashboard provides an overview of your projects, conversations, files, and applications.
Manage your profile
Add a picture to your profile to make it easy for your coworkers to find you and your messages.
View and edit your teams
Rename your teams and organize in a way that works best for you. You can add members and channels, view and attach files, and easily switch between team channels or chats.
Start a conversation
Teams makes it easy to stay in touch, no matter where you’re working.
Video conference calls
Stay social, even when you’re working from home. Start video calls with the click of a button and instantly connect with your coworkers.
Mentions and memes
Type @ before a team or individual name to notify them of your message. And for those times when only a meme will do, you can add stickers, memes, and GIFs to your conversations.
Organize your day
With native tools and a collection of addable apps, you can tailor Teams to the way you work to help you stay organized.
Activity and search
For a quick overview of daily activity related to any of your teams, head to your Activity tab. Need to find something quickly? Use the search function to locate people, messages and files.
Apps and integrations
Personalize Teams with integrations created to make the most out of the platform.
From analytics to workflow automation, Microsoft offers hundreds of apps to optimize your experience.
With so many features and customizations, it’s easy to see why Teams has taken over the virtual office. For more information, check out our online Microsoft Teams courses for more in-depth tutorials, tips, and best practices.
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