USE MICROSOFT TEAMS
Chat, meet and share with friends and family
IT WILL TAKE
YOU WILL LEARN How to use Microsoft Teams
YOU’LL NEED Mac/iPhone/iPad; Microsoft Teams (macOS 10.14 or later; iOS 12.2 or later)
While many of us have been working predominantly from home over the last 12 months, Microsoft Teams hasn’t had quite the same profile of Zoom or Skype. That said, it has been crucial for many companies and large organisations in keeping people connected and working together; schools in particular have been using it as a platform for accessible home learning. Teams isn’t just for business and education, though…
Microsoft is pushing to make Teams popular among friends and families as an alternative to Zoom, Skype, and Apple’s FaceTime. As such, it’s currently free to download and use, without the need for an Office 365 subscription – though you will need to create a Microsoft account if you don’t already have one.
Extra features
Along with the ability to send text messages, hold audio and video conversations and group meetings, Teams has one or two features not seen in its nearest competitors. For example, Teams has a Calendar which displays meetings you’ve arranged or committed to, along with invitations to which you haven’t responded, for example. It also has some quirks. For example, you can’t currently manage Teams notifications in Notification Centre
We’ll show you how to get started with Teams so you can try it out with friends and family. We’ll also show you how to share your screen, and you can use the same process to share video from your device’s camera or photos you’ve taken. Kenny Hemphill