Get a handle on Microsoft Teams
Chat, schedule meetings, and share your screen with friends and family
REQUIRES
Mac, iPhone, or iPad; Microsoft Teams (macOS 10.14 or later; iOS 12.2 or later)
YOU WILL LEARN
How to use Microsoft Teams
IT WILL TAKE
30 minutes MICROSOFT’S TEAMS MAY not have had the profile of Zoom or Skype over the last 12 months, when many of us have been working predominantly from home. That said, it has been crucial for many companies and large organizations 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— although you will need to create a Microsoft account if you don’t already have one.
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 that 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 Center
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.