Note: It is strongly recommended to complete the Prerequisite seminar first.

Learn how-to collaborate remotely, in real time, with Teams.

Microsoft Teams is a component of UA's Office 365 subscription. The Teams service presents a unified communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent workplace chat, video meetings, file storage (including collaboration on files), and application integration in one screen.

Instructions on how to join the meeting are emailed the day before the seminar.

Topics presented in this hands-on session include:

1. Understand when best to create a Team, Chat, Meeting, or make a Call
2. Create a Teams Meeting within Outlook
   1. set date and time
   2. add Teams location and participant link
   3. set meeting options
3. Locate an existing Team
   1. locate public Teams
   2. locate private Teams
4. Create a Team
   1. choose from starter or existing Team templates
   2. understand Team privacy and use case
   3. add members
5. Delete a Team
   1. what happens to files from a deleted Team?
   2. mark for deletion
6. Manage team members and permissions
   1. understand differences between Owner, Member and Guest roles
   2. control Member and Guest role permissions
   3. change role assignments
7. Chats vs conversations
   1. What’s the difference?
   2. create and invite others to a chat
   3. share your screen during a chat
   4. pop-out a chat window
   5. edit a chat message after it’s posted
   6. check a chat’s read status
   7. use emojis to quickly respond to chat
   8. post a conversation to Teams channels
8. Create Team channel
   1. understand channel privacy and use case
   2. create a Standard channel
9. Use Team File Tab
   1. understand features a Tab adds to a team
   2. open and edit files shared with the Team
   3. pin a file to top for easy reference