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Getting Started with Teams

Getting Started with Teams

26 Mar 2024
1 Login on any browser | 2 Download Client Apps | 2.1 Creating a New Team | 2.2 Teams and Channels | 2.3 Conversations | 2.4 Tabs | 2.5 Meetings | 2.6 Chat | 2.7 Limits and Specifications

Login on any browser

Go to Office 365 Portal and login with NUS-ID and select Teams. 

 

Download Client Apps

Get Teams on all your devices: https://teams.microsoft.com/download

 

 Web Browser (teams.microsoft.com)

  • Microsoft Edge [Calls and Meetings supported]

  • Internet Explorer 11

  • Chrome (latest and 2 previous major versions) [Calls and Meetings supported]

  • Firefox (latest and 2 previous major versions)

  • Safari 11.1+

 Desktop App

  • Windows 7+ (32-bit & 64-bit)

  • MacOS (10.10+)

  • Linux (.deb & .rpm)

 

 

 Mobile App

  • Android (latest and 3 previous major version)

  • iOS (latest and 1 previous major version)

Features

Creating a New Team

  • Choose a team type (for staff only)

  • Team visibility setting: 

    • Public (visible to entire organisation) 

    • Private (by invite only)

  • Create a team

    1. Add members (individual users or groups) by email addresses or

    2. Generate a code for users to join 

    3. Share the team link and approve the members

Teams and Channels

Read: Best practices for organising teams

  • Add channels within a team to focus on specific topics with customised content (up to 200 channels per team)

  • Add connectors to integrate 3rd party tools

Conversations

  • Threaded conversations (reply to posts / start a new conversation).

  • Use @mention to bring to someone's attention. @team and @channel mentions will trigger an email notification by default if the members are not logged in.

  • Like and save important messages

  • Express yourself with attachments, emojis, stickers and GIFs

  • New members can see past content and chat history anytime (if team owner choose to allow)

Tabs

  • Organise your files, notes, links and custom tools into tabs for quick access.

  • Seamless integration with in-built Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for co-editing.

Meetings

Schedule an audio or video call with anyone or with your team for online meetings.

  • Share screens (entire desktop / specific window / PowerPoint file) 

  • Use the Microsoft WhiteBoard right in your meeting

  • Record meetings for absentees (saved in Microsoft Stream) 

  • Chat during meeting (captured in Conversations) 

See: Online Meeting with Teams

Chat

Private chat for 1:1 or form chat groups:

  • Share files 

  • Make an audio/video call 


For more guides and FAQ, visit Microsoft Teams Help Center.

Limits and Specifications

See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/limits-specifications-teams