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What is Microsoft Teams? | What is Microsoft Teams? | ||
*'''A central hub''': Microsoft Teams allows you to manage files created in Office 365 among your fellow collaborators. | *'''A central hub''': Microsoft Teams allows you to manage files created in Office 365 among your fellow collaborators. | ||
*'''Team collaboration''': Everyone can stay up-to-date on the latest project status. Teams allows multiple people to edit documents simultaneously. | *'''Team collaboration''': Everyone can stay up-to-date on the latest project status. Teams allows multiple people to edit documents simultaneously. | ||
What can I use Teams for? | What can I use Teams for? | ||
*'''Chat''': A group chat that allows departments, project groups, or any other group to collaborate and connect easily. | *'''Chat, Video Calls, Meetings''': A group chat that allows departments, project groups, or any other group to collaborate and connect easily. Up to 300 users can chat or call in to a Teams meeting. | ||
*'''Attachments''': Get easy access to shared team documents and be able to edit and share with multiple people at a time. | *'''Attachments''': Get easy access to shared team documents and be able to edit and share with multiple people at a time. | ||
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*'''Increase productivity''': Teams is currently being used by several groups across campus and has changed the way many groups work. | *'''Increase productivity''': Teams is currently being used by several groups across campus and has changed the way many groups work. | ||
[https://uwaterloo.ca/information-systems-technology/services/microsoft-office-365-education/request-team | Who can request a Team? | ||
* Teams are available to University of Waterloo employees (i.e. staff, faculty, and graduate students employed by the University). | |||
* [https://uwaterloo.ca/information-systems-technology/services/microsoft-office-365-education/request-team Request a Team]: University employees can complete the Microsoft Teams form to request a Team. | |||
[https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app | [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app Add Teams to a personal device] You can download Teams on your desktop or your mobile device. | ||
For other questions: https://uwaterloo.ca/microsoft-teams/#whatisteams | For other questions: https://uwaterloo.ca/microsoft-teams/#whatisteams | ||
Revision as of 22:25, 9 September 2020
What is Microsoft Teams?
- A central hub: Microsoft Teams allows you to manage files created in Office 365 among your fellow collaborators.
- Team collaboration: Everyone can stay up-to-date on the latest project status. Teams allows multiple people to edit documents simultaneously.
What can I use Teams for?
- Chat, Video Calls, Meetings: A group chat that allows departments, project groups, or any other group to collaborate and connect easily. Up to 300 users can chat or call in to a Teams meeting.
- Attachments: Get easy access to shared team documents and be able to edit and share with multiple people at a time.
- Notes: Use Microsoft Word within Teams to take notes, post-meeting minutes, or share team agendas.(OneNote is not available for Microsoft Teams.)
Why should I use Teams?
- Organize projects: Teams is a tool that brings together multiple things in one place.
- Collaborate effectively: Teams is an effective way to work collaboratively.
- Increase productivity: Teams is currently being used by several groups across campus and has changed the way many groups work.
Who can request a Team?
- Teams are available to University of Waterloo employees (i.e. staff, faculty, and graduate students employed by the University).
- Request a Team: University employees can complete the Microsoft Teams form to request a Team.
Add Teams to a personal device You can download Teams on your desktop or your mobile device.
For other questions: https://uwaterloo.ca/microsoft-teams/#whatisteams