Microsoft Teams
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