Description
Learn in a classroom environment with your peers, virtually with an instructor online.
Course Length: 2 days
Target Audience: General
Microsoft Teams – More ways to be a team
Come together
Stay connected and organized. Accomplish more together across work, school, and life with Microsoft Teams.
OVERVIEW
This course is intended to help all users get started with Microsoft Teams, use messages and channels, communicate in different ways, and customize Teams settings.
- Learn how to use Microsoft Teams to collaborate with your team from anywhere, anytime and any device and get an insight into functionalities and concepts that will help you make the most of Microsoft Teams.
- This course will teach you how to launch your own Microsoft Teams instance for your organization and add coworkers, organizing them into different roles, such as administrator or simple members. It also covers the use of channels and message box for communication.
- If you’re already an Office 365 user, you will also appreciate the ability to seamlessly share Microsoft documents within Microsoft Teams and create your own wiki to share more permanent information and processes across your organization.
- Finally, this course will also cover the use of the chat and meeting functionalities, easily integrating with your current Outlook mail system and make contacting clients and partners from within Microsoft Teams a breeze.
- By the end of this course, you will be comfortable using the Microsoft Teams app in your day-to -day workflow and become a key driver for change and its implementation within your organization.
Requirements
• An account for Office 365 is recommended.
Who this course is for:
• Office 365 users
• Teams users
Lesson 1: Getting Started
TOPIC A: Getting Started with Microsoft Teams
• What is Microsoft Teams?
• Accessing Microsoft Teams
• The Microsoft Teams Interface
• Creating a New Team
• Adding Members to Your Team
• Changing Teams
• Leaving a Team
• Using Microsoft Teams Mobile Apps
• Activity 1-1: Getting Started with Microsoft Teams
TOPIC B: Using Channels
• About Channels
• Viewing Channels
• Creating a Channel
• Pinning a Channel
• Modifying Channel Modifications
• Activity 1-2: Using channels
TOPIC C: Posting Messages
• Posting a Message
• Expanding the Compose Box
• Editing a Message
• Replying to a Message
• Adding Files to a Message
• Deleting a Message
• Activity 1-3: Posting Messages
TOPIC D: Getting Help with Microsoft Teams
• Using the Help Center
• Viewing New Features
• Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts
• Using Slash Commands
• Activity 1-4: Getting Help with Microsoft Teams
Lesson 2: Communicating in Channels
TOPIC A: Managing Messages
• Identifying New Messages
• Marking Messages as Read and Unread
• Reacting to a Message
• Saving a Message
• Activity 2-1: Managing Messages
TOPIC B: Doing More with Messages
• Using Mentions
• Using Announcements
• Viewing Your Activity
• Searching in Teams
• Activity 2-2: Doing More with Messages
TOPIC C: Managing Files in a Channel
• Viewing Posted Files
• Creating a New File
• Uploading a File
• Managing Files
• Moving Files
• Adding Cloud Storage
• Activity 2-3: Managing Files in a Channel
TOPIC D: Using the Wiki
• Viewing the Wiki
• Creating Wiki Content
• Creating Sections and Pages
• Navigating Through the Wiki
• Accessing Section Options
• Accessing Page Options
• Activity 2-4: Using the Wiki
Lesson 3: Using Other Communication Tools
TOPIC A: Using Chat
• Starting a Chat
• Replying to a Chat Message
• Continuing a Chat
• Adding Other Users to the Chat
• Using Chat Message Features
• Overview of Chat Tabs
• Managing Chats
• Activity 3-1: Using Chat
TOPIC B: Making Audio and Video Calls
• Using the Call Tab
• Adding Contacts
• Starting an Audio Call
• Starting Audio or Video Calls from a Chat Message
• Video calls
• Screen Sharing
• Activity 3-2: Making Audio and Video calls
TOPIC C: Managing Meetings Using the Team Calendar
• Scheduling a Meeting
• Scheduling a Meeting from a Chat Message
• Editing a Meeting
• Joining a Meeting
• Cancelling a Meeting
• Activity 3-3: Managing Meetings
TOPIC D: Managing Files in Teams
• Using the Files Tab in Teams
• Viewing Files
• Managing Files
• Adding and Managing Cloud Storage
• Activity 3-4: Managing Files in Teams
Lesson 4: Customizing Channels
TOPIC A: Customizing Channels
• Renaming a Channel
• Accessing the Channel Email Address and Link
• Accessing the Team’s SharePoint Page
• Deleting a Channel
• Activity 4-1: Customizing Channels
TOPIC B: Adding Tabs to a Channel
• Adding a Tab
• Using Tab Conversations
• Renaming a Tab
• Removing a Tab
• Activity 4-2: Adding Tabs to a Channel
TOPIC C: : Adding Connectors to a Channel
• Adding a Connector
• Changing Connector Settings
• Changing Connector Accounts
• Removing a Connector
• Activity 4-3: Adding Connectors to a Channel
Lesson 5: Customizing your Teams Experience
TOPIC A: Managing Your Teams Profile
• Updating Your Profile Picture
• Changing Your Status
• Changing Your Teams Settings
• Logging Out of Teams
• Activity 5-1: Managing Your Teams Profile
TOPIC B: Managing Teams
• Editing the Team
• Accessing Advanced Team Settings
• Managing Team Members
• Managing Channels
• Managing Settings
• Managing Analytics
• Managing Apps
• Deleting the Team
• Activity 5-2: Managing Teams
TOPIC C: Adding Apps and Bots
• Opening the App Store
• Installing an App
• Using Apps
• Managing Apps
• Removing Apps
• Using Bots
• Activity 5-3: Adding Apps and Bots
Supplement Material
A student manual is available for the learner to follow during the instructor’s presentation.
Benefits to the participants
Throughout the activities, the learners will look at different TEAMS functionalities to be more efficient and productive.
Note: The course outline is subject to change.
