{"id":20682,"date":"2021-06-23T11:32:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T15:32:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=20682"},"modified":"2024-09-19T16:15:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T20:15:53","slug":"microsoft-teams-getting-started","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/dev\/kb\/article\/microsoft-teams-getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams – Getting Started"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Teams<\/a>Microsoft Teams is a collaborative communications platform that incorporates a persistent chat, video calls\/meetings, and file sharing (including collaborative editing of documents).<\/p>\n

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\r\n \t\t\t\t\tWhen accessed using UVM’s Office 365<\/a> subscription, Microsoft Teams has been approved for handling and storage of all Protected University Information<\/a>\u00a0except<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Protected Health Information.<\/p>\n

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For Teams installation and sign-in help, see our Microsoft Teams – Installation & Sign-In<\/a><\/strong> article.<\/p>\n

For other Teams guides, see the Index of Teams articles.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Teams and Channels<\/h2>\n \t\t
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What are Teams and Channels?<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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In Microsoft Teams, a Team<\/strong> is any group of people, for example, the individuals within your UVM department. A team is made up of Channels<\/strong>, which are topic-specific areas where file sharing, messaging, video\/audio calls, and online meetings take place.<\/p>\n

For more information, please see this Overview of Teams and Channels<\/a> from Microsoft.<\/p>\n

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Creating a Team<\/h3><\/div>\r\n \t\t\t
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  1. Select\u00a0Teams<\/strong> from the left side-bar, then click Join or create a team.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Select\u00a0Create a team.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Choose an appropriate Team template (more info on Team Templates here<\/a>).
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  4. Give the Team a name, description, and choose whether you’d like to make the Team publicly available to all UVM Teams users, or to make it private (only an owner can add members).
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  5. Add colleagues to your Team.
    \n    \"Add<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. To add non-UVM affiliates to your Team, enter their email address. Please note that the email address entered must be provisioned with access to Teams by the external collaborator’s institution.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Check out this video from Microsoft for a closer look:<\/p>\n