{"id":12871,"date":"2019-06-11T19:07:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T19:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=12871"},"modified":"2026-02-03T16:09:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T21:09:40","slug":"teams","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.uvm.edu\/it\/kb\/article\/teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams – Installation & Sign-In"},"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 basics, see our Microsoft Teams – Getting Started<\/strong><\/a> article.<\/p>\n

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

Installing Teams<\/h2>\n \t\t
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  1. Download the installer from: teams.microsoft.com\/download<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. When the download completes, launch the installer and follow the installation prompts using the default settings.<\/li>\n
  3. When the installation of Teams has finished, click the <\/i><\/strong> button and search for Teams<\/strong>.
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  4. Enter your UVM email address, then click\u00a0Sign-In<\/strong>.
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  5. Sign in with your UVM netID and password.\"SSO<\/a>You should now be signed into Teams.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    \n \t\t\t\t\tThis guide assumes that you’re using a UVM owned, Campus domain joined computer. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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    1. Click the <\/i>\u00a0button and search for\u00a0Company Portal<\/strong>.
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      \n \t\t\t\t\tIf Company Portal does not appear in the search results of your system, you may be using a computer that ins’t joined to the Campus domain. Please try the “Windows – Personally owned computers<\/strong>” guide instead. \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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    2. In Company Portal, click Microsoft Teams.<\/strong>\n