CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Teams
Communicating, collaborating, and meeting in Microsoft Teams represents a paradigm shift from having to bounce between multiple apps to get work done and attaching files that quickly become outdated to email threads that find themselves almost unreadably ugly and complex as they branch off into side conversations. Teams is a new way to do work. Getting started in Teams is easy. Just make sure to have your work or school account email address and password. Some actions in this chapter may require an IT admin to perform, so don’t sweat it if you can’t do it yourself.
Log into Teams
Install the Desktop App
Modify Your Personal Settings
Switch Between Dark Mode and Light Mode
Add or Update Your Profile Photo
Access and Manage Your Saved Messages
Access a List of Keyboard Shortcuts
Set Up and Manage Your Video and Audio Devices
View a Person’s Contact Card
View the Organization Chart
Switch Between Organizations as a Guest
Leave an Organization as a Guest
Log Out of Teams
Log into Teams
Almost anything you want to do in Teams you can do through the browser version of Teams (known as theweb app). There are some upsides to using the web app: It’s quicker and uses less memory on your computer; you can have multiple Teams, files, and guest accounts open at once; and you can log into it from pretty much any computer, which is helpful when you’re on the go. That said, there are key features you will not get in the web app, especially during online meetings. The desktop app is generally a better, more full experience. However, when you need it, the web app is there for you.
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