Course Outline - Microsoft Teams for End Users

Getting Started With Teams

Course Duration: 90 Minutes

Target Audience:

Aimed at end users who are new Microsoft Teams

Course Objectives:

This session will give you a good working knowledge of Microsoft Teams, to understanding when and why they would use this tool for sharing and collaborating with other users, project tracking and the centralisation of conversations.

Course Outline:

Managing the Microsoft Teams Environment

  • Accessing Microsoft Teams by a browser or desktop app
  • Starting to use Microsoft Teams on a Smart Phone (either Android or iPhone)

Understanding the Environment

  • Activities and Chat
  • Virtual teams and communication channels
  • Managing files in Microsoft Teams communication channels

Virtual Teams and Communication Channels

  • Creating a new virtual team
  • Adding new members and removing existing members
  • Adding communication channels
  • Leaving, editing and deleting a team
  • Email functionality in Microsoft Teams including emailing directly to a team channel and sharing content in Outlook
  • Notifications and alerts (To Do Lists, Task Lists and Planner)
  • Using Outlook contacts and groups in Microsoft Teams

Activity and Chat

  • Viewing mentions, replies and notifications
  • Starting a new chat or continuing an existing chat
  • Formatting chat message, use of emojis, giphys, stickers

Managing Files

  • Viewing files being used by your virtual team
  • Creating new files, uploading files and opening files
  • Creating and sharing links to a file using Microsoft Teams
  • Viewing files in cloud storage, e.g., SharePoint or OneDrive

Teams Meetings

  • Viewing your calendar and scheduling meetings in Microsoft Teams and in Outlook
  • Using Outlook calendar integration in Microsoft Teams
  • Including attachments in meeting invitations
  • Joining a meeting and leaving a meeting
  • Using video, changing your background and muting audio
  • Sharing your desktop with meeting invitees
  • Linking Microsoft Teams with Outlook and OneDrive

Discussion and Question Time