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Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app available to faculty, staff and students at Western.
Using Teams, you can take advantage of the following to optimize your workspace:
- Connect with others using chat and calls to get in touch with your colleagues easily
- Schedule meetings using the built in calendar that syncs to your Outlook calendar
- Securely upload, and share documents to your Team for storage
- Collaborate on files using the built in Microsoft 365 integration
- Take advantage of the built in Planner app for project management
Disclaimer:
Microsoft Teams is a cloud-hosted system and while its use is optional, all usage must comply with Western's Computing, Technology & Information Resources Policy and Data Classification Standards.
Getting Started
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations—all in one place.
Setup and customize your team
Get your team up and running in Microsoft Teams, create a team, add people, and add channels.
Collaborate and manage projects in Teams
Use Teams and channels to host meetings, collaborate and manage your projects.
Upload and Share Files to your Team
Anywhere in Teams, look for the paperclip icon to attach a file to share to your channel or files area.
Request Files on Teams
Using Teams, you can send a link to Request Files for users to upload securely.
Chats and Calls
Use chats or calls to collaborate with colleagues and team members.
Explore Planner for project management
Use Microsoft Apps like Planner and shifts to organize your team for your projects.
Approvals
Allow secured streamlined decision making, creating, managing, and tracking requests inside Teams.
Manage Meetings
Join a Microsoft Teams meeting from your calendar, via dial-in number and conference ID, or sign in as a guest on the web.
Virtual Appointments
Scheduling tool enables easy scheduling and management of one-on-one meetings with co-workers or guests. It includes reminders and branded waiting rooms.
Teams Mobile App
How to keep up and access your teams on mobile devices.
Examples for Using Teams
Review common examples for using Teams to collaborate with your colleagues.