Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app available to faculty, staff and students through Western's Office 365 Microsoft Campus Agreement.

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 Office 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.

Get Started

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations—all in one place.

Examples

Review university examples for using Teams.

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.

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