Opening Teams for the first time

When you open Teams for the first time you will see a series of Welcome screens with basic information.

The final slide gives you the opportunity to view a Microsoft video introducing you to Teams.  

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Settings

When you hover over a place you haven’t been before, Microsoft gives help bubbles.

Right next to your initials, you will see three ellipses. This opens your Settings.

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Settings allows you to change:

  • How Teams looks and feels
  • How you get notifications – it is suggested that you experiment with the notification settings to find what works for you.
  • ETS recommends you auto-start the application so that it is always ready
  • If you would like to have Outlook work with Teams to show others presence, check “Register Teams as the chat app for Office”.
  • You can also configure your call and voice mail settings. (Calls are reviewed in a separate module)

Teams main space

When you open Teams, you will see options on the left navigation bar

  • Activity
  • Chat
  • Teams
  • Calendar
  • Calls
  • Files

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  • This is where to go to see everything that is going on in your Team universe
    • Chat – Meeting, One-to-one, and group
    • Comments
    • Reactions
    • Files uploaded

  • You can show all activity, or limit to your activity

  • Any activity will be shown with a red number badge

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Teams

If you are not assigned to a specific team, you will see only Public Teams available

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While these teams are public and available to everyone in the Washington State Tenancy, it is not advisable to join these teams unless you have a specific reason. You do not need belong to a Team to schedule a meeting.

The two functions initially available to you are Chat and Meetings.