Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Part 1 - Getting Started (In Person Face to Face)

Beginners

Need to get up to speed with Teams? Then join us in this friendly, slow-paced, introductory session to learn how to get up and running. This is Part 1 of 5 courses that provide you the opportunity to get a hands on and in-depth insight into Teams. If you prefer a quick overview of Teams then consider joining the Fast Track course instead. Please note that the course is taught using Microsoft Teams and you must have Teams installed on your computer to participate.

You will:

• Understand Teams, Channels and an overview of what is possible in the application
• Chat in a group or one-to-one
• Collaborate with colleagues. In Teams you can access, share, and edit Word docs, PowerPoint, and Excel files in real time

This is the In Person Face to Face version of the Live Online Microsoft Teams - Getting Started course.

Please Note: It is important that when you book on this course, on your booking confirmation page, click on Add to Calendar to start the process to import the course appointment into your calendar.

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• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

Number of sessions: 1

About Teams

• Signing into Teams
• Switching Views
• Join an Existing Team
• View a List of Members on a Team
• Owners, Members & Guests

Conversations and Posts

• Post and Read Messages
• Target Specific People with @mentions
• Edit and Delete Messages
• React to Messages and Bookmark Messages
• Forward an Email to a Channel Conversation
• Use Chats for Private Messages 1:1 and Group
• Use the Search Tool to Find Messages, Files or People

Notifications and Status

• Set up Notifications Effectively
• Set your Status Message
• Use Do Not Disturb Efficiently

Files - Sharing and Collaborating

• Share Files
• Edit and Collaborate on Files

Further help

• Q&As
• Installing on your mobile phone
• Microsoft’s online video training
• LinkedIn Learning
• Help from within the UIS Teams desktop application

• Presentation, demonstration and practical activities

• One session of two hours

• Termly

• Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Part 2 - Running Meetings (Live Online using MS Teams)
• Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Part 4 - File Management (Live Online using MS Teams)
• Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Part 5 - Breakout Rooms (Live Online using MS Teams)
• Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Fast Track (Live Online using MS Teams)
• Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Live Events (Webinar) Workshop - (Live Online using MS Teams)

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