- November 27, 2019
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Valiant Technology - 2 min read
Microsoft Teams is a great tool in the Office 365 productivity suite. At its most basic it can be used as a communication tool for instant messages and group chats. At its most complex, it can be used as a full productivity hub and centralized work area. In order to demystify some of the many features of Teams, we’ve build out a video library all about the basics. Go Teams!
Anatomy of Teams
All about the what and the where of the main features of Teams.
What is a Team?
New to Teams? You’re not alone. We go over the basics of what defines a “Team”.
Creating a Team
After learning about what a Team is, why not take a shot at creating your own?
All About Channels
Within Teams are channels for topics of discussion, organization of workflows and more. Learn more about what makes up a channel.
Creating Channels
How and why to create a new channel within a Team.
Organizing Channels
Keep your most important channels more visible and hide the ones you visit rarely with these organization steps.
Instant Teams Meeting
Text chat not quite robust enough to collaborate? Start instant audio or video chat with the Teams meeting feature.
Scheduling Teams Meetings
Plan ahead and set up a conference call or video conference call with Teams Meetings with this easy guide.
Scheduling Teams Meetings video
Teams Chat Pop-Out Window
Ever wish you could open a Teams chat in a separate window? Well now you can. We’ve created a quick how-to video to demonstrate this useful feature.
How to Use Teams’ Chat Pop-Out Window
Apply Background Effects
Learn how to use Teams Background effects including blur my background and virtual backgrounds. It’s background-breaking technology!
How to Apply Background Effects in Microsoft Teams
Zooming In and Out in Teams
Learn how to enlarge and shrink your view in Teams using a few simple keyboard shortcuts.
Keyboard shortcuts for Zooming In and Out in Teams
Additional Valiant Teams videos
How to access Teams on your computer
How to use Teams filter function
How to join a Teams meeting and what all the options mean
How to use breakout rooms in Teams meetings
Office 365 applications are always evolving and Teams is no different. We plan to bring you more helpful videos and KB articles on this subject.
Got a suggestion of something you and your team would like to learn? Reach out to us at https://thevaliantway.com/contact/
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