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Hands-On Microsoft Teams - Second Edition

By : João Ferreira
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Hands-On Microsoft Teams - Second Edition

By: João Ferreira

Overview of this book

Microsoft Teams is a permanent fixture in the modern workplace, but many of its productivity-boosting features go unnoticed or unused. Hands-On Microsoft Teams shows you how to use Teams to its full potential through easy-to-follow practical tutorials. This guide to mastering Teams explores the platform in comprehensive detail and how it interacts with the rest of the Microsoft ecosystem to help you work efficiently and manage your resources. You'll get to grips with core functionality like setting up and managing teams, channels, chats, tabs, and meetings. You'll also learn to get the best out of Teams by adding custom apps, integrating with Microsoft 365, using PowerShell automation, and exploring useful settings you didn't know existed. Along the way, you'll be shown various real-world scenarios and how to implement solutions for them in Teams that will increase your productivity. Whether you're an administrator, manager, or team member, by the end of this book you'll be confident in using everything Microsoft Teams has to offer.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Index

Understanding private channels

A private channel has pretty much the same functionalities as a standard channel. The main differences between the two are the dedicated SharePoint site collection and special permissions for each private channel that are not inherited from the team.

A site collection on SharePoint is a container for a group of sites, files, or pages that has its own permissions. A site collection starts with a top-level site and can contain other subsites underneath.

A private channel scenario: Geno, the basketball coach

Geno is a college basketball coach who uses Microsoft Teams to manage everything related to his team. He has created several channels inside his team that are publicly available to athletes, coaches, and staff members. Geno likes to keep information centralized for better management and faster access, so he is looking for a solution that allows him to discuss and share private information with his assistant coaches.

Private...