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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

Summary

In this chapter, you have learned about the functionalities associated with the core features of Microsoft Teams. You've met all the available teams (public and private) and channel types (standard, private, and shared) and been presented with scenarios that will help you decide when to use each one. You've also learned how to effectively manage teams and channels to keep your Microsoft Teams tenant clean and organized. Finally, you have been introduced to the limits of the platform for teams, channels, and the number of users. By being aware of these limits, you will be able to plan and deploy Microsoft Teams effectively in large organizations.

In the following chapter, we will look at how you can create teams using templates, speeding up your Microsoft Teams adoption.