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Hands-On Microsoft Teams

By : João Ferreira
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Hands-On Microsoft Teams

By: João Ferreira

Overview of this book

Microsoft Teams is a platform for unified communication in modern workplaces. It not only enables effective communication, but also helps you manage your resources through its integration with various Microsoft Office 365 services. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the platform, getting you up to speed in no time. Complete with hands-on tutorials, and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you how to use Teams in the best possible way. Starting with the basic concepts that will help you collaborate on Teams, this book takes you through expert techniques for creating and managing teams. A dedicated section also features industry practices to help enhance collaboration in modern workplaces. In later chapters, you’ll explore Microsoft services such as SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, and learn how they interact with Microsoft Teams. You’ll also get to grips with dealing with permissions and security issues in managing private and public teams and channels. Along the way, you’ll discover practical scenarios that will help you improve the collaboration in your organization and increase productivity by using Teams features. By the end of this book, you’ll have hands-on experience of using Microsoft Teams, along with the skills you need to improve the way people collaborate in your organization.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

Installing apps on Microsoft Teams

Any user of Microsoft Teams (with the exception of guests) is able to install apps. You just need to open the app store and select the desired app, as shown in the following steps:

  1. To open the app store in Microsoft Teams, click on the Apps icon in the sidebar.
  2. The app store will open in the stage area, as shown in the following screenshot:

    Figure 6.1: Microsoft Teams app store

  3. By default, the store opens with the unfiltered list of all the available apps for your region, but the search and the vertical menu with the categories and types can be used to refine it.
  4. Select the app you want to install and click on it.
  5. A pop-up window like the one in the following screenshot will open, and from it you will be able to get a preview of the app running on Microsoft Teams, a description of the features, and access to privacy and permissions:

    Figure 6.2: Adding a new app

  6. Click on Add to install the app.

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