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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

Accessing Microsoft Teams

First things first, before we start digging into Microsoft Teams concepts, you need to know how and where you can access it so that you can begin working with Teams right away.

Microsoft Teams plans

If you are just starting your Microsoft Teams journey now, the first thing you must do is select the plan that best suits your business needs. Teams has four different plans: a free version that is available for anyone to use and three different paid versions that are included in the Microsoft 365 business plans and Office 365.

If you are planning the implementation of Microsoft Teams, it is recommended to carefully check the features and the limits included in each of the plans – be aware of the limitations and make sure you choose whichever version best suits your needs.

Table 1.1 shows a comparison between all the plans, with their main features and respective limitations.

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