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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)

How to sign in to Microsoft Teams

After installing Microsoft Teams, you will need to sign in to the application. You can do this using your work, school, or Microsoft account.

When you first open the Microsoft Teams application, you will be asked for your email, as shown in the following screenshot. Once you’ve typed in your email, click on Sign in. When you do this, the application will request your password:

Figure 1.2: Sign in window when using the Microsoft Teams client

After providing your credentials, the application will take a few seconds to load all your teams and conversations. Then, you will be ready to communicate with your colleagues.

When using the web version of Microsoft Teams, the sign-in process is a bit different. The first thing you need to do is type https://teams.microsoft.com into the address bar of your browser.

If you are not authenticated with your email account for any Microsoft service, you will be redirected to...