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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)

Chapter 10: Microsoft Teams PowerShell – a Tool for Automation

In this chapter, we will cover the PowerShell modules available to manage Microsoft Teams. This is the most advanced chapter of the book and will teach you how you can optimize administrative tasks while managing Teams.

The PowerShell modules can be very handy and save you a lot of time while managing teams, channels, users’ apps, or even policies. In this chapter, you will cover the following topics:

  • What is PowerShell and how can you use it?
  • Installing Microsoft Teams PowerShell
  • What are the available cmdlets in the Microsoft Teams module?
  • Installing the Skype for Business PowerShell module
  • What are the available cmdlets in the Skype for Business module?
  • Learning how to use PowerShell from examples