Microsoft Teams

This article provides information about Microsoft Teams at Wayne State University, including its features, training resources, and answers to frequently asked questions about meetings, calling, chat, and managing teams and channels.

Microsoft Teams is a communication and collaboration tool included in the Microsoft 365 license, available to all employees and registered students. Teams includes chat with text, audio, video, file sharing, and app integration.

Resources

1. On-demand video training from Microsoft
2. Instructor-led training from Microsoft
3. Instructor-led training from Wayne State
4. Quick start document (pdf)?(PDF)

FAQ

General

1. What is Microsoft Teams webinar and town hall?
2. Mute notifications during a meeting in Microsoft Teams
3. How do I set up call forwarding in Microsoft Teams?
4. How do I schedule a Microsoft Teams meeting?
5. What are channels in Microsoft Teams and how do I create them?
6. How do I hide or show channels in Microsoft Teams?
7. Hosting a conference call meeting with Audio Conferencing for Microsoft Teams
8. How can I change my video background in Microsoft Teams?
9. How do I allow certain people to message me while my status is set to "do not disturb"(priority access)?
10. How do I stop receiving calls when I'm in a Teams meeting or during a phone call (call answering rules)?

Meetings

1. Overview of Meetings in Teams
2. Schedule a meeting in Teams
3. Start an instant meeting in Teams
4. Join a meeting in Teams
5. Join a meeting without a Teams account
6. Share content in a meeting in Teams?(Desktop, browser window, etc.)
7. Share system audio in a Teams meeting
8. Record a meeting in Teams

Calls (AT&T direct routing)

1. Calling tips
2. Calls and devices
3. Managing calls
4. How do I check my voicemail in Teams?
5. How do I customize my voicemail settings in Microsoft Teams?
6. How can I have phone calls simultaneously ring me and others in Microsoft Teams?
7. How do I edit or remove a delegate in Microsoft Teams?
8. Set up a delegate to take your calls
9. How do I put a call on hold in Teams?
10. How to add another person to an existing call

Chat

1. Start a one-on-one or group chat
2. Start a call from a chat in Teams
3. Share your screen in a chat in Teams
4. Record a meeting in Teams
5. Send a file, picture, or link in Teams
6. Edit or delete a sent message in Teams

Teams and channels

1. Create a team from scratch
2. Team owner, member, and guest capabilities in Teams
3. Add members to a team in Teams
4. Remove someone from a team
5. Manage team settings and permissions
6. Standard and private channels
7. Send a message to a channel in Teams
8. How do I set up notifications when a file is changed on a Teams site?
9. Send a file, picture, or link in Teams
10. Send an announcement to a channel
11. Use @mentions to get someone's attention in Teams