Course length

1 day

Why come on this course?

This course will help you get up to speed with the Teams app, conversations, chat and meetings. This course is the first of a series of courses concentrating on Microsoft Teams. 

Who is it for?

This course is designed for people who are new to Teams.

Prerequisites

• Experience of using instant messaging.

What will I learn?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Navigate around Microsoft Teams
• Identify the key components of the app
• Work with Status and Status Messages
• Hold a conversation in a channel
• Use mentions and other conversation options
• Hold private chats
• Turn a conversation into a meeting
• Invite others to the meeting
• Create a Teams meeting from Teams and Outlook

Course contents

Teams structure and terminology

• Teams overview
• App components and purpose
• Navigation around the app

Working with your status

• Status indicators
• Setting status messages

Start a conversation or a chat

• Conversations in a channel
• Private chats – what are they and when to use them

Use conversation options

• Formatting and announcements
• Mentions
• Adding graphics
• Uploading files to a conversation

Set notifications

• Teams notifications
• Channel specific notifications

Meet Now from a conversation

• Turn a conversation into an instant meeting
• Meetings essentials - options and actions
• Inviting people to the meeting

Creating a Teams meeting from scratch

• Scheduling Teams meeting in the Calendar
• Using Microsoft Outlook to schedule meetings