ITS is currently hosting Teams Introductory Workshops providing you with the essential tools and techniques to effectively communicate and collaborate. It is running twice a week from June 16th through July 2nd. This knowledge article is to provide the resources that were covered during this training, specifically the demo portion. You may also find the PowerPoint attached to this knowledge article, which goes over the introduction to the workshop.
*Note* We recommend using the Teams application over using the web version. Using the application allows you to pin it to your Windows task bar, or Mac doc which allows an easier start and use
Meeting Settings
If you are the meeting's organizer, your menu will appear as above. If you are a Zoom user, you will notice Teams has a lot of the same settings.
Application Settings
You will find the Teams application settings at the top right side of your window under the three- dot icon.
From here you have many options you can adjust such as the appearence, how notifications show up, devices, etc.
One suggestion we have for Appearance. Use the List layout versus the Grid layout. This will make it easier to view all of your Teams groups.
Your Toolbar
The toolbar is the icons that show vertically on the left side of your Teams window. These can be customized based on your needs, but you will likely see the following and what they do.
- Activity- Notifies you of recent activity
- Chat- Chat with individual colleagues or make chat groups
- Teams- Create groups for document collaboration, posts, channels, etc.
- Calendar- Your Outlook calendar
- Calls- Can make calls or view call history
- OneDrive- Your OneDrive account
- Copilot- Microsoft's AI tool
- Three-dot Icon- Allows you to quickly add apps into your Teams Toolbar
- Apps- More Apps you can add
Please note- Third party apps will also show in the Apps section. You may need to request permission from IT if you would like to add any. Teams will walk you through it if applicable.