Microsoft Teams QuickStart Guide

Microsoft Teams is LETU's primary collaboration software that allows video and audio calling, screen sharing, group chats and document sharing.  It is available to faculty, staff, and students through the LETU O365 Webportal.  It can be used as a web app or downloaded from the O365 portal to any computer.

Below are quick-start guides for different functionality in Teams to get you going quickly.

How to Articles:

• How to Configure Teams Settings

• Keyboard Shortcuts in Teams

• How to Join a Teams Meeting

• Creating Chats and Teams

  • How to Create a Private/Group Chat in Teams

  • How to Create a Team in Teams

• Meetings and Video Calls

  • Using Video in Teams

  • How to Setup a Scheduled/Calendar Meeting in Teams

  • How to Manage a Teams Video Chat

  • Background Images in Microsoft Teams

  • Sharing Audio or Video Presentations in Teams

  • New: Large Gallery, Together Mode and Focus

  • New: Attendance Reports

• Whiteboard

  • How to Use MS Whiteboard in Teams

  • Whiteboard Tool Options in Teams

• Class Teams

  • How to use Class Teams

• OneNote

  • Using OneNote in Teams

• Teams Limits

  • Current MS Teams limits (number of people in a group chat, attachment sizes, etc)

    • (Note that as of May 2020 Teams will begin allowing up to 250 people per chat. When more than 20 people are in a chat the following features will not be available to that chat:

      • video and audio calling

      • sharing

      • read receipts

      • typing indicator

      • outlook automatic replies and Teams status messages

For additional information you can refer to this Teams Quick Start Guide.  Keep in mind some of the functionality demonstrated on this we may not be licensed to use.