Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Fast Track (Live Online using MS Teams)

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Need to get up to speed quickly with Teams? Then join us in this friendly, fast-paced, introductory session to learn how to get up and running. If you prefer a slower pace with more opportunity for practice then consider attending Teams Parts 1 - 4 (see Related courses below).

Please note that the course is taught using Microsoft Teams and you must have Teams installed on your computer to participate.

You will:

• Understand Teams, channels and gain an overview of what is possible in the application. In Teams you can:
  • video/audio chat or message colleagues one-to-one or in a group
  • arrange and attend meetings
  • collaborate in real time with colleagues - access, share, and edit Word docs, PowerPoint, and Excel files
  • Add applications that you need to work with e.g. OneNote, Planner, Forms/surveys.

• All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
• Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available

Number of sessions: 1

• Create a team and channels
• View a list of members on a team
• Team roles, owner, member, guest
• Conversations and posts
• Post, read, bookmark, edit and delete messages
• Target specific people with @mentions
• Use chats for private messages
• Use the search tool to find messages, files or people
• Teams and Outlook scheduled meetings through calendar
• Initiate a video or audio meeting on-demand
• Manage notifications
• Set your availability status
• Files - sharing and collaborating
• Translate messages from another language
• Use the immersive reader
• Customise Channel Tabs
• Apps you can add into Teams (e.g. Wiki, OneNote, Planner, Forms)
• Use the Teams mobile app for ios and Android
• Further help

• Interactive live online training that is instructor-led with video, demonstrations and practical activities

• Installed Microsoft Teams app
• If you can't install the Teams app you can use a Web Browser
• It's advisable to make a test call in advance of the session
• A link to the online meeting will be sent in your booking confirmation email and event reminders
• The course will start promptly at the time shown below but will be open up to 30 minutes beforehand should you wish to check your audio and visual setup. Using a webcam is optional but using one will give you a better learning experience.
• Your computer set up may be different to others on the course and there are small variations when using different operating systems. It is helpful to keep the instructor informed of the system that you are using.

• One session of two hours

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• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - Getting Started (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - Live Events (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - Managing Projects with Microsoft Teams (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - More Advanced Features (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - Tips and Tricks (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - Weekly Tips (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - Working with Files (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Team Collaboration in Office 365 - Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Zoom - Essential Training (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Zoom - Leading Effective Meetings and Engaging Calls (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Google Meet Essential Training (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Remote Working Video & Audio Tools For Meetings (Online)
• LiL: Collaboration Tools - Microsoft Teams - Successful Meetings and Events (Online)

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