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Microsoft Teams<\/h1>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

A communication and collaboration platform that integrates with Microsoft Office 365 for Rutgers students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft Teams<\/a> is a collaboration tool that is part of the Office 365 suite of services. Teams enables remote, global, and dispersed teams to work together and collaborate through a common workspace, team chat, one-on-one chat, document collaboration, and more. Teams is integrated with a variety of other Office 365 services, including OneDrive<\/a>,\u00a0OneNote<\/a>,\u00a0Planner<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0SharePoint<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Teams brings your team\u2019s conversations, meetings, storage, files, application integration, and notes together into a single place for open and seamless collaboration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Help with Microsoft Teams<\/h2>\n \n
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The following materials are available in the knowledge base within the Rutgers IT Help portal.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n

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\n What is Teams? <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Learn the ins and outs of Teams with how-to guides, tips, and more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Learn more about Teams<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Getting started <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Here\u2019s what you need to know to start using Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Get started with Teams<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n FAQ <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Have questions about working with Microsoft Teams? Check out our FAQ.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n View Teams FAQ<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Getting help <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Get support with a variety of features available from Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Find Teams support<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Use cases <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Check out some common uses for Teams.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n View uses for Teams<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Selecting the right team <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n
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Get familiar with ways to put your team together.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Learn more about creating teams<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n View all Microsoft Teams documentation<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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Additional Teams resources<\/h2>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n
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\n Get Teams Premium <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Extra features available like intelligent meetings, advanced reporting, and more.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Learn more about Teams Premium<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Teams guide <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Use Microsoft\u2019s downloadable guide to learn the basics of its Teams platform.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Download Teams guide<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Teams video conferencing <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Learn how to schedule video conference meetings within Teams.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Learn more about video conferencing<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n LinkedIn Learning tutorials <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Log in to LinkedIn Learning and take the courses to get the most out of Teams.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n View Teams videos<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Microsoft documentation <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Check out Microsoft\u2019s documentation on using features throughout Teams.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n View Teams articles<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Delegated admins information <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Find out more about managing departmental and self-created teams.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n Teams for IT staff<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n

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Microsoft Teams video training<\/h2>\n \n \n <\/div>\n\n
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\n Set up your team <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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To get your team up and running in Microsoft Teams, create a team, add people, add channels, and start collaborating.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n View set up training video<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Manage meetings <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Join a Microsoft Teams meeting from your calendar, via dial-in number and conference ID, or sign in as a guest on the web.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n View meeting training video<\/a>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Manage team schedules <\/h3>\n <\/div>\n \n \n\n
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Shifts in Microsoft Teams is a schedule management tool that helps you create, update, and manage schedules for your team.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n View schedule training video<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n

\n View all video training<\/a>\n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n <\/section>\n\n\n
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