Microsoft Teams


Learn how to use Microsoft Teams effectively through our many knowledge base articles.

 

General

Microsoft Teams: University of Toronto's Terms of Use

Microsoft Teams: Privacy and FAQ

Microsoft Teams: Limits and specifications

Microsoft Teams: Desktop application updates

Troubleshooting

Microsoft Teams: Troubleshoot by clearing Teams cache

Microsoft Teams: Troubleshoot items not being delivered to Outlook Inbox

Known Issues: Participants list disappears during Teams meeting

 

Teams Chat

Teams Chat

Teams Chat: Edit and delete messages

Teams Chat: Reply to a specific message

Teams Chat: Add Mentions and Tags

Teams Chat: Set the importance of messages

Teams Chat: Manage sensitive conversations

Teams Chat: Retention protocol

 

Teams Channels

Teams & Channels: Request to set up a new Team

Teams & Channels: Add guests to a Team

Teams & Channels: Access a Team as a guest member (non-U of T email address)

Teams & Channels: Disable the editing and/or deletion of messages in channel conversations

Teams & Channels: Start an instant meeting

Teams & Channels: Create a meeting for the Team channel

Teams & Channels: Delete shared Team files

 

Teams Meetings

Teams Meetings: Good practices

Teams Meetings: Join a meeting with a meeting ID

Teams Meetings: Join a meeting and choose your audio and video settings

Teams Meetings: Use the Call me feature in cases of poor internet connection

Teams Meetings: Controls toolbar

Teams Meetings: Background filter

Teams Meetings: Have meeting participants appear together virtually

Teams Meetings: Set up a Webinar

Meeting organizer options

Teams Meetings: Change meeting options

Teams Meetings: Enable a lobby

Teams Meetings: Admit people from the lobby

Teams Meetings: End the meeting for all attendees

Teams Meetings: Change meeting participant roles

Teams Meetings: Add co-organizers

Meeting records (captions, recording, transcripts, attendance)

Teams Meetings: Use live captions

Teams Meetings: Take attendance of participants

Teams Meetings: Record a meeting

Teams Meetings: Create a transcript

Teams Meetings: Access recording, transcript and attendance

Breakout rooms

Teams Meetings: Create breakout rooms

Teams Meetings: Manage breakout rooms

Teams Meetings: Breakout room settings

Screen share/presentations

Teams Meetings: Share audio

Teams Meetings: Upload and present a PowerPoint presentation with others

Teams Meetings: Change your status to disable Teams notifications during presentations

 

Teams Calls

Teams Calls

Teams Calls: Test your devices with a test call

 

Teams Add-In

Teams Add-In: Add an app to a private channel (e.g. Tasks)

Teams Add-In: Get the Bookings app and create a Bookings calendar

Teams Add-In: Get the Forms app and create surveys, quizzes and polls

Teams Add-In: Use the Praise app and show appreciation to peers

Teams Add-In: Get the Q&A app and create Q&As for meetings or webinars

Teams Add-In: Get the Tasks by Planner and To Do app and use it to plan tasks

Teams Add-In: Get the Shifts app and manage schedules for your team