Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a collaboration tool in the Office 365 suite that features instant messaging, video conferencing, file and notebook sharing, among other collaborative elements.
This introductory course for Microsoft Teams through LinkedIn Learning shows the essentials of using Teams, starting with basic setup, creating new teams, and joining existing teams. Topics covered include how to use the chat feature, scheduled meetings, create impromptu meetings, and sharing files in Teams. To sign in to LinkedIn Learning to view this course, log in to Office 365, click on the LinkedIn Learning link in your applications list to get started. This instructional guide will demonstrate how to find LinkedIn Learning within Office 365.
This Microsoft training document for Microsoft Teams also gives a basic overview of the application.
Microsoft Teams Resources
- Introduction to Teams
- Overview of Teams and Channels
- Create chats and calls
- Create a post within a Team
- Share files within a Team
- Manage Teams meetings
- Control participant settings for Teams meetings
- Share your screen during a meeting
- Adjust your view in a Teams meeting
- Use live captioning during a Teams meeting
- Using Teams on a mobile device
- Zoom and Teams Comparison Chart
- Preventing Teams Meetings from Auto-Populating to Calendar Invites
Hosting Accessible Meetings in Microsoft Teams
Live Captioning: Teams has an automatic live captioning feature available so that participants can view closed captions in real time. Participants can opt into viewing the automatic captions. Instructions are available below to show how to turn on automatic closed captions during a Teams meeting.
- Turning on automatic closed captions in a team meeting from a computer
- Turning on automatic closed captions in a team meeting from a mobile device
Muting Yourself: Background noise can impair the accuracy of automatic closed captioning and the use of screen readers. As a participant, mute yourself when you are not speaking.
Identify Yourself: When you attend meetings with anyone that is hearing or visually impaired, identify yourself before speaking. This allows those who rely on captions, interpreters, or only audio to be aware of who is speaking at a given point in time. Meeting hosts should encourage this of their participants.
Virtual Backgrounds: Avoid using a virtual background that contains motion or flashing images. These backgrounds can adversely impact those with epilepsy, migraines, or motion sickness. It is best to use a static image or the blurred background features when using a virtual background.
Accessibility in Microsoft Teams
Keyboard Shortcuts: Microsoft Teams can be navigated with keyboard shortcuts. For a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Teams, you may view the lists below from Microsoft.
Screen Readers: The built-in screen reader software on Mac, PC, iOS, and Android devices can be used with Microsoft Teams. Instructions are available for how to use each screen reader below per device.