Chapter 1
Getting Up and Running with Microsoft Teams
IN THIS CHAPTER
Finding Microsoft Teams on the Internet
Figuring out where to sign up and sign in
Gaining a general understanding of Teams
Getting familiar with basic Teams terminology
I admit that when I first heard about Microsoft Teams, I was not very impressed. The market was already filled with chat programs. Microsoft even purchased the most popular one, Skype! So why did Microsoft decide to create more software that was redundant? Well, that was a few years ago, and since then, I have experienced firsthand the vision Microsoft had for Teams, what it has become, and why it has surpassed SharePoint as the fastest growing product in Microsoft’s history.
In this chapter, you see what makes Teams so special and why it’s become the fastest growing product in Microsoft history. First, you get up and running with the Teams app in a quick tutorial that helps you find the Teams app online. You then find out how to sign up and sign in. After that, you take a quick spin around the Teams interface and learn some of the basic Teams ...
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