February 2025
Beginner
320 pages
7h 34m
English
Content preview from Microsoft Teams For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Chapter 1
Getting Up and Running with Microsoft Teams
IN THIS CHAPTER
Gaining a general understanding of Teams
Getting familiar with basic Teams terminology
Finding Microsoft Teams on the Internet
Figuring out where to sign up and sign in
When Microsoft Teams was first announced, 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 several years ago, and since then, Teams has surpassed SharePoint as the fastest-growing product in Microsoft’s history.
In this chapter, you see what makes Teams so special. First, you take a quick spin around the Teams interface and learn some of the basic Teams terminology. Then, you get up and running with the Teams app in a quick tutorial that helps you find the Teams app online. After that, you find out how to sign up and sign in. Let’s get Team-ing!
Wrapping Your Head Around Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a relative newcomer to the world of business communication software. It was first announced in 2017, ...
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