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Microsoft Teams For Dummies, 3rd Edition
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Microsoft Teams For Dummies, 3rd Edition

by Rosemarie Withee
February 2025
Beginner
320 pages
7h 34m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 2

Navigating Microsoft Teams

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding options for using Teams

Bullet Installing the Teams app

Bullet Becoming familiar with the Teams interface

Bullet Learning how Teams can be used across devices

Opening Microsoft Teams for the first time may feel overwhelming. One reason for this is that Microsoft routinely adds and improves features, and Microsoft Copilot — Microsoft’s artificial intelligence (AI) powered assistant — is the biggest one yet. All this useful stuff is nice when you need it but may feel overwhelming when you first start to use it.

In this chapter, you discover how to navigate the Teams app. You download, install, and open the app on your computer and then get a feel for the layout and how to navigate through the interface. You also look at how Teams can be used across multiple devices.

Downloading, Installing, and Opening Teams

You can use Teams in three primary ways: You can use the web-based app, you can install the client on your laptop or desktop computer, or you can install the Teams mobile app on your smartphone or tablet. Regardless of how you use ...

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