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Wed 20 May 2020
10:00 - 12:00

Venue: Online

Provided by: University Information Services - Digital Literacy Skills


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Collaboration Tools: Microsoft Teams - Fast Track (online)
BeginnersNew

Wed 20 May 2020

Description

Need to get up to speed quickly with Teams? Then join us in this friendly, fast-paced, introductory session to learn how to get up and running. Please note that the course is taught using Microsoft Teams and you must have Teams installed on your computer to participate.

You will:

  • Understand Teams, Channels and an overview of what is possible in the application
  • Chat in a group or one-to-one
  • Collaborate with colleagues. In Teams you can access, share, and edit Word docs, PowerPoint, and Excel files in real time

Please read

  • The course will start promptly at the time shown below, but your instructor will be online 30 minutes beforehand so you can check your computer set up.
  • You can do this ahead of the session from within Teams by clicking your user account image, Settings, Devices.
  • Using a webcam is optional but using one will give you a better learning experience.
Target audience
  • All current Cambridge University members (departments and colleges)
  • Further details regarding eligibility criteria are available
Sessions

Number of sessions: 1

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Wed 20 May 2020   10:00 - 12:00 10:00 - 12:00 Online Lynn Foot
Topics covered
  • Create a team and channels
  • View a list of members on a team
  • Team roles, owner, member, guest
  • Conversations and posts
  • Post, read, bookmark, edit and delete messages
  • Target specific people with @mentions
  • Use chats for private messages
  • Use the search tool to find messages, files or people
  • Teams and Outlook scheduled meetings through calendar
  • Initiate a video or audio meeting on-demand
  • Manage notifications
  • Set your availability status
  • Files - sharing and collaborating
  • Translate messages from another language
  • Use the immersive reader
  • Customise Channel Tabs
  • Apps you can add into Teams (e.g. Wiki, OneNote, Planner, Forms)
  • Use the Teams mobile app for ios and Android
  • Further help
Format
  • Interactive training that is instructor-led online using Teams with video, demonstrations and practical activities
System requirements
  • Installed Microsoft Teams app
  • If you can't install the Teams app you can use a Web Browser
  • It's advisable to make a test call in advance of the session
  • A link to the online meeting will be sent in your booking confirmation email and event reminders
  • The course will start promptly at the time shown below but will be open up to 30 minutes beforehand should you wish to check your audio and visual setup. Using a webcam is optional but using one will give you a better learning experience.
  • Your computer set up may be different to others on the course and there are small variations when using different operating systems. It is helpful to keep the instructor informed of the system that you are using.
Duration
  • 2 hours
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