Teams Basics in practice
navigate activity, chat, teams, channels and meetings. Use the visual as a discussion prompt, then complete the guided activity below.
Microsoft Teams
Teams Basics
Learn to navigate activity, chat, teams, channels and meetings and know where to post a message or find shared work in this beginner-friendly Microsoft 365 lesson.
Learning outcomes
- Explain how to navigate activity, chat, teams, channels and meetings.
- Complete the guided practice safely.
- Check that you can know where to post a message or find shared work.
Before you begin
Use an approved training team, chat or meeting. Ask permission before recording, transcribing or sharing someone else's screen.
Step-by-step instructions
- Open Microsoft Teams on the web or desktop and confirm you are using the intended account.
- Open an approved team and identify its channels and files.
- Pause and check permissions, filenames, recipients, dates or settings that affect the task.
- Test the result: know where to post a message or find shared work.
- Confirm who can see the conversation, file or meeting item and remove any test content that should not remain.
Ian's practical tip: Use sample information first. Once the workflow is correct, repeat it with approved work information and the minimum necessary access.
Practical activity
Open an approved team and identify its channels and files. Your expected result is to know where to post a message or find shared work.