Library Guides: How To Use Microsoft Teams: Chats, Calls, Meetings

Pick Your Poison: Communicate However You'd Like in Teams

Although the "Teams" interface is where most of the activity takes place in Microsoft Teams, there are other ways to communicate and collaborate in Teams than just your Team Channel posts. Use the left side menu to create chats with individuals in your organization, create calls, and schedule meetings using your Calendar, which is synced with your Outlook calendar.

Conversations that take place in a Team's channel posts are public to everyone in that Team/Channel.
Conversations that take place using the "Chat" feature are direct messages only visible to those in that chat group.
You can schedule or begin video callswith members of your Team or with an individual in your organization
- Click the "Meet" icon in a Channel's Posts tab to invite everyone in your Team Channel to a video call.
- Click the "Video Call" icon in a Chat to meet with an individual or group of individuals.

Chats

First Things To Know About Chats in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Support
Chat is at the center of whatever you do in Teams. From individual chats with just one other person to group chats and conversations in channels—chat has you covered.
How To Use Chat in Microsoft Teams | ClassThink
Chat in Microsoft Teams is great for quickly setting up one-to-one or group online meetings with students and teachers. This PDF guide shows you how to get the most out of chat in Teams.

Meetings and Calls

Microsoft Teams Meetings and Calls | Microsoft Support
Meetings in Teams include audio, video, and screen sharing. They're one of the key ways to collaborate in Teams. And you don’t need to be a member of an organization (or even have a Teams account!) to join a Teams meeting—just look in the invitation for instructions about calling in.
How To Set Up a Meeting in Microsoft Teams | How To Geek
Microsoft Teams lets you create, schedule, and host secure meetings with a few of your clients or hundreds of employees. Quickly invite only the relevant people, or gather the entire channel into public or private sessions.