All the Resources You Need for Working With Microsoft Teams

Virtual meetings are an important part of our “new normal.” As we continue to use Microsoft Teams for virtual meetings and collaboration, you are probably discovering that Teams has an abundance of features to help make your workday more productive.

There are many resources available to help you learn more about Teams meetings. Here are just a few that we recommend you keep on hand:

• Microsoft Teams Meetings Playlist in Cornerstone OnDemand (CSOD)
• Microsoft Teams Meetings FAQ on Inside Carilion
• Support.microsoft.com (Microsoft’s online support site)

What’s in the Playlist?

The playlist offers videos, job aids and articles to help you organize, manage and join virtual Teams meetings, including:

• How to schedule and attend meetings in Microsoft Teams
• Set up and attend live events
• How to run an effective Teams meeting
• How to remove Teams info from a calendar invite for in-person meetings

Follow the playlist to return to it later and receive notifications when new items are added. To follow, open the playlist and click Follow in the upper-right corner of the page. To access the playlist after you follow it, log in to CSOD, go to Learning, select Playlists, and click Followed to display your playlists.

What’s in the FAQ?

The FAQ has answers to the most frequently asked questions about Teams meetings, including:

• Can meeting attendees participate in Teams meetings by phone?
• Can I create a poll in a Teams meeting?
• Is there a way to mute meeting attendees upon entry?

What’s on Microsoft’s online support site?

Microsoft’s online support site at support.microsoft.com provides how-to articles related to Teams meeting features and functionality based on your Teams meeting role (organizer, presenter or attendee), such as:

• Roles in a Teams meeting
• Join a Teams meeting
• Show your screen during a meeting
• Manage audio settings in a Teams meeting
• Take meeting notes in Teams
• Download attendance reports in Teams
• Change participant settings for a Teams meeting
• Manage attendee audio and video permissions in Teams meetings
• Record a meeting in Teams
• View live transcription in a Teams meeting
• Poll attendees during a Teams meeting
• Spotlight someone’s video in a Teams meeting

You can also click the Help button in the lower-left corner of Teams for more helpful information about Teams’ key features, including short training videos.

Questions?

Contact the Technology Service Center via Edison or by phone at 540-224-1599 (71599).