Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a secure, Cloud-based chat and group collaborative workspace that seamlessly integrates with other Office 365 applications, including Exchange, OneDrive, and SharePoint.
Using Teams, you can check who is online and start a chat, schedule a meeting with the whole team, or manage projects using Microsoft Planner—a project management platform which enables users to create and manage plans and tasks on various ad-hoc projects.
Features
- Chat one on one or in groups
- Create channels to organize your conversations
- Office integration includes built-in access to SharePoint and OneDrive
- Co-author Office documents right in the app
- Review a project's history
- Access to your Outlook calendar
- Hold online meetings
- See a team member’s current status
- Desktop
- Mobile
- Web browser
Available To
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
Getting Started
Via the desktop client (preferred)
- Download the Teams desktop client.
- Enter your Northwestern email address.
- You will then be redirected to Online Passport.
- Sign in with your NetID and NetID password.
Via the web
- Go to https://teams.microsoft.com.
- Enter your Northwestern email address.
- You will be redirected to Online Passport.
- Sign in with your NetID and NetID password. Note: If you are already signed in to Online Passport, you will go directly to Microsoft Teams.
Requesting a New Microsoft Team
A team must be created by Northwestern IT. Teams can be private to only invited users, or public and open to anyone within your area.
To request a new team, please go to the Collaboration Services Requests page. You may select from one of two teams: Classes and Staff Members. To learn which team best suits your teaching and learning goals, visit the Types of Teams web page.
Please note: The maximum number of channels per Team is 200.
Support Resources
For answers to commonly asked questions about the use of Microsoft Teams at Northwestern, visit the IT Knowledge Base. Additionally, Microsoft offers the following help guides and webinars:
- Microsoft Teams: A Beginner's Guide to Teams in Office 365
- End User Training for Microsoft Teams (including videos)
- Microsoft Teams Help (under Featured training)
- Instructor-led training for Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Teams Interactive Demo
- Register for introductory Teams webinars for higher education
- Use Cases for Microsoft Teams for Higher Education
Last Updated: 26 March 2020
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