Microsoft Teams

Teams is an Office 365 application used for collaboration. Teams provides a chat-centered workspace where groups and individuals can quickly communicate, meet, and share files.

• Workplace communication

• Meeting hosting and scheduling

• Audio conferencing

• File sharing and storage

WVU employees given an Office 365 account are able to access Teams.

Users without an active WVU account and HSC users may be added as guests in Teams.

• Up to 250 participants per meeting

• 5 GB of cloud storage per user

• Data encryption for meetings, chats, calls, and files

• Integration with Microsoft applications like Outlook, OneNote, Planner, ToDo, Forms, SharePoint and third-party applications. 

• Schedule meetings that automatically integrate with your existing Outlook calendar.

• Create Teams and channels for tracking projects, conversations, files, and meetings.

• Chat with text, audio, video, and file sharing; leave email for more important tasks.

• Store and share all your files, documents, and more in one place, securely in the cloud and/or on your computer, tablet, or smart phone.

• Edit documents directly in Teams and collect feedback in the comment section.

• Presence Status that indicates faculty and staff’s availability for interaction and collaboration.

WVU resources

• Microsoft Teams FAQ

• New Microsoft Teams FAQ

Microsoft resources

• Add people to a Team

• Change Team settings

• Scheduling a meeting in Teams  

• Joining a meeting in Teams

For more information, search the Microsoft Teams Help Center or visit the Microsoft Teams YouTube channel for training videos.