Microsoft Teams

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

• Workplace communication

• Schedule, host and record meetings

• Audio conferencing

• File sharing and storage

WVU employees with a Microsoft 365 account are able to access Teams.

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

• Up to 1,000 participants per meeting

• Up to 20,000 attendees per streamed event

• 5 GB of cloud storage per user

• 25 TB of cloud storage per team

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

• Integration with Microsoft applications like Outlook, OneNote, Planner, ToDo, Forms, SharePoint and other third-party applications available in the Teams client.

• 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; minimize email clutter with quick Teams collaboration.

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

• Collaborators can edit documents in real-time, simplifying the feedback process without creating multiple copies of the same document.

• Record meeting sessions with transcripts to share with participants.

• Status box indicates availability for interaction and collaboration, with customizable messaging.

WVU resources

Microsoft resources

• Add people to a Team

• Remove someone from a Team

• Change Team settings

• Scheduling a meeting in Teams  

• Joining a meeting in Teams

• Meetings, webinars and live events

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