Teams
Learn how to use Microsoft Teams for everyday communication and collaboration. This practical session helps you feel confident with chats, calls, channels and meetings - including setup, sharing information and working with others.
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Set up Microsoft Teams, including audio, video and key settings
- Use chats and search to communicate and find information quickly
- Make and receive calls, including voicemail basics
- Work with Teams and Channels, including posts, files and notifications
- Set up and run Teams meetings, including backgrounds and screen sharing
- Use meeting tools like chat, notes, files and handing over control
Who is this course for?
Anyone new to Microsoft Teams or self-taught users who want to use it more effectively. Ideal for administrators, coordinators, team leaders, early-career professionals and office-based staff who use Teams for meetings, messages and day-to-day collaboration.
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Course Outline
Course overview
Duration: 2 hours
This session is aimed at those new or self-taught users of Teams to show them the features and how to setup and use it effectively.
Objectives
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Use the core functions of Microsoft Teams
- Set up Microsoft Teams
- Make Calls
- Send Chats to colleagues via teams
- Set up channels
- Run Teams meetings
Content
What is Teams
- Teams elements
- Setting up your Teams
- Setting up audio and video
- Using voicemail
- Setting voicemail language
Calls and Chats
- Sending individual and group chats
- Making and receiving calls
- Missed call notification
- Searching
Teams and Channels
- Creating channels
- Channel settings
- Setting channel notifications
- Emailing channels
- Creating private channels
- Posting to channels
- Alerting specific people in a channel
- Adding files to channels
- Sending links to channels
Teams Meetings
- Setting up meetings
- Running meetings from channels
- Setting backgrounds
- Screen sharing in meetings
- Handing over control
- Creating meeting notes
- Adding files to teams or meetings
- Using the meeting chat
Why Choose Underscore for Microsoft Teams Training?
Underscore Group delivers practical, instructor-led corporate digital skills training that helps teams use everyday workplace tools with confidence and accuracy. Based in Sussex and supporting organisations across the UK, we specialise in hands-on learning that improves productivity and makes complex software feel simpler and more intuitive.
We tailor every session to your organisation’s systems, workflows and real-world use cases, ensuring people can apply what they learn immediately. Our software training is trusted by organisations across finance, aviation, healthcare, construction and professional services.
- Trusted by leading UK organisations
- Expert trainers with real business experience
- Small-group sessions (6–8 people)
- Practical, hands-on learning approach
- Virtual & onsite delivery across the UK
- Six months of post-course support
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