Microsoft Teams
On this page:
- About Microsoft Teams
- Available To
- Benefits and Key Features
- Getting Started
- Usage Instructions
- Help With Teams
- Other Resources
About Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is an entirely new experience that brings together people, conversations, and content - along with the tools that teams need - so they can easily collaborate to achieve more. It's naturally integrated with the familiar Office applications and is built from the ground up on the Microsoft 365 global, secure cloud.
Microsoft Teams reduces the friction between Microsoft 365 apps by bringing everything together in one place: people, conversations, content and tools. It becomes your hub for chats, video calls and meetings, private and group messages specific to projects. It allows you to share applications like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, websites and OneNote; and you can share assets like calendars, files and email, too. All seamlessly, in real-time.
Available To
Students, Faculty, Staff
Benefits and Key Features
- Calendar
- Document Library
- Ability to Manage Members
- Quick, Casual or Temporary Groups and Projects
- Discussions/Chat
Important Notes:
- Privacy settings are permanent
- Groups and Group content are not recoverable if deleted
Getting Started
You can access Microsoft Teams using the following methods:
WINGS Website
Log in to WINGS with your campus username and password
Click on the Office 365/Email link in the top right corner to access your Microsoft 365 account
Click on the grid in the top left corner of the Microsoft 365 screen
Select the Teams application
Microsoft 365 Login Page
Log in to Microsoft 365 (http://outlook.wright.edu) with your Microsoft 365 username and password
Click on the grid in the top left corner of the Microsoft 365 screen
Select the Teams application
Usage Instructions
To begin using Teams, sign in to your Wright State Microsoft 365 account and open the Teams application in the menu bar.
For more information on using Teams, visit Microsoft Teams.
Managing Your Microsoft 365 Team
In the Teams application, find the Team name in the left column
Click the ellipses (...) to the right of the Team's name and choose Manage Team
In the top right, click Add member, search for the person you wisn to add, and click Add
If the new member should be an owner, click the down arrow to the right of the name and choose Owner. You can switch someone from Owner to Member here as well.
To remove someone from the Team, find the name in the Manage Team page, then click the X to the far right of their name
Help With Teams
Need help with Teams? CaTS has set up a public Team available to all University members called CaTS Get Teams Help. Just leave your question, and one of our Microsoft 365 Admins will reply as soon as they can. You can also search previous questions that have been asked and the answers, just in case someone has already asked your question!
Note: This is NOT a substitute for contacting the CaTS Help Desk for IT support. This is for issues and questions related to Microsoft Teams.
Accessing CaTS Get Teams Help
Log in to outlook.wright.edu with your campus 'w' username and password
Click on the grid icon in the top left corner of your inbox, and click on the Teams icon
Note: If you do not see the icon for Teams, click on 'All Microsoft 365 apps' at the bottom of the apps list
On the right side of the Teams page, type CaTS Get Teams Help
Click the CaTS Get Teams Help block
Join the Team and get your questions answered!
Other Resources
Linked below are some other helpful resources for Microsoft Teams information.
- Slack vs Microsoft Teams
Read a full comparison of Slack and Microsoft Teams - University Policy 11300: Wright State University IT Security Policy
No Microsoft Teams specific information, but does contain valuable information on how to protect sensitive university data with regards to cloud storage. - What is Microsoft Teams?
- Frequently Asked Questions
