Teams Quick Start Guide
Check if you have Teams
Teams is automatically installed on all university owned Windows devices, and is part of the standard Windows 10 build for new or rebuilt devices.
If you have Windows 10, you should already have the Microsoft Teams application installed. To check, look in your Apps list:
Press the Start (Windows key ⊞), then find Microsoft Corporation on the list; click on that and if you see Microsoft Teams then you have it installed.
Don't have Teams? how to get it
If you don't have Teams you can download the Windows desktop app from here: https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads
Alternatively, you can use the web version. Log in with your university email address and password: https://teams.microsoft.com
Mac user? You can download the desktop app for Mac here (OS X 10.10+) https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads or use the web version.
Linux user? You will need to use the web version as there isn't a Teams app for Linux (yet).
Smartphone or mobile user? You can download the Android or iOS client from your Store (search for Microsoft Teams). The app requires at least Android 4.4 or IOS 10.0. It is not available for Windows phones. Log in with your university email address and password.
Sign In
Once Teams has downloaded and installed, you will prompted to sign in.
To sign in, put in your university email address at the Teams prompt. As you have used a university email address, Teams will take you to the University log in page where your email address will be prefilled, so complete the log in with your university password.
The screenshots below show the log in process.
Teams navigation
This is a link to an interactive demo (5 minutes) which will take you round the main features of Teams: Microsoft Teams demo
Start using Teams
Now you have Teams, here are a few things to try straight away. The links will take you to "How To" the Microsoft website.
- Chat with anyone: Chat and Share Files in Teams
- Have a Team meeting: Schedule a Team meeting
- Set up meetings in Teams from Outlook: Schedule a Teams Meeting from Outlook
- Instead of sending emails, chat to a group of people in Teams: Use @mentions in Teams
- Collaborate on a document: Share your screen in Teams
- Do a presentation: Show your screen during a teams meeting
- Make a call to a colleague: Making a call from chat
Find and join a Team
Here are some University of Reading Teams to get you started.
Both of these are areas where you can ask questions and find out more about Teams.
Follow this link to find out how to find a Team and request to join it: Find and Join a Team
Request a new Team
If you need to order a new Team, please do this by logging a call with the IT Service Desk: Place a request - Office 365 Teams - Request a new Team.
Note: You don't need to be signed up to a Team or channel to be able to chat, make calls or have meetings with people.