• Some of the following links point to Microsoft’s own Teams help & learning guides. In some cases, features listed on the official Microsoft support site may not currently be available for university Teams accounts.
• Microsoft is frequently improving Teams, so the exact functionality described in our own guides may have changed. If you spot guides which need to be updated, please alert us by logging a ticket through the Service Desk.
• If making a Teams meeting recording, see the University policy recorded sessions – legal guidance.

• Check you are using a supported browser and the features available for your chosen platform.
• Download the Teams app and familiarise yourself with the Teams meeting interface.
• Set up your Teams profile picture, it will be displayed when your webcam is switched off during a Teams meeting.
• Check and manage audio settings (you can test your audio settings by making a test call).
• Check Teams meeting accessibility features for useful adjustments to improve your Teams meeting experience.

If your lecturer is using Teams meetings for timetabled sessions (i.e. live interactive sessions online), the meeting link will be displayed in your Blackboard module. See ‘How do I join live interactive sessions online?' and ask you lecturer if you cannot locate your meeting links in Blackboard *You may wish to copy Teams meeting links into your University Outlook calendar as a reminder.

When clicking on a Teams meeting joining link, you will be asked how you would like to join (via the Teams app or browser).

• Preferred option: download the Teams app to your laptop, desktop, phone, tablet and/or other device. Sign in with your University credentials.
  

  features may differ between platforms, see this quick platform comparison table for Teams Meetings.

• Alternatively: access via your device browser; use your University credentials to sign-in at Office.com.
  

   features may differ between web browsers, see join a Teams meeting on an unsupported browser for information about particular browser limitations. Full list of supported browsers Microsoft Guide: Teams Web clients.

  access via browser login may be preferable if you are using a shared computer.

Things to do before participating in your first Teams meetings: 

• Check you are using a supported browser and the features available for your chosen platform. 
• Download the Teams app and familiarise yourself with the Teams meeting interface. 
• Set up your Teams profile picture, it will be displayed when your webcam is switched off during a Teams meeting. 
• Check and manage audio settings (you can test your audio settings by making a test call). 
• Check Teams meeting accessibility features for useful adjustments to improve your Teams meeting experience. 

How to get the most from a Teams meeting  

• Control your Teams meeting experience: 
  • Choose a video layout 
  • Pin someone's video or Reframe a video 
  • Join a meeting on a second device 
  • Join a meeting from a mobile device 
  • Use keyboard shortcuts for Teams meetings
• Speaking or presenting during a Teams meeting:
  • Raise your hand 
  • Turn your video on or off 
  • Change your video background 
  • Express yourself in meetings with live reactions 
  • Reduce background noise 
• If you have been given presenter permissions: 
• • Share content 
  • Show your screen during a meeting 
  • Share computer sound when playing video during a Teams meeting 

Option 1: You can use Teams to schedule meetings with students outside of live teaching. Schedule a meeting from the Teams calendar or schedule a Teams meeting from Outlook. Once scheduled, you can Invite people to a meeting 

Option 2: Alternatively, your lecturer may have requested a Teams space for ongoing group work and collaborative projects between students. Invite other students to join the Team space and meet in the Team space channel.

Team spaces offers a variety of group work features:

• Take group meeting notes 
• Use whiteboard in a group meeting 
• Move around Teams spaces during a Teams meeting 
• Change participant meeting settings 

• Check and manage audio settings
• Check you are using supported browsers