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Goodbye, Zoom! Hello, Microsoft Teams!

2025-Dec-Wed by

Category: Teams

We are unifying collaboration at Iscte. Microsoft Teams will become the institutional tool for meetings, chat, and file sharing.

Why we’re changing?

Teams integrates with our Microsoft 365, simplifying scheduling via Outlook, meeting access, persistent chat, and document co-editing — all in one place.

What changes for you?

Everything you did in Zoom has an equivalent in Teams. Gain integration and fewer manual steps.


Main Features and Functionalities

      • Chat and Communication: Teams offers persistent group and individual chat.
      • Meetings and Videoconferencing: Allows scheduling and hosting online meetings with audio and video, screen sharing, and features like whiteboard and captions.
      • File Collaboration: Teams makes it easy to share and collaborate on Office 365 documents such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as other file types.
      • App Integration: Teams integrates various apps like OneNote, Planner, and third-party applications, expanding its capabilities.
      • Channels: Teams organizes communication into channels, enabling focused discussions on specific topics or projects within a team.

Let’s get started!

  1. If you don’t have the app yet, choose your preferred store to install it.

  2. Launch Teams and sign in using your Iscte account credentials (e.g., xxnes@iscte-iul.pt and the corresponding password).
    1. a. On Windows, click “Start ” > Microsoft Teams .
    2. On Mac, go to the “Applications” folder and click Microsoft Teams .
    3. On mobile devices, tap the Teams icon .

  3. Join a Teams meeting from the app.
    1. Select “Calendar ” in Teams.
    2. Choose a meeting and click “Join”.
    3. On the pre-join screen, adjust camera and microphone settings.
    4. Click “Join now”.

  4. Schedule a meeting in Teams from the app.
    1. Go to your “Calendar ” in Teams.
    2. Click “New meeting” + .
    3. Add the meeting title, start and end times, and other details.
    4. Enter names in the “Add required attendees” field to invite participants.
      Tip: Select “Scheduling Assistant” to check everyone’s availability in a calendar view.
    5. Click “Save” after adding all meeting details.

Learn more… (content from external sources provided by Microsoft)

Access the training modules we have prepared (based on external content provided by Microsoft)

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