the option to use the web-based version.Your web browser will refresh and sign you in to the main Teams web application located at https://teams.microsoft.com.A message will then display letting you know how to invite people to join your team, as shown in Figure 1-5.5 Click Got It to then be taken to your new Teams workspace in your web browser, as shown in Figure 1-6.Congratulations! You are now using Microsoft Teams for free.
FIGURE 1-4: Choosing the option to use the web-based version of Teams.
FIGURE 1-5: Inviting people to join your team after loading the web-based version.
When you invite guest users to your Teams channel, they will go through a very similar process as you just went through to sign in to Teams. However, instead of having to navigate to the Microsoft Teams website, they will get an email inviting them to join your Teams channel. External access is a popular topic; I cover it in depth in Chapter 7.
FIGURE 1-6: The main Teams app running in a web browser.
Getting Teams through Microsoft 365
Another way to sign up for Teams is by signing up for a Microsoft 365 subscription. Microsoft 365 offers a free trial, so you can get started with it without having to pay up front. Here’s how:
1 Open your favorite web browser and navigate to www.office.com.
2 Click the Get Office button, as shown in Figure 1-7.To get Teams, you will need a business plan subscription. (The personal plans do not include Teams.)
3 Click the For Business tab to see the available business plans, as shown in Figure 1-8.You can choose between the Microsoft 365 Business Basic plan or the Microsoft 365 Business Standard plan, which includes the latest Microsoft clients like Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. For this example, I chose the Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan.
4 Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the “Try free for 1 month” link under the Microsoft 365 Business Premium plan.FIGURE 1-7: The main office.com landing page.FIGURE 1-8: Choosing a Microsoft 365 Business plan.
5 Provides the requested information and walk through the setup wizard to get up and running with Microsoft 365.Note that you can use your own name as a business name and choose that your business size is 1 person. Next, you will be asked to choose a domain name that is <your choice>.onmicrosoft.com. This is your Microsoft 365 domain. In this example, I chose teamsfd.onmicrosoft.com for the domain. You can always add a custom domain later down the road if you prefer. For example, I might connect teamsfordummies.com to our Microsoft 365 account and get email there, too.Once you have filled out the information, your free trial will be created, as shown in Figure 1-9. This can take a few minutes, so be patient.
6 Click the Get Started button.A tutorial walks you through adding a domain and additional users. Once you walk through the setup, you are presented with your Microsoft 365 dashboard where you see a quick tutorial. After the tutorial you are presented with the Microsoft 365 main landing page.Congratulations! You are now up and running with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.
FIGURE 1-9: The Microsoft 365 page creating your trial and welcoming you.
www.office.com and logging in with the username and password you created.
For more information on using Office 365, check out the latest edition of Office 365 For Dummies (Wiley).
Chapter 2
Navigating Microsoft Teams
IN THIS CHAPTER
Opening Microsoft Teams for the first time can feel overwhelming. The reason for this is that Microsoft has added a jaw-dropping number of features to Teams over the last couple of years, bringing Teams to feature parity with Skype and Skype for Business. All this useful stuff is nice when you need it but can be overwhelming when you first start to use it.
In this chapter, you discover how to navigate the Teams app. You download, install, and open the app on your computer and then get a feel for the layout and how to navigate through the interface. You also look at how Teams can be used across multiple devices.
Downloading, Installing, and Opening Teams
You can use Teams in three primary ways: You can use the web-based app, you can install the client on your laptop or desktop computer, or you can install the Teams mobile app on your smartphone or tablet. Regardless of how you use Teams, the concepts remain the same. Let’s first log in to the web-based app and then install the client on your desktop. (I walk you through signing up for the free version of Teams in Chapter
