

Channels are group chat rooms that are better suited to fast-paced conversations than asynchronous communications like email. Users can interact with apps in the Teams message stream, adding polls or jumping straight into a video meeting.Įach team consists of individual “channels” that tend to have a more defined focus, such as a work project or topic. But now, Microsoft can center their productivity and integration story around Teams rather than Groups,” said Sy. “It’s still the behind-the-scenes backbone of Office 365. In a sense, Teams goes a step further than Groups, acting as a more tangible thread connecting users and apps across the organization. When a team is first set up, a Microsoft 365 Group is automatically created, along with related services such as a SharePoint site and OneNote access. Teams can range in size and scope from an entire business down to a more focused shared-interest group. Teams consists of one or more, well, “teams” - essentially groups of employees within an organization, such as marketing or design department staff. How to use Microsoft Teams: Channels, teams and messaging It’s supported across all major operating systems, such as Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Teams is available as a desktop app, via web browser, and as a mobile app.
