Once you have received your new Microsoft Team, you may be looking for help getting started. There is no one way to operate a team, but we do have some information that may assist you in learning what Microsoft Teams can do for you and your team.
The following Microsoft articles will assist you to get you and your Team up and running:
Microsoft Teams Quick Start Guide (PDF)
Getting started (video)
Overview of Teams and Channels
Assigning Team members and owners
Chat and share files
Best practices for organizing teams
Channel Moderation
Guest experience in Teams
Microsoft Teams and Group Expiration Policy
To maintain an efficient platform at the University of Georgia, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Groups that remain inactive for a year will be automatically deleted. Members should regularly log in and engage with the platform to ensure a Microsoft Team or Microsoft Group remains active. Staying active helps everyone stay connected, communicate effectively, and get the most out of these tools. Owners will be notified by email at 30 days, 15 days, and 1 day before the deletion.
Any of the following actions will automatically renew a group:
- SharePoint: View, edit, download, move, share, or upload files. (Viewing a SharePoint page doesn't count as an action for automatic renewal.)
- Outlook: Join or edit group, read or write group messages from the group, and like a message (Outlook on the web).
- Teams: Visit a Teams channel.
- Viva Engage: View a post within a Viva Engage community or an interactive email in Outlook.
- Forms: View, create, or edit forms, or submit a response to a form.