Messaging & Unified Communication Collaboration Forum – Page 2

How can I use Shifts for Firstline Workers in my organization? Do I need another app to access this?

April 10, 2020

Shifts is your schedule management tool now available in Teams, where managers can easily plan and create shift schedules, and team members can review schedules and make shift requests from their mobile devices, all...

I need to help my company learn how to use Teams. Do you have training available?

Microsoft Teams

April 10, 2020

Definitely! We have many great tools for driving adoption within your organization. We have done a lot of the work already for you, so please make sure to check out the resources below. Best...

I have existing SharePoint sites that I would like to bring into Teams. Can I do that?

Microsoft Teams , SharePoint

April 10, 2020

Yes – you can connect your existing SharePoint team sites and content to your teams in Microsoft Teams! And when we say sites and content, it’s the full power of SharePoint — the same...

Microsoft Teams Adoption – Why should I move from Skype for Business to Teams? How do I make this transition?

Microsoft Teams

April 10, 2020

As people are collaborating more, we see the opportunity to more seamlessly integrate our communication capabilities into Teams so users can have a single place for their conversations, contacts, and content. With Teams, we...

How do I integrate Teams with PSTN calling?

Microsoft Teams

April 10, 2020

You can integrate Teams with PSTN either by leveraging Microsoft Calling Plans, Direct Routing, or a mix of the two systems. Microsoft Calling Plans let you integrate with PSTN through subscription without any additional hardware....

What functionalities do I get in a hybrid environment? Is Teams available for on-prem environments?

Microsoft Teams

April 10, 2020

For the full Microsoft Teams experience, every user should be enabled for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and Office 365 Group creation. Today, Teams is not available for on-prem only environments. If you are in...

How does external access/federation work? How is this different to guest access?

Microsoft Teams

April 10, 2020

With Teams external access (federation), users from other domains can participate in your chats and calls. You can also allow external users who are still using Skype for Business to participate. In order to...

Can I add guests to my team? If so, how?

Microsoft Teams

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

Absolutely! Microsoft Teams secure guest access allows teams in your organization to collaborate with people outside your organization by granting them access to existing teams and channels in one or more of your tenants....

What are best practices for governance, specifically around team naming and retention?

Microsoft Teams

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020

To assure the best experience for end users, Teams provides IT organizations with a variety of governance controls. If you require strict controls on how teams are named and classified, or whether guests can...

Can you restrict access to a specific channel in a team?

Microsoft Teams

February 19, 2020April 10, 2020

Manageability & Deployment1) Can you restrict access to a specific channel in a team? You will be able to later this year – with secure private channels, you will be able to customize which...