What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams is an app that serves as the hub for team collaboration in Microsoft 365, integrating the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective. Teams provides a platform for communicating, collaborating and managing work with your teammates.
The following video provides an overview of Microsoft Teams:
Collaborate leveraging Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 is the productivity cloud designed to help each of us achieve what matters, in our work and life, with best-in-class Office apps, intelligent cloud services, and advanced security. Microsoft Teams is part of Microsoft 365, meaning your collaboration experience in Teams will be integrated with the files, information, and services your team needs to get things done. If you're using Teams for work, school, or government, an IT administrator can typically verify if you have Microsoft Teams as part of Microsoft 365. To access Teams as part of Microsoft 365, you'll need to sign in with your work, school, or government account. To take advantage of advanced features like longer meeting times, you’ll want to use Microsoft Teams as part of Microsoft 365.
If you don’t have Microsoft 365 and you don’t use a business or school account, you can get a basic, free version of Microsoft Teams. All you need is a Microsoft account. Learn more here: Get started with Teams (free).
Stay connected with apps for desktop, web, and mobile
You can download and install Microsoft Teams on your PC, Mac, or mobile device here: Download desktop and mobile apps. Teams can also be used on the web at https://teams.microsoft.com from a PC or Mac. Using the Teams mobile app in conjunction with Teams on your desktop can allow you to communicate and collaborate whether you're in your workspace or on the go.