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Rethink collaboration and productivity – Microsoft Teams is the new way to work. Often, email communication on projects are rigid and important documents are all over. With Microsoft Teams, everything the team needs is in one hub and new members get updated about the project easily. There is no extra cost to Office 365 users. Microsoft Teams comes with a broad and deep integration with Office 365 apps within a single interface, while offering advanced security and compliance capabilities. 

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For every team, a team site is created on SharePoint Online. Each channel in a team gets a folder within the default team site document library.

How do I make sure people in a team or channel see my message?

The best way is to @mention them. Type @ before someone's name and they will get a notification.

To get the attention of the entire team, type @team before your message and all your teammates will receive notifications.

Where are the files created and shared within Microsoft Teams stored?

Files shared in Teams are automatically added to the document library on SharePoint in Office 365, and permissions set in SharePoint are automatically reflected within Teams.You can access the files through the Files tab or through SharePoint directly by clicking on the “. . .” next to the channel name and selecting "Open in SharePoint".

Private chats (1:1 or 1:many) are stored in each user's OneDrive folder "Microsoft Teams Chat Files".

Are my files and conversations in Microsoft Teams secure?

Microsoft Teams is built on the Office 365 hyper-scale, enterprise-grade cloud, delivering the advanced security and compliance capabilities. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

Files are stored in SharePoint and are backed by SharePoint encryption. Notes are stored in OneNote and are backed by OneNote encryption.


What is the different between TeamUp, Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business?

Here is a brief comparison of chat-based collaboration tools:

Setup

TeamUp

Microsoft Teams

Skype for Business

Available to

NUS Staff and Students

NUS Staff and Students with Office 365

(excludes NUS Alumni)

NUS Staff and Students

(Search for NUS Students via SFB client)

NUS Directory Integration

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

External Guest Access

No

No

(error)

(error) (Coming Soon)

(tick)

Yes

(Refer to SFB Collaborations)

Server

On-premise

Microsoft (Azure Cloud)

Microsoft (Azure Cloud)

Integration

Chat in LumiNUS

With

Microsoft

Office 365 apps

Nil

-

Team Size

Max

Maximum 2000

Max

Maximum 2500

-

Desktop & Mobile Apps

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Collaboration Features

TeamUp

Microsoft Teams

Skype for Business

Team Conversations

Yes

Asynchronous (Persistent and threaded) 

Yes

Asynchronous (Persistent and threaded) 

No

Synchronous

Private Chat (1:1)

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Private Group Chat (1:many)

Yes

(tick) (private channels within team)

Yes

(tick) (maximum 20)

Yes

(tick) (maximum 250)

Online Presence

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Rich Text and Emojis

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick) (and stickers/GIFs)

Emojis only

Like and @mentions

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

No

(error)

File Sharing

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick) (integration with Office 365 apps)

Yes

(tick) (Windows only)

File and Folder Management

No

(error)

Yes

(tick)

No

(error)

Search and Filter

Yes

(tick) (within a team)

Yes

(tick) (across teams, files and conversations)

No (only individual chats if history enabled)

Call/Meeting Features

TeamUp

Microsoft Teams

Skype for Business

Telephone

Support

Calls

No

(error)

No

(error)

Yes

(tick)

VoIP Calls (Audio/Video

Calls

)

Yes

(tick) (via Zoom)

Yes

(tick) (maximum 80)

Yes

(tick)

Schedule Online Meeting

Yes

(tick) (via Zoom)

No

(tick)

Yes

(tick) (Outlook Calendar or in app)

Join Meeting

With meeting link via Zoom

On web, desktop or mobile (iOS/Android) app for members already in team

With meeting link

Screen Sharing

Yes

(tick) (via Zoom)

Yes

(tick)

  • Desktop
  • Specific Window
Yes

(tick)

  • Desktop
  • PowerPoint File (except MacOS)

Whiteboard

Yes

(tick) (via Zoom)

No

(error) (in roadmap)

No

(error)

Record Meeting

Yes

(tick) (via Zoom)

No

No

(error) (in roadmap)

(error) (disabled

now

)

Meeting Chat

Yes

(tick) (via Zoom)

Yes

(tick)

Yes

(tick)

Note:

  • It is in the roadmap for Skype for Business capabilities to be fully integrated into Microsoft Teams.
  • Using Zoom for TeamUp
    • To start a Zoom meeting, first sign up for a free Zoom account with your NUS ID.
      • Host up to 100 participants
      • Unlimited  1 to 1 meetings
      • 40 min limit on group meetings
    • If you are a team admin and would like to use Zoom beyond these requirements, please contact teamup@groups.nus.edu.sg.

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Currently private channels are not supported, but Microsoft is working on it. Meanwhile, you can create a new team and invite a more select audience.


How do I make sure people in a team or channel see my message?

The best way is to @mention them. Type @ before someone's name and they will get a notification.

To get the attention of the entire team, type @team before your message and all your teammates will receive notifications.


Where are the files created and shared within Microsoft Teams stored?

Files shared in Teams are automatically added to the document library on SharePoint in Office 365, and permissions set in SharePoint are automatically reflected within Teams.

You can access the files through the Files tab or through SharePoint directly by clicking on the “. . .” next to the channel name and selecting "Open in SharePoint".

Private chats (1:1 or 1:many) are stored in each user's OneDrive folder "Microsoft Teams Chat Files".


Are my files and conversations in Microsoft Teams secure?

Microsoft Teams is built on the Office 365 hyper-scale, enterprise-grade cloud, delivering the advanced security and compliance capabilities. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

Files are stored in SharePoint and are backed by SharePoint encryption. Notes are stored in OneNote and are backed by OneNote encryption.


What are connectors and how do I use them?

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