Activity
Find notifications for all recent actions to stay on top of 
things. You can manage your notifications according to 
your preferences. 
Chat
Message someone or a group of people. This tab brings 
up the list of all your chats.  
Teams
Create teams and channels to gather people together 
in focused spaces with conversations and files. This tab 
brings up a list of all the teams you are a part of.  
Calendar
Bring up your calendar to view, create, and respond 
to meetings. 
Calls
Start video and audio calls by dialing a phone number 
or placing a call over the internet. View your call history 
and voicemail. 
Files
Files shared in chats, meetings, or channels are 
consolidated under this tab. Files will appear in a list 
view and can be sorted by type, name, date, or location. 
Apps
Search for, choose, and integrate apps to optimize how 
you work in Teams. Apps can appear in chat, channels, 
or meetings. 
Help
Learn more about Teams with articles and training 
content. Stay up to date with the latest features, 
and report problems when things aren’t working out. 
Search
Search for people, files, meetings, or conversations 
in Teams, then filter results to find just what you need. 
Profile
Selecting your profile picture shows you a menu where 
you can customize your profile, find saved messages, or 
set your status and a message people can see when 
they try to reach you.
Your Teams calendar automatically syncs with Outlook, and you can manage meetings through either app.
Tip
Getting around
Navigate Teams using the menu along the left side and the top bar of your Teams desktop app.
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