The Training Team currently uses Microsoft Teams as our preferred online video conferencing platform. Meetings in Teams include audio, video, and screen sharing.
You don't need to be a member of an organization (or even have a Teams account) to join a Teams meeting—just look in the invitation/confirmation you received from us for instructions about calling in.
You will receive a Microsoft Teams meeting link in your email invitation and/or confirmation.
Select Click here to join the meeting in your meeting invite to be taken to a page where you can choose to either join on the web or download the desktop app. If you already have the Teams app, the meeting will open there automatically.
If you don’t have a Teams account, you have the option to enter your name to join the meeting as a guest. You can then join the meeting right away.
Before a meeting
To turn on your video before a meeting, select Camera
right before you join.
During a meeting
You might want to turn your video on and off over the course of a meeting—if you'd prefer people only see you while you're talking, for example. Go to the meeting controls anytime during the meeting and select Camera
.
in your meeting controls. Then, choose to present your entire screen, a window, a PowerPoint file, or a whiteboard.
If you're using Teams on the web, you'll be able to share your screen only if you're using Google Chrome or the latest version of Microsoft Edge.
In Teams on the web, you'll see the following when you select Share content :
