SMUS Microsoft Teams - Regular Use

Log in

Open the website https://teams.microsoft.com and enter your email address
Once redirected to the SMUS login page, enter your password and log in

Conversations

After logging in, click into your Microsoft Team, then click into the General channel listed underneath. If your team is hidden under the "More" listing, you can click "..." and Favorite it so that it always displays.
Your Team owner may have created multiple channels for your Team, so you may need to select a different channel option.
Under the conversations tab, you can then write messages for other team members to see.

Files

Under the files tab, you can create folders and files just like you would in your regular Onedrive. You can also use the upload button to upload files from your computer. Any files created or uploaded this way are automatically available to all of your team members without needing to share them.
Once files are available, you can click on them to view them, or click the "..." and open in the relevant Office application (online or full desktop app)

Wiki

If your Team owner has created a wiki tab, you can use it to keep track of easily sectioned text that needs to be edited by multiple people.

Click the menu icon and choose the topic you want to view/edit
Enter text, headings, and new sections as appropriate

Planner

If your Team owner has created a planner tab, you can use it to keep track of project todo lists and tasks.

Click the "+" sign under a bucket to create a new task. Enter the name, and optionally a due date and an assignee if that information is known.
You can click on a task to view additional details, like progress, start date, a checklist of subtasks, and description.
If a task has been completed, you can easily check it off the list