Logging into Teams

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1. Click the 3 dots next to the title of your team 
2. Click Add Chanel 
3. Type in:
   1. Name of the channel
   2. Description (optional)
   3. Under Privacy, click the drop down and select Private 
4. Click Next
   
   
   
   

5. Add in members of your team that you'd like to be in this private channel - you cannot add people who are not already added as members into the channel

6. A lock icon will be next to your channels name, indicating it's a private channel. Only members of private channels can see and participate in private channels that they are added to.
   
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Virtual Meetings

There are a few methods to start meetings:

Method 1: 

1. When you are in “Posts” in your channel, beneath the text box to chat there is a “Meet Now” option (video camera icon) 
   
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2. Click it and it will ask you to enter in a subject, whether you want your video on or off, and the option to either Meet Now or Schedule a Meeting
   
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3. This meeting will only be with the members of the channel. Members will see a video icon beside the channel showing that a meeting is going on, they will also get a message of the meeting post and can easily join. You can also @mention the channel or people in the chat to get them to see it as well.
4. If you decide to schedule the meeting instead it will open a meeting details window where you can enter in the information for the meeting (similar to Outlook calendar meetings)
   
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5. Then it will send out an invitation through Outlook where the invitees can click Join Meeting
   
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6.  You can also create Teams meeting when creating a new meeting in Outlook: 
   
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Method 2:

1. Start a new chat (or an existing chat)
   
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2. Enter in all of the members you'd like in the meeting
3. Click the Video Call option or Audio Call option 
   
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