What is a Microsoft Group

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Microsoft Group are a way for people to collaborate and Microsoft 365 Group provides a way for teams to work together more efficiently and effectively, by bringing together various Microsoft tools and services into a single platform. Microsoft Groups allows people to collaborate on projects, files and schedule meetings and to communicate with each other using various Microsoft applications, such as Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint. Microsoft 365 Groups allow users to work together on projects, share files, and schedule meetings. They can also be used also provides the ability to manage permissions and access to resources, such as shared calendars and OneDrive for Business.

In a nutshell, Microsoft 365 Groups provide a way for teams to work together more efficiently and effectively, by bringing together various Microsoft tools and services into a single platform.Integration of Teams and Outlook
Microsoft 365 Groups are used to manage membership and access to shared resources like calendars, files, and email. Both Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams can use Microsoft 365 Groups to help people work together on projects. this article:

Integration of Teams and Outlook

• When you create a group in Outlook, you can manage the group's shared calendar, shared mailbox, and other resources. You can also use the group's email address to communicate with other members of the group.

• When you create a team in Teams, a Microsoft 365 Group is automatically created for the team. This group includes a shared calendar, a shared mailbox, and a SharePoint site where team members can collaborate on files. If you create a Microsoft 365 Group in Outlook, you can use it with Teams by adding the group to a new or existing team. This way, you can access the group's shared resources directly from Teams.

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• If you create a new team in Teams, you can create a new Microsoft 365 Group that includes a shared mailbox and calendar for the team to use. You can also invite people from your Outlook contacts to join the team.

In summary, Microsoft 365 Groups allow you to manage membership and access to shared resources, and both Outlook and Teams can use these groups to help people work together more effectively.

Create a group on Outlook

Here are the steps to create a group in Outlook:these instructions the same for Outlook in MacOS and Outlook in Windows?

1. Open Outlook on your computer.

2. Click on the "Home" tab in the ribbon.

1. Click on the "New Items" button.

2. Select "More Items" and then "Group" from the drop-down menu.

1. In the "Group Name" field, Do you mean Contact Group? I do not get this screen … I get an untitled - contact group when I follow the above steps.

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2. Complete the fields:
   Group Name: enter a name for the group.
   In the "Group Description" field, Description: enter a brief description of the group's purposegroup’s purpose
   
   The above screen does not have Members, Groups Options or OK. It does have Classification, Privacy, Create.

1. In the "Members" field, enter the email addresses of the people you want to invite to the group. You can also click on the "Add Members" button to browse your contacts or address book.

2. Choose your group options by clicking the "Group Options" button. You can choose to make the group public or private, and you can specify who can post messages to the group.

3. Click "OK" to create the group.

That's it! Once you've created the group, you can manage its settings, add or remove members, and send messages to the group just like you would with any other email message.

Making Teams, Planner, SharePoint groups appear

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in Outlook

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1. Open Outlook

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2. In the left navigation pane, click on "Groups" at the bottom.

3. Click on the "New Group" button on the top left.

4. Choose "Create a group".

5. Select "From a team or group" and choose the desired team or SharePoint group from the list.

6. Follow the prompts to finish creating the group.

Once you have created the group in Outlook, you should be able to see the group's shared mailbox and calendar in Outlook. You can also send emails to the group's email address, and the emails will be visible to all members of the group in Teams or SharePoint.

WARNING 1 -> Use of “Share to Teams”

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Warning 2 -> Storing or accidentally sending an email

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to the Teams

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Group

If you wish to send your email to your Teams or SharePoint group.

You may do so my simply dragging your send an email to the group. You will receive this notification warning pop-up that explains what will happen

warning that the content of the message will be available to all members of the group.

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What to do if you accidentally sent an email

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to your Outlook

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Group

If you realize you have accidentally sent an email to the wrong group or need to correct an error in the email, you can try to recall the message or send a follow-up email with a correction or apology.

could we have a screenshot here: To recall a message, open the message in your Sent Items folder, click on the " Actions" button in the "Message" tab of the ribbon, and choose "Recall This Message". Keep in mind that this option may not always work, and there are some circumstances in which the message cannot be recalled.If you cannot recall the message, you can send a follow-up email to the group explaining the mistake and correcting any errors. It's always a good idea to double-check the recipients before sending an email to avoid accidental mistakes

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