Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is an enterprise platform that brings together chat, appointments, notes, and attachments from the Microsoft team in a workspace.

What's Good

• You don't need a SIM card to log in;
• Available on PC;
• You can send documents;
• Synchronized to the cloud;
• Has a search function.

What's Bad

• Has two-way encryption;
• You cannot "copy" an open image to the clipboard.

Interface and navigation

The big difference between Microsoft Teams chat and others is the ability to format the text extensively. In the Teams window, you can make text bold and strikethrough, create numbered lists and bullets, insert links, and quotes. Also in the chat tools, there are emojis, stickers, and gifs. And if you do not have enough emoticons and pictures, then you can send the user "Praise". To do this, click on the medal icon with a ribbon (it can be hidden behind three dots) and select the desired option. The chat tools will display icons for the apps that you've integrated into Microsoft Teams. This feature helps out when you need to send a link or task from a third-party application - it does not have to be opened separately. Everything can be found and submitted within the Microsoft Teams platform.

Usability and functionality

MS Teams is part of Office 365. If you have a license for this product from Microsoft, then Teams will automatically be with you. You just need to go to the official website and choose how you want to use the application: online, on a desktop or mobile. If your organization does not have an Office 365 license, you must register. The easiest and fastest way to do this is with your Gmail account. Go to the official website and connect to the platform. Log in with an existing MS account or join for free. The system prompts you to choose the purpose for which you will use Teams. You have to choose between work and study. Try both to see which one is more convenient. We also advise you to immediately download the application to your smartphone in the App Store or Google Play. To quickly find answers to questions about Microsoft Teams and other Microsoft programs, you can install a helper bot for yourself - Kbot365. You can ask questions and receive links to relevant training materials in response. The main section of Microsoft Teams is Teams. Here you can join teams, create channels, make announcements, post news from apps and planners, share files and sites, collaborate on documents, and announce online meetings.

Our verdict

Microsoft Teams is an enterprise platform that includes chat, online meetings, apps, sharing, and file collaboration. The platform can replace Zoom, Google Docs, Slack, Trello, and other tools. Moreover, most of the applications that you already use in work can be integrated into Microsoft Teams.