If you\u2019re working in one of those companies, then you\u2019re probably finding new ways to use the app on a daily basis. But if you\u2019re not, here are 5 reasons why you should consider using Teams today.<\/p>\n
1. It\u2019s more than just chat<\/h2>\n
You can use the chat window in Teams to have quick conversations with your colleagues. But there\u2019s so much more to it.<\/p>\n
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Need to share a file? Just attach it in the chat. Then simply call or video call your colleague to discuss the file straight from the window. Or schedule a meeting without leaving the chat. Chat\u2019s integration with other Microsoft products like OneNote<\/a> and Office<\/a> means no more switching between apps throughout your conversation. It\u2019s all right there in chat.<\/p>\n Getting everything ready for meetings can be a challenge. The agenda is in one email, agreed actions in another. And where\u2019s the thing you were supposed to review before the call?<\/p>\n Meetings in Teams makes that experience so much easier. As soon as you create the meeting, you can start chatting with the participants about the agenda, share the files that you need them to review, and keep track of the meeting notes and to dos. You can even check who those unknown people are that have been invited.<\/p>\n Then after, the recording of the call is immediately available in the same tab, so if you missed the meeting, you don\u2019t need to hunt for the recording. It\u2019s right there, with the meeting notes and agreed actions.<\/p>\n Drowning in your emails becomes a thing of the past. As conversations are now held in a structural way in your Teams, you no longer have all the email-upon-email response, often sent as a Reply All.<\/p>\n And if somebody needs to send you a file, or ask you a one-liner question? That\u2019s what Chat\u2019s for!<\/p>\n Thanks to the tight integration with Office 365<\/a>, you don\u2019t need to switch apps when you need to collaborate on a document. You can create the Word<\/a>, Excel<\/a> or PowerPoint<\/a> document in Teams, immediately share it with your coworkers and then co-author within a blink of an eye.<\/p>\n No more sending out different versions through email and the resulting version confusion. You can add comments and to-dos, and chat with your coworkers to discuss the document right there.<\/p>\n While on the move, we need to stay connected, be reachable and have access to all your resources. With the Teams phone app, you have immediate access to all your apps and documents. You can easily respond to chat and conversations, join meetings with one click and continue to collaborate. So even on the move, you are kept completely in the loop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Collaboration and teamwork are the defining characteristic of modern organisations. Since its launch, Microsoft Teams has become the fastest growing app in Microsoft\u2019s history with more than 330,000 companies worldwide using it. If you\u2019re working in one of those companies, then you\u2019re probably finding new ways to use the app on a daily basis. But […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":245020,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1751],"class_list":["post-244216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-en","specials-work-productivity-en","stories-how-can-i-work-at-my-own-rhythm","stories-working-together-en","businessPriorities-modern-workplace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244216"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":264381,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244216\/revisions\/264381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulse.microsoft.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. Before, during and after in Meetings<\/h2>\n
3. Fewer emails<\/h2>\n
4. Improved collaboration and communication<\/h2>\n
5. Stay connected, anytime, anywhere<\/h2>\n