Introduction to Microsoft Teams

Learn what Microsoft Teams is used for at North Central University and find every NCU guide for chat, meetings, calling, and team files.

Teams is NCU's official platform for chat, meetings, phone calls, and department files. It's already installed on NCU computers, and it works in a browser and on your phone.

Chat

Message one person or a group

Meetings

Meet, share your screen, record, and transcribe

Calling

Your NCU phone number rings in Teams

Files

Department files live in teams, stored in SharePoint

Teams is required for university work

Store department and official university files in Teams, and use Teams for university chat, meetings, and calls. Other chat, meeting, and file storage tools aren't allowed for university business. See Files @ NCU for Employees.

Get started

Chat

Files in Teams

Teams and channels

Meetings

Recordings, captions, and Copilot

Calling

Troubleshooting

Teaching

Get help

Submit a request through the Microsoft Teams service. For anything not covered here, see Microsoft's Teams help.

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