How To: Sign In to Teams and Find Your Teams and Channels

Summary

Learn how to sign in to Microsoft Teams with your NCU account and find your teams, channels, and chats in the Teams app.

Body

New to Microsoft Teams? Here's how to sign in with your North Central University account and find your way around.

In this article

Sign in

1

Open Teams

On an NCU computer, Teams is already installed. On your own device, install the Teams app or go to teams.microsoft.com in your browser.

2

Sign in with your NCU account

Use your NCU email address, your password, and MFA.

Find your way around

Select
To see
Chat
Your one-on-one and group chats
Teams
The teams you belong to. Select a team to see its channels.
Calendar
Your meetings, from Outlook
Activity
Mentions, replies, and other notifications
  • Channels are topics inside a team. Each one has its own posts and files.
  • To keep a channel at the top, select More options (…) next to it and choose Pin.
  • To clean up your list, choose Hide on channels you don't use.

Get help

Still need help? Contact the IT Service Desk:

  • Call: 612.343.4170
  • Visit: Miller Hall 226
  • Hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CT

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Details

Article ID: 140254
Created
Mon 6/27/22 11:30 AM
Modified
Sun 10/25/26 7:08 PM
Audience
Employees
Students