{"id":8696,"date":"2020-10-17T14:45:35","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T13:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitaldevelopment\/?page_id=8696"},"modified":"2025-11-27T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T14:38:58","slug":"microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/staff\/digital-teaching\/qub-digital-tools\/microsoft-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8696\" class=\"elementor elementor-8696\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ed4db3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ed4db3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acb6ee7\" data-id=\"acb6ee7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2748ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"a2748ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6a0762505f02b\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h1\"  > Microsoft Teams<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20c8d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f20c8d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31480fe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31480fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8c723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df8c723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #d10404\"><strong>CHAT, COLLABORATE, MEET, SHARE<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Microsoft Teams<\/strong>\u00a0is your \u2018all-in-one\u2019 app for communication at Queen\u2019s. Meetings, IM Chat, Group Chats, file storage and collaborative workspaces are all offered through the flexible Teams platform.<\/p><p>Part of the M365 portfolio, all staff and students have access to Microsoft Teams and will quickly find that it\u2019s the go-to tool for\u00a0collaborating with your fellow QUB colleagues and interacting with your fellow students.<\/p><p>Microsoft Teams is available as a desktop app, web app from Office.com, and is also available to install on your smartphone with intuitive iOS and Android apps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9f7aa elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_button\" data-id=\"bc9f7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/p\/?LinkID=873020&#038;lm=deeplink&#038;lmsrc=homePageWeb&#038;cmpid=WebSignIn\" target=\"_blank\"class=\"elementor-button btn btn-solid btn-hover-txt-switch btn-hover-txt-switch-y btn-icon-right btn-has-label\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-text=\"Go to Teams\" class=\"btn-txt\" data-transition-delay=\"true\" data-delay-options=\"{&quot;elements&quot;: &quot;.lqd-chars&quot;, &quot;delayType&quot;: &quot;animation&quot;, &quot;startDelay&quot;: 0, &quot;delayBetween&quot;: 32.5}\" data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options=\"{&quot;type&quot;: &quot;chars, words&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGo to Teams\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c091f94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c091f94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b528879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_device_gallery_laptop\" data-id=\"b528879\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_device_gallery_laptop.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n        <div class=\"lqd-gallery-device lqd-gallery-laptop lqd-gallery-laptop-1 pos-rel\">\n\n            <div class=\"lqd-gallery-laptop-base-img-wrap\">\n                <figure class=\"lqd-gallery-laptop-base-fig\">\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-100 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"Laptop image\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=&#039;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&#039;%20viewBox=&#039;0%200%201920%201020&#039;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/themes\/hub\/assets\/img\/mockups\/laptop\/laptop-mockup-1.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1020\" \/>\n                <\/figure>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"lqd-gallery-laptop-gallery-images pos-abs overflow-hidden\">\n                <div class=\"carousel-container carousel-nav-solid carousel-nav-circle carousel-nav-lg carousel-nav-floated carousel-nav-middle carousel-nav-center lqd-overlay\">\n                    <div class=\"carousel-items lqd-overlay\" data-lqd-flickity='{ \"wrapAround\": true, \"skipWrapItems\": true, \"pageDots\": false, \"prevNextButtons\": true, \"navArrow\": 6, \"navOffsets\": { \"prev\": \"2%\", \"next\": \"2%\" } }'>\n\n                        <div class=\"flickity-viewport lqd-overlay overflow-hidden\">\n                            <div class=\"flickity-slider lqd-overlay\">\n\n                                            <figure class=\"carousel-item lqd-overlay\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 1366 768&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"w-100 h-100 lqd-overlay objfit-cover objfit-center ld-lazyload\" alt=\"MS Teams logo\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Teams.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Teams.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Teams-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Teams-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1366px) 100vw, 1366px\" data-aspect=\"1.7786458333333\" \/>            <\/figure>\n                    <figure class=\"carousel-item lqd-overlay\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"425\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&#039;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&#039; viewBox%3D&#039;0 0 850 425&#039;%2F%3E\" class=\"w-100 h-100 lqd-overlay objfit-cover objfit-center ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Microsoft-Teams-Essentials.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Microsoft-Teams-Essentials.jpg 850w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/digitallearning\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/07\/Microsoft-Teams-Essentials-300x150.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" data-aspect=\"2\" \/>            <\/figure>\n        \n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b9b035 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b9b035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838c326 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"838c326\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6424ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6424ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a53bbd0 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"a53bbd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-cloud-download-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTeams Updates\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft Teams is continually offering new and exciting updates to further enhance the platform. In early 2024, users saw the global release of Microsoft Teams 2.0, offering a faster, more reliable user experience with an improved look and feel. Stay up to date with the latest updates from our central IT colleagues, Digital &amp; Information Services. See more below under Support and Guidance.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d4ddf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d4ddf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205040d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"205040d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4651dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4651dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Support and Guidance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-803c526 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"803c526\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c70f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8c70f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8492ec1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8492ec1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e66b3 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"d5e66b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-map\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccessing the Service\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrosoft Teams can be launched from your desktop once installed on your device. If you don\u2019t already have the app, please visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/microsoft-teams\/download-app\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft's site<\/a><\/strong> to securely download.\nAlternatively, the web app can be accessed via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Office.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 log in using your QUB username and password. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52521c0 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52521c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e6d43 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"98e6d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-universal-access\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccessibility Compliance\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/accessibility-tools-for-microsoft-teams-2d4009e7-1300-4766-87e8-7a217496c3d5\" target=\"_blank\">How Teams supports Accessibility<\/a><\/strong> <br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/2021\/02\/03\/microsoft-teams-accessibility-bot-used-by-30000-people-at-imperial-college-london\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Teams Accessibility Bot<\/a><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9be31 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e9be31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aecd70f elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"aecd70f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tv\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTraining\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>In-person:<\/b> The IT Training Unit (Digital &amp; Information Services) offer regular virtual training sessions. Refer to the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qubstudentcloud.sharepoint.com\/sites\/ITtrainingunit\/\" target=\"_blank\">IT Training Unit training schedule<\/a><\/strong> for details on how to register. <br>\n<b>Online training<\/b> resources including FAQs are available at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/qubstudentcloud.sharepoint.com\/sites\/ITtrainingunit\/SitePages\/IT-Training-Courses-Sched.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">IT Training Unit SharePoint site <\/a><\/strong>(log in using your QUB email address and password).\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-091eb58 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"091eb58\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6a961 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9d6a961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHelp &amp; Support\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you experience any problem accessing or using the 365 apps please contact your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/directorates\/InformationServices\/Services\/ITServiceDesk\/ComputerOfficers\/\" target=\"_blank\">School Computing Officer<\/a><\/strong>. Most schools\/faculties have a local\u202fOffice 365 Champion\u202fwho is aware of new developments in Office 365 . Contact the IT Training Unit to find out who your local champion is: <strong><a href=\"mailto:itcourses@qub.ac.uk\">itcourses@qub.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u202f. If no local support is available, please contact the IT Service Desk via email\u202f <strong><a href=\"mailto:itservicedesk@qub.ac.uk\">itservicedesk@qub.ac.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u202f\u202for from the Quick\u202flinks section of Queen\u2019s Online.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft Teams CHAT, COLLABORATE, MEET, SHARE Microsoft Teams\u00a0is your \u2018all-in-one\u2019 app for communication at Queen\u2019s. 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