Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is available for all GU-Q Faculty, Staff, and Students.

What is Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams is Microsoft’s enterprise communication tool. Teams combines persistent chat rooms, video/voice, file sharing, meetings, and many other features into one application.

Zoom is the University’s designated service for conducting business meetings and remote instruction, however, University offers a choice of communications tools, such as Google Meet, Microsoft Teams.

How do I access Microsoft Teams?

Microsoft Teams is accessible via your web browser (teams.microsoft.com), Android or Apple iOS device, or desktop client available on both Windows and Mac operating systems, using your GU-Q NetID. IT has deployed the Teams Windows and Mac software on all the GU-Q issued computers.

Setup Instructions:

Please find below instructions to assist with Teams setup.

Quick setup guide

Short videos to learn more about Teams

How to sign in to Microsoft Teams?

Open the Microsoft Teams application

Sign in using your Georgetown email address

Use your NetId and Password

Authenticate with Duo

Start using Microsoft Teams

How to start a conversation?

Click on Chat

Click on new chat

Type the name or the NetID of the person you want to chat with

Start your conversation

Add more people for a Group Chat

Start your Group Chat

How to create a group on Microsoft Teams group?

Click on Team

Click on Create team

Select a team type

Choose your privacy options

Add people to your Team

Click on close

How to setup a meeting on Microsoft Teams?

Click on the Calendar Icon

Select the Time of the meeting

Add people to your meeting

Click send

How to setup up a virtual background for your meeting?

When you start your meeting and you turn on your video click on this Icon

Select your Background