Teams and channels

The backbone of the Microsoft Teams service are teams and channels, which means participants in communication and places where information and files are exchanged and work is being done on joint projects. This text will describe the theoretical settings and basic principles of working with teams and channels, and in some of the following you will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the practical details.

Teams user interface

After you sign up for Microsoft Teams, either by launching a desktop application or choosing to use an Internet browser, a window will open in which you can view past activities, talk to other members one-on-one or in a group, have team conversations, organize or participate in meetings and webminars, use applications, open, download or add files … In this post you will learn how to easily navigate multitude of ​​options offered by Teams.

Welcome to MS Teams!

Microsoft Teams is a cloud service that allows you to connect employees within the organization to collaborate on joint projects, communicate through conversation or video calls, file sharing and more. Although it is a service that can be accessed via an Internet browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari), there is the possibility of downloading a Windows/Mac desktop application or an application for mobile platforms (Android, iOS).

Search by part of the name

Many years ago I worked for ECOFINANCE company where, at my time, I wrote an Excel invoicing application. It seems to me that it was quite easy to use. Partly because it was enough to enter part of the name of the code or product to find the desired item. The seller would then only select the quantity and packaging and could quickly continue to enter items until the document is completed. Today this can be achieved much easier, without any VBA programming …

Filtering by date

The FILTER function can also contain multiple criteria, and if we want to consider them all at the same time, they must be in parentheses, separated by an asterisk. This is a convenient way to filter sales results by date, and set the criterion by changing the year and month values ​​from the drop-down list we have created by using Data Validation option.