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  1. After the Microsoft Teams mobile app has been installed to your phone, return to the home screen

  2. Launch the Microsoft Teams app, and use your HLW email a credentials b

    1. Typically {first initial}{last name}@hlw.com (no brackets)

    2. If you do not know your Windows password, you can reset it here or follow this guide

  3. You should now have access to the navigation menu.

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Navigating The Menus

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Menu button

The menu button is visible on all of the tabs and is represented by a “hamburger” menu icon

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  • Use the text field provided to scan your entire Teams history’s chats, calendar appointments, contacts (internal, external with chat history), Channels, and notifications.

Activity Tab

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View all recent activity on channels you are in, previous mentions, global announcements, Teams calls, etc.

  • Filter: Funnel shaped icon at the top-right can be used toadd search parameters to limit the results for your search by the type of alert (e.g. Unread messages, Replies).

  • Mark read/unread: Swipe from right to left on a chat to reveal the “Mark as (un)read” option. If a chat has not been read yet, it will clear the active alert for it. If a message has already been read, it will remove any read status.

Chat Tab

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View, Search, and Send messages to other individuals at HLW, external clients, groups, start video or conferencing calls, and navigate the Teams directory.

  • Voice Assistant (Cortana): Microphone shaped icon to the left of the top-rightmost can be used to enable the Teams voice assistant, which can help you schedule meetings, start calls, send messages and more - hands free.

  • Compose: Notepad and Pencil icon at the top-rightmost can be used to start composing a new message to specific contacts or a group.

  • Hide / Mute: Swipe from right to left on a chat to reveal the “…More” menu option. Click it and then select if you would like to either Hide this chat (Send another message to reveal), or Mute notifications from this person or group.

  • Mark read/unread: Swipe from right to left on a chat to reveal the “Mark as (un)read” option. If a chat has not been read yet, it will clear the active alert for it. If a message has already been read, it will remove any read status.

Teams Tab

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The main tab used for navigating to specific channels within different Teams. For example, the channel “General” in the Team “Everyone NY” is the hub for off-topic discussions among the New York office.

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  • Create/Join Team: Icon of two people and a plus sign to the left of the top-rightmost can be used to either join an existing Team, or to create a new one within the HLW Organization. Anyone can create a Team to invite peers or external clients to.

  • Manage Teams: Gear icon at the top-rightmost can be used to hide or show different channels

    • Use the horizontal ellipsis menu buttons next to each channel to modify channel-specific settings

  • Pin Channel: Swipe from right to left on any channel to reveal the option to Pin it. Pinning a channel will keep it persistently at the top of your Teams tab under a separate drop-down, “Pinned channels”.

  • Hide: Swipe from right to left on any channel to reveal the option to Hide it.

Calendar Tab

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Keep track of your appointments, and schedule new ones from directly within the app. Fulfill RSVPs, remove items from your calendar, view attendees, chat with participants and join meetings directly.

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