---
title: "Microsoft Teams"
type: "wiki"
space: "IT Services"
author: "Nadine Chautilal"
created: 2022-01-10T19:02:54Z
updated: 2023-12-13T21:55:47Z
tags: ["its-services", "microsoft-teams", "office365"]
url: "https://students.senecapolytechnic.ca/spaces/186/it-services/wiki/view/4221/microsoft-teams"
---

# Microsoft Teams

### About

Microsoft Teams is a communication and collaboration platform that combines persistent chat capabilities, video conferencing, file storage, and integration with Microsoft applications such as Outlook, OneDrive and SharePoint. The platform is part of Seneca’s license of Microsoft 365 apps and services.

### Access

- License — All active students are eligible for a Seneca Teams licensed account.
- Creating a Team — Only employees have access to create a Team site.

### Features Overview

| Device access | Desktop app, mobile app, and web browser |
| --- | --- |
| Meeting capacity | Up to 1000 |
| Basic features | Audio, video, chat, recording, waiting room, attendance |
| Interactive features | Sharing content, whiteboard, breakout rooms, PowerPoint Live |
| Considerations | Automatic live transcript/closed caption |

### Signing in

To sign into Microsoft Teams with your Seneca license, enter your **Seneca email** and **password**.

Here are ways you can access Microsoft Teams:

- Desktop app — It is recommended to use the Teams app on your computer.  If you would like to install Teams on a personal computer, visit the [Microsoft Teams Download](https://teams.microsoft.com/downloads) site.
- Mobile app — The Teams app is also available for [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.teams&lm=deeplink&lmsrc=downloadPage&cmpid=downloadAndroidGetApp), [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1113153706?cmpid=downloadiOSGetApp&lm=deeplink&lmsrc=downloadPage) and Windows Phone.
- Web browser — To access Teams on your browser, sign in at [teams.microsoft.com.](https://teams.microsoft.com/)

### Resources

- [Seneca ITS - Recording from Orientation](https://vimeo.com/showcase/seneca-its-students)
- [Microsoft Teams Quick Start \(PDF\)](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/downloadable-guides-6bd3eb82-0a0f-43cc-a4d2-c9f4e7ebdf39#ID0EDBAAA=Students)