Download Teams

You can download Teams via the official Microsoft Teams website. It is also possible to use Teams on your mobile device or via the browser (not advised). 

Download Teams for Windows or Mac
Download the mobile Teams-app
Use Teams in your browser (best option for Linux)

Log in to Teams

After downloading Teams you can log in with your Maastricht University username and password.

1. Open the Microsoft Teams app or go to the web application.
2. Enter your university email address and click “Next”.

Log in to Microsoft Teams Maastricht University3. Enter your password and complete any additional sign-in steps.

Inlogscherm Maastricht University met gebruikersnaam in het eerste veld en wachtwoord in het tweede veld.

Add your UM account to your personal Teams

If you already have a personal account in Teams, you can easily add your UM Teams account. You can switch between the different accounts and receive notifications for both accounts.

Click on “Get Started” below to see a step-by-step guide. Click on the enlarge-icon for a full screen view.

How to move around in Teams

When you open Teams, you will find a navigation menu on the left. With the help of these icons, you can navigate through Teams.

Printscreen of Microsoft Teams menu on the left side of the screen

You can customize this menu by pinning or unpinning these icons (click right mouse).

 

Activity

Teams Activity iconThe Activity feed shows you everything that has happened in Teams. You will see chat responses, @mentions and meeting invites.

Chat

Teams chat iconVia the Chat page you can have private conversations between two or more people outside of teams and channels.

Teams

Teams iconWhen you open Teams, you will automatically navigate to the Teams page. This is where you can see all the teams of which you are a member.
UM staff and students can create their own team.

Calendar

Teams calendar iconIn the Calendar you can view your scheduled meetings and create new meetings. You can also join a meeting from here.

Calls

Teams Calls iconYou can make audio and video calls to a colleague or peer via the page Calls.

OneDrive

Teams OneDrive iconYou can access all your documents in OneDrive. Files that have been shared to one of your Teams channels will be visible here.

Important: it is not allowed to share and store special categories of personal data in Teams. Read the privacy guidelines for using Teams.

Teams store

Teams comes with a number of built-in apps. You can find all available apps for UM employees and students via the Store icon in the left navigation menu.

Printscreen of Teams with a red arrow pointing towards the Store icon in the menu on the left

Channels in Teams

A Channel is a section within a team to keep conversations organized by specific topics.

Video: All about using channels in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams user training

Microsoft Teams offers a user training to get started.

You will learn how to:

  • Understand teams and channels.
  • Send a chat message​.
  • Create and join a meeting.
  • Locate files in Teams.
Start the video training
Video tutorial thumbnail for Getting started with Microsoft Teams showing a play button on a black/0.