Accessing Microsoft Teams

Modified on Thu, 2 Sep, 2021 at 10:59 AM

Sign Into Microsoft Teams App on a Desktop

If you have the Microsoft Teams App installed on your computer you may follow the steps below to sign into the desktop application.

1. Start Teams.

In Windows, click Start Start button > Microsoft Teams.
On Mac, go to the Applications folder and click Microsoft Teams.
On mobile, tap the Teams icon.

2. Sign in with your AMS username and password.

*Please note:

If you already have an account signed in to the Teams app, you will click on your User Icon at the top of the app (Can be your initials or a picture of you depending on how you have it set up) and click on the “Add account” option and add your AMS account.

Pick a team and channel

A team is a collection of people, conversations, files, and tools — all in one place. A channel is a discussion in a team, dedicated to a department, project, or topic.

The best way to get familiar with teams and channels is to pick a team and channel and start exploring!

Select the Teams on the left side of the app and then pick a team.

If you're not on a team this area will be empty until an Administrator or Manager adds you to a team.

Select a channel and explore the Conversations, Files, and other tabs.

Sign Into Microsoft Teams App Through the Web

Please open to your browser of choice and navigate to:

https://portal.office.com

*Please note that if you already have another account logged in and don’t want to sign out, you can simply open this link in an “Incognito” or “In-Private” browser window and sign in to your AMS email account.

You will then be greeted with a welcome screen and you can launch Teams from the left hand options.