With Teams you can:
- chat with people in your various teams, with or without video
- arrange video meetings, for example when there is not enough meeting rooms available, when there is no need to physically meet, or when one or more of the meeting participants is in a different municipality, county or country
- share your desktop, to give remote assistance or to share meeting papers during a meeting
- share files and co-create and collaborate
- invite external partners
Teams is available for students, employees and external users.
External users are invited via their email address, or via username@institution.no if they also have Office 365.
Install Teams
Teams can be used both in a web browser and with an application in Windows.
All employees can install Teams on their PC from Software Center.
For students or employees who are going to install Teams on private equipment, see the next section Log in and using Teams
NB! Windows 11 has a built-in Teams App. This App does not work, neither for students nor staff, because it does not use FEIDE login.
This is what the working Teams App for students and staff in Windows 11 looks like:
This is what the built-in Teams App in Windows 11 looks like:
Log in and use Teams
The first time you use Teams you must log in to Office 365 with username@hiof.no and FEIDE.
You find the Teams app on your home screen in Office 365:
Click on the Teams App icon.
To install the Teams App on your computer, click on this icon:
Create or become a member of a Team
- To join a Team, you must contact the owner of the Teams room, the owner can then follow the instructions for "Add members to a team" to add you.
- To create a Team, you need to fill out the Teamsroom-request form. (student version here)
- Teams rooms are only created if there is a legitimate need.
Add members to a team
- Select and enter the team you own and want to add members to
- Click on the three dots behind the team name and select "Add member"
- If the person has a user account at Østfold University college, enter the name of the person or team you want to add and select it in the search result.
If the person has Office 365 from another institution enter email-address@institution.no.
If this is an external user with no Office 365 account, enter their e-mailaddress. - Click Add