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How to Use Teams to Collaborate on Projects

How to Use Teams to Collaborate on Projects

Upload an Existing Document to Teams

Creating a File

Working Solo

Upload an Existing Document to Teams

  1. Open Microsoft Teams.
  2. Select the Team you want to work with on the lefthand side of the Teams app.
  3. Navigate to Files from the top menu:
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  4. Click Upload and select the file you want to collaborate with your colleagues. Navigate to the file in Document Explorer and choose Open.

    Alternatively, drag and drop the file from the Document Explorer into the File window of Teams

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  5. Open the document within the Files tab of Teams to start working.

Creating a File

  1. Open Teams.
  2. Select the Team you want to work with on the lefthand side of the Teams app.
  3. Navigate to Files from the top menu:
    Teams 1
  4. Click the New Button and select the type of file you want to create.
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  5. Enter a name for the document and click Create.
  6. The document will open inside the Teams window.

Working Solo

Teams lock feature enables a "review only" mode for file sharing within Teams. As a result, others will not be able to edit the file while you are working solo.

  1. Right-click the file -> Select More -> and then Check Out
  2. Use the same process to check the file back in