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MS Teams Login Instructions
MS Teams
Microsoft Teams is a tool for group chat that is included with our Office365 environment. Teams works as a channel of communication that fits between email and Zoom. It is less formal and more real-time than email and it is quicker for short chats than organizing a Zoom meeting. Each mode has benefits and adding Teams is not a replacement for email or Zoom.
How to access Microsoft Teams
Log into your UW-Madison Office 365 email online.
![MyUW dropdown menu from wisc.edu main menu](https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/edtech/files/2020/05/My-UW-Dropdown-Menu-1024x229.png)
Starting from wisc.edu, click “MyUW” and select “EMAIL/CALENDAR”.
If needed, pick your account.
From Outlook Online, in the top left, click the Microsoft App Launcher (AKA the “waffle”).
![Outlook with Microsoft App launcher aka The Waffle in the left corner.](https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/edtech/files/2020/05/Outlook-app-with-Waffle.png)
Click Teams.
![Microsoft Office 365 Apps Menu](https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/edtech/files/2020/05/Microsoft-Office-365-Apps-Menu.png)
Open using the online web version.
![Microsoft Teams landing page.](https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/edtech/files/2020/05/MS-Teams-Landing-page.png)
Be sure to allow desktop notifications to not miss messages.
Or open Microsoft Teams directly at teams.microsoft.com