In this article:

• Sync a Teams Files Area with File Explorer
• Making a Test Call
• Setting a Specific Meeting Time
• Set Teams Assignments to include Current & Future Students
• How to Leave a class Team

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Sync a Teams Files Area with File Explorer

The video below shows how you can easily sync a Teams Files area to File Explorer for a more conventional way of managing the files in that Team.

NOTE: You may need to sign in to watch the video, using your Office 365 credentials.

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Making a Test Call

If you experience problems with audio, or displaying your camera feed in Teams Calls, you can troubleshoot issues by using the 'Test Call' feature. This can help to diagnose and fix any issues.

 

Follow the below steps to start a test call:

Step 1 - Go to your profile icon in the top right of the Teams Window. 

Step 2 - Then click on "Settings"

Step 3 - Then in the settings menu click on "Devices"

Step 4 -  Click on the "Make a Test Call"

Step 5 - Follow the instructions given by the automated assistant.

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Setting a Specific Meeting Time

This section explains how you can set up a meeting in Microsoft Teams using a specific time of your choosing. Many will find that the default drop down times will be in half an hour increments which doesn't always fit the required needs.

1. Create the meeting as normal from the calendar tab of Teams.

2. Then in the time boxes click on the start time, it should go highlighted.

3. Once highlighted you can then proceed to type in the time in the following format "HH:MM AM/PM" NOTE: A Space between the time and AM/PM is required.

4. Then press the enter key

5. Proceed to follow steps 3 & 4 again for the end time.

This video below demonstrates Steps 3 & 4.

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Set Teams Assignments to include Current & Future Students

This article shows the crucial step needed to ensure that your Assignments are dynamic and assign to newly added students to your class. This can happen either as late admission or when set changes occur.

 

Step 1 - Create the Assignment in the usual ways. Click the Edit button as shown below:

Step 2 - Now ensure you have selected the "Assign to all students added to this class in the future"

Step 3 - Now click Done and Save the assignment.

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How to Leave a class Team

Please be sure that should you no longer need access to a Team then please use the “Leave the Team” option and NOT the “Delete the Team” option. Leaving a Team simply removes you from the team leaving it in place for both other Staff and Students. Deleting the Team is global and removes the team for everyone including students which will impact their ability to complete any assignments for that class! So if you are swapping any classes in departments and need to clear up your set of Teams, please only use the Leave option highlighted in yellow below.