Microsoft Teams for students
Overview
Microsoft Teams is a program in the Microsoft Office 365 suite.
Every enrolled student at UNSW has free access to most programs in this suite, including Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams enables you to call, direct message (online chat), have video conferences, schedule and have online meetings, share documents and collaborate.
Using Teams
All staff and students already have access to Microsoft Teams. If you don't have Microsoft Teams, you can download it.
However, you don’t need to download it. You can also access it in your web browser.
To login:
UserID: use your zID followed by @ad.unsw.edu.au e.g. z1234567@ad.unsw.edu.au
Password: your zID password
What do I use it for?
Make and receive calls
with any UNSW staff member or student from your desktop, laptop or mobile device.
Schedule and join meetings
with people both within and outside UNSW.
Collaborate in real time
by sharing documents, co-authoring files and sharing your screen during meetings.
Manage your team
to collaborate on projects, study groups or shared work.
Store and access files
securely from anywhere through the Files tab.
Use Teams anywhere
on your desktop, laptop or mobile device with an internet connection.
Self learning resources
Microsoft offers a range of Microsoft Teams resources to help you get started, learn new features and make the most of Teams. For a fast and easy reference on how to use Teams, with helpful shortcuts and tips, download Microsoft's quick guides for students.
Getting started
Microsoft Teams help & learning: Learn all about using Microsoft Teams from chats to channels, including troubleshooting.
- Video introduction to Microsoft Teams: Watch a training video from Insight for a comprehensive overview of the platform.
Microsoft 365 video training: Learn how to collaborate with anyone, anywhere through Microsoft 365.
Meetings and documents
Schedule Teams meetings: Learn how to schedule a Teams meeting through Outlook.
Restoring items deleted from SharePoint or Teams: Read about how to restore items from the recycle bin that were deleted from SharePoint or Teams.
Need to ask for help?
Get assistance with a technical issue by raising a service ticket to get help from our IT support team.