Microsoft Teams于 2017 年首次宣布并发布，旨在与Slack和HipChat等公司竞争。起初，任何想要使用Microsoft Teams的人都需要订阅Office 365，但现在不再如此。现在有一个免费版本的 Teams(free version of Teams)，在大多数情况下，与付费版本相比，它同样强大。所有重要的事情，用户都可以在免费版本中完成，这对Microsoft来说是个好兆头。
微软团队免费版
我们已经使用Teams近 24 小时，显然，对于任何希望保持工作井井有条并顺利进行的雇主来说，这都是一个强大的工具。所以，让我们深入了解细节，讨论如何启动和运行。
报名
要使用Microsoft Teams，用户可以下载可用的桌面或移动应用程序，也可以通过支持的 Web 浏览器启动它。我们了解到Teams目前仅支持Microsoft Edge、Google Chrome和Mozilla Firefox。
当涉及到注册时，这应该是一件相对容易的事情，特别是如果您已经是Microsoft帐户的所有者。只需(Just)完成注册页面，按照说明进行操作，然后繁荣，您就可以开始了。
现在，为了获得最佳体验，我们建议您下载桌面应用程序。它适用于Windows 7、Windows 8 和Windows 10，这很棒，因为并非每个企业主都已将其系统升级到最新版本的Windows。
使用您的Microsoft(Microsoft)帐户凭据登录应用程序后，您将看到一个欢迎屏幕，并从那里可以选择将图片添加到您的帐户。您还可以通过快速向您的员工发送邀请电子邮件来让他们加入，从而不浪费时间。
用户界面
我们还应该提到，界面是一个好看的蓝色、灰色、紫色和白色主题作为标准。但是，如果您在Windows 10上启用了(Windows 10)深色模式(Dark Mode)，那么它将大部分是深色和一点点紫色。
您可以通过单击您的个人资料、Settings > General来更改 UI 的外观，然后在三个主题之间进行选择。我们发现，根据您计算机的速度，更改您的主题可以是即时或几秒钟。
然后，在左侧，您会看到一些图标，在左侧窗格旁边，您将看到您选择的任何图标的内容。右侧较大的空间包含从中间选择的任何内容。
您可以首先检查“活动(Activity)”部分以查看所有警报，同时可以使用“聊天(Chat)”部分回复团队成员的私人消息。现在，无论是私人聊天还是团队聊天，您都可以轻松分享内容，这在意料之中，所以这里没有惊喜。
警报和通知
当涉及到任何商务聊天应用程序时，警报和通知都非常重要，你猜怎么着？团队在这方面并没有失败，先生。可以通过@（在此处添加用户名）提及某人来提醒他们。人们也可以关注任何频道，如果您已经离开一段时间，您将返回查看带有代表活动量的数字的徽章那是在你不在的时候发生的。
目前，我们还没有遇到暂停通知的功能，但您可以禁用它们。从我们的角度来看，这是一个缺点，因为最好打盹而不是完全禁用。
沟通时间
测试(Test)编辑在这里令人印象深刻，因为微软(Microsoft)旨在取悦新老粉丝。默认的聊天设计更现代，但要获得对我们老微软(Microsoft)粉丝更有吸引力的东西，只需点击CTRL + Shift + X，它就会调出Compose Box。
Compose视图更好，因为它提供了更多最前沿的选项，更不用说，它看起来像旧的文本编辑器和Microsoft Word的。
此外，人们可以将消息框中的文件上传给任何人，这既好又意料之中。
应用程序
啊，是的，如今，没有应用商店，任何主要软件都是不完整的，Microsoft Teams也是如此。要进入应用商店，只需浏览左窗格的底部，然后单击图标。
在这里，您将看到一系列旨在改善体验的应用程序。只需(Just)搜索您想要的应用程序，单击它，安装，您就可以开始使用了。是的，就是这么简单，而且有效。
免费的Microsoft Teams(Microsoft Teams)与Office 365版本之间的最大区别是什么？
在功能方面，免费版本带来了最重要的功能。但是，如果用户想长期使用它们，则必须支付一些费用。以下是免费版Teams(Teams)中缺少的所有内容。
- 每个用户 1TB 存储空间（免费用户 2GB）
- Exchange电子邮件托管和自定义电子邮件域
- OneDrive、SharePoint、Planner、Yammer和更多Office 365服务
- 预定会议
- 会议录制 — Microsoft Stream提供(Microsoft Stream)
- 电话和音频会议
- 对所有用户强制执行多因素身份验证
- 单(Single)点登录所有业务应用程序和服务
- 高级审计和报告
- 24/7 电话和网络支持
- (Admin)用于管理用户和应用的管理工具
- Office 365服务的使用情况报告
- 99.9% 财务支持的 SLA 正常运行时间
- 可配置的用户设置和策略
在结构方面，与Slack相比， (Slack)Teams在这方面更有条理。尽管如此，由于事物的这种深度组织，这可能是一种令人生畏的体验，但Teams正因为如此而变得更好。
您会看到，Slack和HipChat 之类(HipChat)的工具专注于很多聊天室，但使用Teams时，用户可能会遇到导航错误。总的来说(Overall)，免费版还不错，但归根结底，由于 2GB 的存储限制，人们可能别无选择，只能升级。您可以在products.office.com(products.office.com)上下载Teams并注册一个免费帐户。
Microsoft Teams Free version is a great alternative to Slack
Microsoft Teams was first announced and released back in 2017, and it’s designed to compete with the likes of Slack and HipChat. At first, anyone who wanted to use Microsoft Teams would be required to subscribe to Office 365, but such is no longer the case. There’s now a free version of Teams and for the most part, it’s just as powerful when compared to the paid alternative. Everything that is important, users can do it in the free version, and that bodes well for Microsoft.
Microsoft Teams Free version
We’ve been using Teams for nearly 24 hours, and clearly, this is a powerful tool for any employers who want to keep things organized and moving smoothly. So, let’s get down to the nitty-gritty and talk about how to get things up and running.
Signing Up
To use Microsoft Teams, users can either download the available desktop or mobile apps or just launch it via a supported web browser. We’ve come to understand that Teams, at this point, only supports Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox.
When it comes down to signing up, it should be a relatively easy affair, especially if you’re already an owner of a Microsoft account. Just finish the sign-up page, follow the instructions, then boom, you’re good to go.
Now, for the best experience, we’d like to recommend downloading the desktop app. It works for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10, which is great because not every business owner has upgraded their systems to the newest version of Windows.
After logging into the app with your Microsoft account credentials, you’ll be shown a welcome screen, and from there, the option to add a picture to your account. You can also waste no time by quickly sending invitation emails to your employees to get them onboard.
The user interface
We should also mention that the interface is a good looking blue, grey, purple, and white theme as standard. However, if you’ve enabled Dark Mode on Windows 10, then it’ll just be mostly dark and a little bit of purple.
You can change the looks of the UI by clicking on your profile, Settings > General, and from there, choose between three themes. We find that depending on the speed of your computer, changing your theme can be instant or a few seconds.
On the left, then, you’ll see a few icons, and beside the left pane, is where you’ll see the contents of any icon you’ve selected. The larger space on the right holds the contents of anything selected from the middle.
You can begin by checking the Activity section to view all of your alerts, while you can use the Chat section to respond to private messages from team members. Now, whether it be a private or team chat, you can share contents easily, which is expected so no surprises here.
Alerts and notifications
When it comes down to any chat app for business, alerts, and notifications are super important, and guess what? Teams did not fail in this regard, no sir. It’s possible to alert a person by mentioning them with @(add username here.) Folks can also follow any channel, and if you’ve been away for a while, you’ll return to see badges with numbers that represent the amount of activity that took place while you were away.
At the moment, we haven’t come across the ability to snooze notifications, but you can disable them. That’s a downside from our point of view as it would be best to snooze rather than outright disable.
Communication time
Test editing is impressive here as Microsoft aims to please both old and newer fans. The default chat design is more modern, but to get to something more appealing to us older Microsoft fans, just click on CTRL + Shift + X and it’ll bring up the Compose Box.
Compose view is better because it delivers more options to the forefront, and not to mention, it looks like older text editors and that of Microsoft Word.
Additionally, folks can upload files from the message box to anyone, and that’s both good and expected.
The apps
Ah yes, these days no major piece of software is complete without an app store, and the same can be said about Microsoft Teams. To get to the app store, simply glance at the bottom of the left pane, and click on the icon.
Here you’ll see a whole range of apps designed to improve the experience. Just search for the app you want, click on it, install, and you’re good to go. Yes, it’s that easy, and it works.
What’s the big differences between free Microsoft Teams to the Office 365 version?
In terms of features, the free version brings the most important to the table. However, there are a few things that users must pay for if they want to use them in the long run. Below are all of the things missing from the free version of Teams.
- 1TB storage per user (2GB for free users)
- Exchange email hosting and custom email domain
- OneDrive, SharePoint, Planner, Yammer, and more Office 365 services
- Scheduled meetings
- Meeting recording— available with Microsoft Stream
- Phone calls and audio conferencing
- Enforced multi-factor authentication for all users
- Single sign-on to all business apps and services
- Advanced auditing and reporting
- 24/7 phone and web support
- Admin tools for managing users and apps
- Usage reporting for Office 365 services
- 99.9% financially-backed SLA uptime
- Configurable user settings and policies
In terms of structure, Teams is more organized in this respect when compared to Slack. Still, because of this deep organization of things, it can be a daunting experience, but Teams is better because of it.
You see, the likes of Slack and HipChat focuses a lot of chat rooms, but with Teams, users may run into navigational errors. Overall, the free version is not bad, but at the end of the day, folks may have no option but to upgrade because of the 2GB storage limit. You can download Teams and sign up for a free account here on products.office.com.
