Microsoft, free personal "TEAMS" functions, can be used in combination with "Teams" for work

　On May 17 (local time), Microsoft has opened the Microsoft Teams for individuals worldwide.It can be used for free, regardless of desktop, mobile, or web.

　Speaking of "Teams", the image for business is strong, but because of the increasing number of families and friends who are far away due to the expansion of the new colon virus infection (COVID-19), communication other than work.There is a growing need to use "Teams" for information sharing.The Personal features in Microsoft Teams has responded to these needs. From June last year, the preview test has been continued in November since June last year.

　The personal function of "Teams" logs in with a personal microsoft account, not an organization account.If you are already using the desktop version "Teams" in your workplace or school (organizational account), you can add a personal account from the profile menu to switch between work and personal windows.You can use "Teams".

　"Teams" for individuals has a business feature, and cannot be managed by a team, for example, or work with external apps.The main focus is on a one -on -one or group "chat" (text, audio, video), and a "conference now" (instant meeting), which can be easily started just by notifying the shared link.In addition, there is a function to hold a meeting at the date and time specified on the Calendar tab.

　The chat and conference function is equivalent to the normal "Teams", and uses "Together" mode (desktop version only), which allows you to enjoy group video calls while sharing a virtual space such as cafes, lounges, and resorts with members, and for emoticons and animation GIFs.You can excite the conversation with the reaction.

　By the way, one -on -one calls are up to 24 hours, and group calls (2 or more) are free up to 60 minutes.Group calls can host up to 100 people.At present, restrictions have been temporarily alleviated in consideration of the effects of COVID-19, and group calls can be up to 300 people.Free calling time is expanding by 24 hours, so it will be able to respond to relatively large -scale events such as virtual weddings.Even if the group calling partner has not installed the "Teams" app, it is safe because if you tell the shared link, you can participate in the "Teams" group call from the web browser.

　In addition, the chat of "Teams" for individuals also has practical functions.For example, in the group chat of the mobile application, a shared task list is created and the members are assigned to the task.The coordination between chat and tasks is smooth, and it is possible to convert messages such as "toilet paper" to tasks on the spot and add it to "shopping list".The "Teams" chat also has a voting function (scheduled to be released soon), so it is possible to adopt a majority vote depending on what to do with dinner menus or on weekends.The dashboard screen that can list the media, events, tasks, and location information shared in group chat is also useful.

　The desktop version "Teams" is available on Windows/Mac/Linux.The mobile version supports iOS/iPad OS and Android.Windows version compatible OS is Windows 8.1/10 and Server 2012 R2/2016/2019.