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Install and use Microsoft Teams

Teams is used for online classes, meetings and communicating with your lecturers, tutors and classmates.

As a student, you can use Teams with your College email address and password. You can use Teams in your web browser without installing anything, or download the app to your computer, tablet or phone.

If you’re installing Teams for the first time, choose your device below and follow the steps.

Illustration of a giant mobile phone with a student standing next to it reading messages

Install Teams on a desktop or laptop

You can install Microsoft Teams on a Windows PC or Mac.

  1. Download Microsoft Teams
    Go to the Microsoft Teams download page and choose the version for your computer.
  2. Open the downloaded file
    Once the download has finished, open the file and follow the instructions on screen to install Teams.
  3. Open Microsoft Teams
    • On Windows, you can find Teams from the Start menu.
    • On a Mac, open Launchpad or search for Teams using Spotlight.
  4. Sign in with your college email address and password
    Enter your College email address, for example 0123456@student.dumgal.ac.uk, and your College password.

Install on iPhone or iPad (IOS)

  1. Open the App Store
    Search for “Microsoft Teams”
  2. Install Microsoft Teams
    Select Get to download and install the app.
  3. Open the Installed App
    Find the installed app on your screen and tap to open it.
  4. Sign in with your college email address and password
    Enter your college email address e.g. 0123456@student.dumgal.ac.uk and password.

4. Install Teams on Android

  1. Open the Google Play Store
    Search for “Microsoft Teams”
  2. Install Microsoft Teams
    Select Install to download the app.
  3. Open the Installed App
    Find the installed app on your screen and tap to open it.
  4. Sign in with your college email address and password
    Enter your college email address e.g. 0123456@student.dumgal.ac.uk and password.

Getting Started with Teams