---
title: "Microsoft Teams Guides & Tips"
description: "Microsoft Teams guides for admins and teams: channels, chats, meetings, governance, guest access and the limits to plan around before you scale."
url: https://www.virtosoftware.com/teams-guides/
language: en-US
last_modified: 2026-09-09T00:00:00+02:00
translations:
  de: https://www.virtosoftware.com/de/teams-guides/index.md
---

# Microsoft Teams Guides & Tips

How Teams works day to day — channels, chats, meetings, governance and guest access, plus the limits worth knowing before you scale.

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## [Channel Meetings from the Teams Calendar: What Changes in December 2026](https://www.virtosoftware.com/teams-guides/teams-channel-meetings-calendar/)

October 23, 2026

From December 2026 you can create a channel meeting straight from the Teams calendar or classic Outlook for Windows, and delegates can schedule one for someone else. Here is what MC1509796 changes, …

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## [Microsoft Teams Chat: How to Start & Manage Chats](https://www.virtosoftware.com/teams-guides/teams-chat/)

September 15, 2026

Most of the work in Microsoft Teams happens in chat. Here is how to start and manage one-on-one, group and meeting chats, when a channel is the better place, and which chat features are worth knowing …

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## [What Is Microsoft Teams and How to Use It](https://www.virtosoftware.com/teams-guides/what-is-microsoft-teams/)

September 14, 2026

Microsoft Teams is easy to start using and just as easy to use badly. Here is what it is, what it is used for and how to set it up well from day one, with a link to the dedicated guide for every area.

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September 25, 2026

### [Microsoft Teams Reporting: Dashboards, Analytics and Usage Reports in 2026](https://www.virtosoftware.com/teams-guides/microsoft-teams-reporting/)

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September 25, 2026

### [Microsoft Teams Governance: Policies & Best Practices](https://www.virtosoftware.com/teams-guides/microsoft-teams-governance/)

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September 25, 2026

### [Microsoft Teams Task Management: Tools & How-To](https://www.virtosoftware.com/pm/microsoft-teams-task-management/)

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October 13, 2026

### [Microsoft Teams Channels: Types & How to Use Them 2026](https://www.virtosoftware.com/pm/teams-channel/)

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October 21, 2026

### [Microsoft Teams Permissions: Roles, Channels & Apps](https://www.virtosoftware.com/pm/microsoft-teams-permissions/)

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August 20, 2026

### [Microsoft Teams Guest Access: Enable, Add Guests & Manage](https://www.virtosoftware.com/pm/microsoft-teams-guest-access/)

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