Microsoft
Your simple guide to Microsoft at work
Never used a computer for work before? No problem. Pick a topic below and follow the numbered steps. Every step tells you exactly what to click.
Start here if you are brand new
Begin with Signing in. Everything else uses the same work email and password, so once you can sign in, the rest is easy.
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Signing in to your Microsoft work account
What your work account is, how to sign in, and how to approve the sign-in on your phone.
Open guide → 2Outlook (email and calendar)
Open Outlook, read and send email, and find your calendar.
Open guide → 3Teams (chat and meetings)
Open Teams, send a chat message, and join a meeting.
Open guide → 4OneDrive (your files)
Where your files live, how to tell they are saved, and how to find them in File Explorer.
Open guide → 5Company drives in File Explorer
Get your company's shared folders (SharePoint or network drives) to show up in File Explorer.
Open guide → ?Get help from NTM
How to put in a ticket with Hercules or call the Service Desk.
Open guide →A few words you will see a lot
- Start button
- The Windows logo button in the middle of the bar at the bottom of your screen. Click it to find and open any app.
- Taskbar
- The bar along the bottom of your screen. Open apps and the clock live here.
- System tray
- The small icons next to the clock in the bottom-right corner. OneDrive and Hercules live here. Click the small up arrow ^ to see hidden icons.
- Work account
- Your work email address (for example [email protected]) and its password. One sign-in works for Outlook, Teams, OneDrive and more.
- Microsoft Authenticator
- A free app on your phone that confirms it is really you when you sign in. You tap Approve or type a two-digit number.
- File Explorer
- The yellow folder icon on your taskbar. It is where you open, move and save files.