Chat, meetings, and shared work
Teams lets colleagues message one another, meet by video, and share files. A channel holds an ongoing conversation for a team or topic; a chat is a direct conversation with selected people. Teams also links to other Microsoft 365 tools.
People can use Teams in a browser, desktop app, or phone. A meeting link opens a call; a channel link opens its conversation. Whether you can open a channel or file depends on your permissions.
What happens after the meeting
Chat is useful for quick coordination. Record important decisions, owners, and next steps in a shared document such as Confluence or a Jira ticket so colleagues who missed the conversation can find them.