A Microsoft account is required for all users with non-SU email addresses in order to join a School of Architecture Microsoft Team as a member.

Note for SU Microsoft Teams owners: This step is required for your guests if you wish to share a file with someone outside your team via Microsoft Teams that does not have an SU email account (more sharing info here).

Table of Contents

Getting started for guests

  1. Navigate to the email in which you received the invitation to join a team and open the invitation.

  2. Click on Open Microsoft Teams.



  3. If your email is not associate with a Microsoft account, you will be prompted to create one.



  4. Follow on the screen instructions to create a password and verify your email.

  5. You will get a Review permission prompt. Click on Accept. This will open a new tab in your browser.



  6. Click on Use the web app instead to open the team in your browser. You can also download the app (recommended) by clicking on Download the Windows app.



  7. Once Microsoft Teams is opened, you will see a list of Teams you have access to.


Microsoft Teams How-tos