Applies ToMicrosoft Teams

You'll find a lot of familiar features as you make the switch from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams—plus a few new things we hope you'll like! 

Here's a short breakdown of the similarities and differences between Skype for Business and Teams.

Task

Skype for Business

Microsoft Teams

Chat (IM)

  • Start a chat with individuals or groups

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  • Turn a chat into a call

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  • Share a file with people in a chat

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  • Share a file with offline participants

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  • Add emoji

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  • Add GIFs and memes

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  • Threaded and persistent conversations

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  • Search for files, content, and people

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Meetings

  • Schedule a meeting from Outlook

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  • Share desktop or app

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  • In-meeting access to chat and files

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  • Persistent chat before, during, and after the meeting

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  • @mention people and like conversations

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Calls

  • Make, forward, and transfer calls

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Mobile

  • Chat, call, and meet from your mobile device

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