--- title: What is Microsoft Teams Collaboration Tool? description: Microsoft Teams is a chat-based collaboration tool that provides global, remote, and dispersed teams with the ability to work together. --- [![Definity Logo-color 1](https://blog.definity.io/hubfs/Definity%20Logo-color%201.svg)](https://blog.definity.io/) - [What We Do](https://blog.definity.io/blog) - [Who We Are](https://blog.definity.io/blog) - [Our Work](https://blog.definity.io/blog) - [Engagement Model](https://blog.definity.io/blog) - [Resources](https://blog.definity.io/blog) [Contact us](https://497782.hs-sites.com/definity-contact-us) ☰ Blog # Definity Discourse Mar 17, 2020 # What is Microsoft Teams Collaboration Tool? In November 2016, Microsoft added a new tool to its already robust Office 365 suite of services – Microsoft Teams; a chat-based collaboration tool that provides global, remote, and dispersed teams with the ability to work together and share information via a common space.  You can utilize cool features like document collaboration, one-on-one chat, team chat, and more. Microsoft Teams is also fully integrated with many other Office 365 services, such as Skype, SharePoint, Exchange, and Yammer.  ## Core capabilities included in Microsoft Teams: **Chat** – Enjoy public and private conversations with your teams. The deep integration of Skype video into the application brings you popular social features, such as adding emojis and custom memes to your discussions.  **Hub** – Teams offers a shared workspace for the various applications in Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Planner, OneNote, SharePoint, Delve, and Power BI. This feature gives you and your teams the option to work natively without having to stress about toggling between applications as you try to get projects completed.  To start using Microsoft Teams, log into your Office 365 Portal with your credentials, look for Teams under the list of add-ins. Click on it to log in and configure the settings. SherWeb makes Office 365 easy so you can focus on your business!  ### A Platform for Today's Teams ![Microsoft Teams Collaboration](https://blog.definity.io/hs-fs/hubfs/BLOG/DF/BODY%20ASSETS/2020/Microsoft%20Teams%20Collaboration.webp?width=795&height=592&name=Microsoft%20Teams%20Collaboration.webp) Microsoft Teams was built for today’s diverse workforce. The methods that organizational teams use to communicate and collaborate have gone through immense changes over the years. Traditional hierarchies are dying out leaving room for flatter organizational structures and thus making the rapid flow of information and communication even more important. 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