MS-700 Cheat Sheet 2026: Quick Reference
Every domain condensed to a table, plus the external-vs-guest-access call and the Teams admin role distinctions the exam tests directly.
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1. Configure and Manage a Teams Environment (40-45%)
| Concept | Area | Quick note |
|---|---|---|
| Network bandwidth & Network Planner | Network planning | Capacity calculation and impact analysis before rollout |
| Network Assessment Tool / 365 connectivity test | Network planning | Readiness and connectivity checks |
| Security/compliance alert policies & admin roles | Security & compliance | Who gets alerted, and who can act on them |
| Defender for Office 365 threat policies | Security & compliance | Threat protection specific to Teams content |
| Retention, sensitivity labels, Purview DLP | Security & compliance | Three distinct data-protection controls |
| Conditional Access, Information Barriers | Security & compliance | Access control vs. preventing specific groups from communicating |
| Communication Compliance / Insider Risk | Security & compliance | Policy violations vs. behavioral risk detection |
| Update policies, policy packages, policy assignment | Governance | How settings roll out to users and groups |
| M365 group creation, expiration, naming policy | Governance | Lifecycle rules applied at group creation |
| Archive/delete/restore a team, Entra Access reviews | Governance | Managing a team through its full lifecycle |
| External access vs. guest access | External collaboration | See the decision table below |
| B2B direct connect, multitenant org (MTO) | External collaboration | Cross-tenant configurations beyond basic guest access |
| Teams Rooms accounts, device profiles, VDI | Clients & devices | Device-specific licensing and configuration |
2. Manage Teams, Channels, Chats, and Apps (20-25%)
| Concept | Area | Quick note |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor for Teams | Teams | Rollout planning tool, not a creation method |
| Create a team (admin center, client, PowerShell, Graph) | Teams | Four distinct creation paths |
| Create from existing group/site/team, or from a template | Teams | Reuse existing structure instead of starting blank |
| Membership, roles, privacy/sensitivity settings | Teams | Per-team configuration, not tenant-wide |
| Frontline teams and experiences | Teams | A distinct team type for shift-based workers |
| Standard vs. private vs. shared channels | Channels | Three channel types with different visibility rules |
| Channel creation/sharing policies, messaging policies | Channels | Governing who can create and post |
| Org-wide app settings | Apps | Tenant-level app availability |
| App assignment & setup policies | Apps | Which apps a specific user or group gets by default |
| App permissions, consent, blocking | Apps | Controlling what an app can access |
3. Manage Meetings and Calling (15-20%)
| Concept | Area | Quick note |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting types (appointments, webinars, town halls, meetings) | Meetings | Four distinct formats for different audiences |
| Meeting policies, templates, customization policies | Meetings | Three separate layers of meeting configuration |
| Meeting settings including Copilot | Meetings | Copilot-specific controls live alongside general settings |
| Event settings and policies | Meetings | Governs webinars/town halls specifically |
| Provision/assign/change/remove phone numbers | Calling | Full phone-number lifecycle |
| Voice settings & policies, voicemail policies | Calling | User-level calling configuration |
| Auto attendants & call queues | Calling | Two distinct call-routing mechanisms |
| Calling policies | Calling | What calling features a user is allowed to use |
4. Monitor, Report On, and Troubleshoot Teams (15-20%)
| Concept | Area | Quick note |
|---|---|---|
| Voice/meeting quality monitoring, alert rules | Monitoring | Proactive quality tracking |
| Usage reporting (activity, app usage, storage) | Monitoring | Adoption and consumption metrics |
| Team creation/deletion & guest access monitoring | Monitoring | Governance-adjacent visibility |
| Client-side logs, cache clearing | Troubleshooting | First steps for client-specific issues |
| Self-help diagnostics, admin center client health | Troubleshooting | Built-in diagnostic tooling |
| Sign-in issues, install/update issues | Troubleshooting | Two distinct failure categories |
| Copilot/AI experience troubleshooting | Troubleshooting | A newer, Teams-specific troubleshooting area |
External Access vs. Guest Access: Quick Decision
The single most-tested Domain 1 distinction:
| Scenario | Use this |
|---|---|
| Users need to chat or call people in a different organization's Teams tenant | External access (federation) — neither side becomes a member of the other org |
| An external person needs to be added as a member of one specific team | Guest access — they join that team as a guest member |
Teams Admin Role Quick Reference
Least-privilege questions expect the most specific role, not the broadest:
| Role | Scope |
|---|---|
| Teams Service Administrator | Full Teams admin — the broadest role on the exam |
| Teams Communications Administrator | Voice and meetings settings only |
| Teams Communications Support Engineer | Troubleshoot calls, full log access |
| Teams Communications Support Specialist | Troubleshoot calls, limited log access |
MS-700 FAQ
How is this cheat sheet different from the MS-700 study guide?
The study guide explains the most-confused topics in narrative form with a 6-week plan. This page is tables only, for a final scan before the exam.
What's the real difference between external access and guest access?
External access is federation between two tenants with no membership change. Guest access adds an external person as a member of one specific team.
What's the fastest way to review right before the exam?
Scan the four domain tables plus the access-decision and admin-role tables — those two distinctions account for a large share of missed Domain 1 questions.
Can I print this MS-700 cheat sheet?
Yes — every table here is plain HTML, so a browser print or "print to PDF" renders cleanly.
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