Microsoft Teams Tips Weekly

Learn to be more productive and efficient with Microsoft Teams in just a few minutes each week.

Get more out of Microsoft Teams, the popular communication and collaboration app. Each Monday Nick Brazzi shares tips and shortcuts to help you be more productive and efficient with this powerful tool. Learn how to get the most out of the core features in Teams—including chat, video calls, and conversation channels—and discover other powerful features: bots and other AI-powered tools, background effects, @mentions, advanced meeting options, and more.Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.

Introduction

• Learn tips for mastering Microsoft Teams

1. Teams Tips Weekly

• Be ready for updates
• Join a meeting without an account
• Use background effects in video meetings and calls
• Use read receipts to know if your chat messages have been seen
• Send a teams conversation in an email using Outlook
• Hide teams and channels you don't use often
• Pin important chats and conversation channels for quicker access
• Pin and unpin apps and other items in the sidebar
• Customize the interface in the mobile app
• Use @mentions effectively
• Use the Files tab to access shared files
• Use the command box to trigger quick actions
• Use the Who command to find information about coworkers
• Set up notifications effectively
• Set message priority
• Share your location and send voice messages in the mobile app
• Use the in-app camera to send pictures and documents
• Make tags to organize people in a team
• Label and manage a group chat
• Add a team picture
• Translate messages from other languages
• Open a chat in a separate window
• Manage your status indicator
• Enable the new meeting experience
• Zoom in on presentation content