Microsoft Teams chat density ‘compact’ setting
Do you find there’s a lot of wasted screen when viewing Teams chats? This new feature makes much better use of space.
Short version:You will soon be able to customise the number...
What is the message length limit for Microsoft Teams chat?
According to Microsoft, the size limit for a message in chat is "Approximately 28 KB per post...an approximate limit because it includes the message itself (text, image links, etc.), @-mentions, and...
Pin a Teams chat message
Do you have a Teams chat message that you and your colleagues often refer to or work on? This new feature is about to make that so much easier!
Short version:This new...
How to study for and pass Exam MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams
Exam name: MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams.
Certification gained: Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate.
Microsoft's description: "Candidates for this exam are Microsoft Teams administrators who manage Microsoft Teams to facilitate efficient and effective...
Mute notifications during Teams meetings
Do you attend Teams meetings? Do you like notifications during those meetings? If you do, and you don’t…this is for you!
Short version:Microsoft is about to introduce a Teams setting to help...
What’s new in Microsoft Teams? November and December 2021
Welcome to our latest end-user focused updates just for Microsoft Teams. We look back at November and December then look forward to January and beyond.
Here’s what we cover in this session:
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Microsoft Teams: Hide your own video in meetings
Teams meetings can be tiring, there’s a lot to think about and look at. This new feature should help to lighten the load a little.
Short version:This new feature update will allow...
Pin your own video in Teams meetings.
Would you like a better view of your video feed during meetings…maybe for presenting or using sign language? This new feature will let you pin and enlarge your own feed.
Short version:Currently,...
Improved management of Teams guest accounts
For as long as Teams has been around, people with access to more than one tenant have wanted a better experience. Microsoft are about to improve guest user functionality within the...
The Microsoft Teams Store experience is about to be redesigned
If you use the Microsoft Teams store, you’ll like this update which will make it easier to find the app you are looking for.
Short version:With the newly redesigned Teams Store, you’ll...
Un-mirror your video in Teams meetings
When you preview your video feed in Teams meeting, any text in the background appears back to front and when you point at something your hand goes the ‘wrong’ way. You...
Q&A in Teams meetings
You know the Q&A functionality in Teams Live Events? Wouldn’t it be great to have that in regular meetings?
Short version:The Q&A app for Teams meetings and webinars is now available for...
Microsoft Teams tab actions are moving
Tabs are a super-versatile way to bring content into channel, chat or meeting. This update will now merge the usage and management options into one menu, making tabs even easier to...
Focus time experiences in the Viva Insights Teams App
Are you a Microsoft Viva and a Teams fan? Here's more Viva in Teams…
Short version:Viva Insights is enhancing the focus time experience for users of Viva Insights in Microsoft Teams. You...
Music Mode for Teams
This new feature release can be used to transmit high fidelity music. You will be able to conduct online music lessons, transmit music performances, or other non-speech content. I also wonder...
Lists comments and @mentioning people on list items is coming to Teams
Application functionality can sometimes vary based on whether you are view in a browser, in Teams or in an app. Microsoft is heading towards levelling-up another app with Lists comments and...
A new search results page is coming to Microsoft Teams
“I can never find anything in Teams!”. If you’ve you ever said this, then this update is for you.
Short version:A new search results experience in Teams for Desktop clients will soon...
Microsoft Teams Room on Windows – In meeting experience update
Do you wish the Microsoft Teams Rooms experience had more of the normal Teams meeting features? Well, here you go…
Short version:Microsoft will be updating the Microsoft Teams Rooms experience on Windows...
Content from camera in Teams meetings
Do you have a whiteboard, or document you like to show during a Teams meeting? That option is about to get A LOT slicker!
Short version:Content from camera will soon be available in...
Reply to a specific chat message in Teams Desktop
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to reply to a specific message on Teams desktop, just like you can on mobile? Guess what’s coming soon!
Short version:Teams Desktop users will soon...
Ground your M365 Copilot BizChat prompts in third-party data
TL;DRMicrosoft 365 Copilot Biz Chat will soon allow you to ground prompts in third-party data from Microsoft Graph Connectors. Due late February to early...
