Microsoft Teams: Meeting Toolbar Usability Improvements
TL;DR:The Teams team at Microsoft have done a great job of adding useful features to Teams meetings…but things have gotten a bit busy looking. The new Microsoft Teams meeting toolbar makes...
Teams Support for co-organisers to manage Breakout Rooms
Do you remember when the meeting co-organiser role came to Teams? It was an excellent and very welcome addition. However, it was missing some capabilities that even Breakout Rooms Presenter support...
Teams ‘Out of date’ banner…and more about the update process.
TL;DR: From December 2022 you may see an ‘Out of date’ banner in Microsoft Teams if you have not been keeping it up to date, and maybe even a blocking page...
Modern Meetings and Calls on the Microsoft Teams Web Client
The desktop and web versions of Microsoft Teams have had different meeting controls for a long time. The web version is finally catching up…
TL;DR:The desktop meeting/calling experience will soon be available...
Quick access to Teams and SharePoint document libraries from desktop Office apps
Some people head to a file location in Teams or SharePoint, find a file and click it to open it. Other people, like me, like to open an app such as...
Users’ ability to delete Teams chats
TL;DR:You will soon be able to delete 1:1 chats, group chats, and meeting chats (if you are a meeting participant) in Microsoft Teams. This permanently deletes the chat for you only....
Advanced Virtual Appointments in Teams Premium
TL;DR:MS: “Advanced Virtual Appointments in Teams Premium provides an end-to-end solution designed to help you drive better customer experiences and operational excellence for business-to-customer engagements.” Due December 2022 to mid-February 2023 (see full...
Magnify PowerPoint Live slides in Teams
TL;DR:When a slide deck is presented via PowerPoint Live in a Microsoft Teams meeting, all meeting attendees will be able to use the Magnify Slide feature to privately zoom into the...
Sign Language View in Microsoft Teams meetings
TL;DR:Microsoft are introducing a new sign language experience in Teams Meetings which prioritises interpreters and other sign language users so that they remain visible in a static, central location on the...
Payments in Microsoft Teams
Details:The Payments app in Microsoft Teams will allow you to get paid by customers for appointments, classes, or events hosted on Teams. The Payments app is free to use with a...
What is Microsoft Teams Premium?
What is it?Microsoft Teams Premium is a paid tier of Teams announced around the 12th of October 2022 at the time of the Microsoft Ignite conference.
When will this happen?February 2022....
All about Microsoft Teams channel meetings
What are channel meetings?
A regular Teams or Outlook meeting is created and owned by someone, it surfaces in their calendar, and they invite people to that meeting. Channel meetings are open...
Microsoft Teams calendar Scheduling Form pop-out
Do you ever find yourself creating a meeting in teams, but having to leave your meeting scheduling window to check a detail or confirm something? This mild annoyance is about to...
Microsoft Teams: Start a Teams Chat with Distribution Groups, Mail-Enabled Security Groups, and O365...
Microsoft: “Organizations rely on Distribution Lists (DLs) as a tool to create groups of users that mirror organizational knowledge and workflows. Bringing this awareness to target audiences for specific content will...
New ‘Unread only’ toggle in the Microsoft Teams activity feed
Details:A new Unread only toggle will help you to quickly view all the unread activities in your activity feed:
Remember you can currently go the long way to view your unread activity:...
Use Loop components in Microsoft Outlook emails
Emails are written by a sender and read by a recipient(s); it has been that way for decades. Will this change make emails ‘live’ and truly collaborative?
TL;DR:Loop components are live, interactive,...
Collaborate in Microsoft Teams meetings with Excel Live
TL;DR:With “Excel Live”, you can easily find and share an Excel workbook with meeting participants with just a few clicks. It seamlessly turns the meeting window to an Excel workbook collaboration...
Expanded reactions in Microsoft Teams
It’s back! I first shared this update in late 2021 and it was due January 2022…but it sort of fell off the radar for quite a while. It has now re-surfaced...
Video Clips in Microsoft Teams Chat
Update 13th April 2023: Now with captions. Read more: Microsoft Teams Video Clip auto-generated captions.
Details:Video Clips are a new way of working and connecting with colleagues using short (up to 1...
Schedule Send for Microsoft Teams Chat
Many of us work early or late because it suits our lifestyles. But, we respect the work hours of our colleagues with actions such as delaying email delivery until normal working...
Microsoft Teams meeting participants can choose a breakout room from a...
TL;DRMicrosoft Teams meeting participants will soon be able to select breakout rooms. Now due mid to late January 2025.
DetailsMicrosoft Teams meeting organisers will soon...
