As you may know, every Microsoft Teams space starts with a single channel called General. This channel cannot be deleted or changed, but sometimes people don’t want it out there as they want people to focus on the other specific channels that have been created. Now, you are able to hide the General channel in Teams, making it easier to avoid having people post information in a channel they shouldn’t be using. Here’s how that works…
Archiving channels in Microsoft Teams
If your Microsoft Teams space has a number of channels, you may have wished for a way to archive one or more of those channels without physically deleting them permanently. Now you can! Each channel in a Teams space has an archive option. Here’s what it looks like and how it works…
Adding a Countdown Timer to your SharePoint site
It’s not unusual for a SharePoint site to be focused on a particular project with an upcoming deadline, and it would be nice to see how much time is remaining before the deadline. You can do that with a Countdown Timer web part on your SharePoint page. Here’s how you set that up and how it looks…
Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast – Episode 207
Episode 207 of the Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast is now out on YouTube. Join Jennifer Mason, Tamara Bredemus, and myself as we cover this week’s updates.
Scheduling in-person meetings in Outlook on the web
There’s a change that’s in the process of rolling out right now, and it’s pretty interesting. When creating a meeting in Outlook on the web, you can designate it as an “in-person” meeting that people should plan on being present for. RSVPing to the meeting gives you additional options to say you’ll attend in-person or virtually, so that the organizer can know how many people will be physically present. Here’s how this looks and works…
Using combined emojis, GIFs, and stickers in Microsoft Teams
It used to be that Microsoft Teams had separate icons for adding emojis, GIFs, and stickers to your chats and conversations. But now those three features have been combined into a single icon to select them. Here’s what that looks like and how it works…
Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast – Episode 206
Episode 206 of the Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast is now out on YouTube. Join Tamara Bredemus, Jennifer Mason, and myself as we cover this week’s updates.
Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast – Episode 205
Episode 205 of the Microsoft 365 Pulse Roadmap webcast is now out on YouTube. Join Jennifer Mason, Tamara Bredemus, and myself as we cover this week’s updates.
Retaining Microsoft Teams meeting recordings longer than the auto-expiration time frame
In Microsoft Teams, there is a policy setting that controls the auto-expiration of Teams meeting recordings. Microsoft has stated that over 99% of videos are never viewed after 60 days, and they take up storage that you pay for as an organization. However, there are videos that you may need to retain for various purposes, such as training classes. Here’s how you can change the retention period for a Teams meeting after the recording has been processed.