Learning new Microsoft Office tricks in "just a minute"
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…
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.
In the new Microsoft Teams, there’s a feature to have any calendar invites, updates, and cancellations show up in your Activity Feed. However, you might find that it adds a lot of clutter to your feed, making it harder to find the things that are more important. Here’s a way to shut down those calendar notifications so that your Activity Feed won’t get those posts…
In the new version of Microsoft Teams, you’ll see a new screen sharing bar across the top of your screen letting you know that… you’re sharing your screen. It also comes with a Stop sharing button. However, it’s not uncommon that you need to access something underneath that screen sharing bar, and there’s no way to move it around the screen to display what’s underneath it. Here’s a quick workaround to hide that bar and still be able to stop sharing your screen when you’re done…
Have you ever been part of a one-on-one or group chat in Teams, and there’s a particular message that you’d like to forward to another group/one-on-one chat/channel? Now you can with the Forward feature in the new Microsoft Teams. Here’s how that works…
I generally use the Blur feature when I’m using my camera on a new Teams call, as I don’t think people want to see the junk on top of my dressers. But the regular Blur is pretty blocky and doesn’t always look great. There’s now a more refined version of Blur called Portrait Blur, and I like it much better. Here’s how it works and looks…
In classic Teams, you could manage your contacts in the Contacts area of Chat. In new Teams, that function has changed, and is now supported in the People app. Here’s how to add that to new Teams, as well as how it works…
Have you ever been reading an email and think that you really need to chat with that particular individual? That usually means switching over to Microsoft Teams to start the chat. But if you use Outlook on the web, you can start the chat from within Outlook! Here’s how that works…
Microsoft has been working to provide more information on the Profile Card that appears if you click on someone’s picture in various Microsoft 365 applications. But while Outlook had the expanded Profile Card that showed the most information, Microsoft Teams wasn’t up to the same level. Now, you can click on a person’s profile picture in Teams and get the same expanded profile information that you’d find in Outlook. Here’s what it looks like…
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