Using @Everyone in Microsoft Teams group chats

You’ve likely been in a Microsoft Teams group chat where you wanted to make sure everyone in the chat got pinged that there was a message there. However, trying to @ mention everyone individually is a major pain. Now, you can use @Everyone in a Teams group chat will get the notification ping that you sent a message. Here’s how that works…

Using Microsoft Loop components in a Microsoft Teams chat

Microsoft Loop is a new way to collaborate on information while using software such as Microsoft Teams. It’s like using “widgets” that everyone can update, and putting the widget in multiple places means that people can collaborate on the same item without having to be in the same place. Here’s how that works…

Microsoft Teams calendar pop-out screens

As you may have noticed over the years, Microsoft Teams tends to have anything you do appear on a single window, making it difficult to reference content from two or more sources at the same time. We’re now seeing a trend to allow users to “pop-out” a screen into a separate window so you can be viewing multiple content sources, such as with multiple chats. The latest addition to this is for Teams calendar entries, which now pop out the new meeting invite when you start to set it up. Here’s how that works…

Adding people to a Microsoft Teams chat by @ mentioning them

When you’re in a group chat in Microsoft Teams, you might find yourself wanting to bring a new person into the chat. While you can go to the upper-right corner, find the list of people in the chat, and add them from there, you can also add someone by just putting an @ symbol in the message area. Here’s how that works…