Autocorrect your typing in Microsoft Teams

In many of the Microsoft 365 applications like Word or OneNote, autocorrecting a misspelled word is something you’ve come to expect. Microsoft Teams has been an outlier in that it will flag a misspelled word but it won’t correct it. Microsoft is currently rolling out a change that *will* actually autocorrect commonly misspelled words for you. However, it seems to be not-quite-ready-for-prime-time, but I want you to know what you’re looking at when you see it. Here’s how it looks and (sort of) works…

Creating a Channel Calendar in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft has a calendar feature in Teams that is often overlooked. It’s called a Channel Calendar, and it allows you to set up a calendar that is specific to a channel in a Teams workspace. Here’s how that works…

Hiding inactive channels in Microsoft Teams

If you are a long-time user of Microsoft Teams, you likely have a LOT of channels in Teams that you rarely visit. Of course, they take up room and generate clutter. Microsoft can help you hide those inactive channels now. Here’s how you can make that happen…

Using emojis in section names in Microsoft Teams

If you use custom sections in your Microsoft Teams client, it can get a little difficult to quickly pick out which custom section name you’re looking for. Now it’s a bit easier, as you can use emojis in those names. Here’s how that looks…

Using the Follow thread option in Microsoft Teams

In Microsoft Teams, you will see a Followed Threads option in the Activity pane. This automatically shows you any Teams conversations you’re part of when looking at the Teams option. But you can also use that to follow threads where you’re not explicitly mentioned. Here’s how that works…

Searching for content in a Microsoft Teams chat

Have you ever been in Microsoft Teams looking for something that you know you chatted with a colleague about, and you’re having a hard time scrolling through all the chat content to find that particular file or link? If you use the chat pop-out icon in a Teams chat, you’ll have a much easier time finding what you’re looking for. Here’s how that works…

Linking to a forwarded message in Microsoft Teams

While you’ve been able to forward messages from Microsoft Teams for some time, there was always a problem in trying to get the context of the message. All you saw was the forwarded message and that was it. Now when you forward a message, the recipient also gets a link to the message so that you can see the surrounding context. Here’s how that works…

Searching for images in Microsoft Teams

You’re probably used to using the search feature in Microsoft Teams to find words and such in various chats and channels. But now you can also search for images. Here’s what that looks like…

Changes to the Window Jump List for Microsoft Teams desktop

If you’re a Windows user, you are probably aware that you can right-click on an application icon in the Windows Task bar to see shortcuts to various options for that particular application. The Microsoft Teams desktop application has had some changes to the jump list that might save you some time. Here’s what it now looks like…