Teams

Did you know that if you manually change your status and come back to your desk, you will need to reset it? Select “reset status” from the status bar to ensure that your profile shows the correct availability.

Select your account in the upper right corner and select manage account. Once in account settings, click on your account bubble to add or update your profile picture.

Completing Your Teams Profile
With the rise in the work from home environment, perfecting your Teams profile has become critical in maintaining communication in the workplace. Here are a few things to keep in mind as you perfect your profile:

Profile picture
Having a good profile picture makes it easier for your colleagues to identify you.

This experience is the same for internal or external parties. When inviting external parties, they do not need a Microsoft account or any Microsoft desktop apps; they can easily collaborate in the browser while you work in your desktop app.

With this feature, there is no need to check files out or worry about if one of your colleagues has the document open. Just open the file you need to edit and if other team members are editing it too your changes will be seamlessly merged as you work – and you can see who edits in real time!

To do this, select the three dots “…” next to your profile picture (top right corner) then select Settings > Notifications tab to change the type and frequency of your alerts.

2. Avoid Being Disturbed
Sometimes you might want to filter out the distractions so you can give your full attention to the chat at hand, with no worry of being disturbed by alerts.

Make it easier for your staff to understand how their current toolset translates to Microsoft Teams. Working with decision owners before launching Teams is critical for your success. Make it simple for end-users to understand how their current tools translate into Microsoft Teams. Use the example below as part of your planning and follow up with governance decisions and end-user communications.

1. What’s New and Different From What I Currently Use
Once team members hear about the launch of Microsoft Teams, they will immediately ask, “What’s going to happen to my tools?” Microsoft 365 offers a very familiar experience to what you are currently using but better.

In this post, we are sharing helpful Microsoft Teams tips and tricks to enhance your Teams collaboration journey. Through our work with various organizations, we gathered commonly requested tips and hacks that will help staff navigate day-to-day while in Teams. Microsoft Teams provides many ways to do things and we narrowed it down to 10 tips and tricks to help your organization adopt Teams.