Training Materials for Teams

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TIPS - Adding Tabs to Channels

Adding apps to teams saves time.

TIPS - Ask T-Bot for Help

Need help with Teams? Ask the application for help.

TIPS - Collaborate visually with Microsoft Whiteboard

Embedding a whiteboard in a Teams channel or chat keeps lets teams work on it together over time.

TIPS - Conduct Polls

Polls allows you to get instant feedback.

TIPS - Control the conversation

There are a lot of options when sending a message in Teams.

TIPS - Download Meeting Transcriptions

Get your meeting notes without having to take them.

TIPS - Email Forwarding to a Channel

Did you know your Teams channel has an email address?

TIPS - Get a Better Background

Don't like what's behind you in a Teams meeting? Change it.

TIPS - Get someone’s attention

Mention someone to get their attention

TIPS - Immersive Reader Mode

A reading mode that limits distractions.

TIPS - Make Your Chats Searchable

Making your chats searchable allows you to find what you need later.

TIPS - Manage tasks with Microsoft Planner

Manage tasks directly from your Teams channel

TIPS - Meetings - Auto-adjust your microphone

Let Teams make your audio better

TIPS - Meetings - Let attendees bypass the lobby

Don't want to wait on letting people into the meeting? Skip the lobby.

TIPS - Meetings - Turn off attendees’ cameras and/or mics

Sometimes you need to turn off people's videos and/or mics

TIPS - Power Users - Hide low-priority channels or teams

Hide channels that might just be adding clutter to your team.

TIPS - Power Users - Organize your teams and channels.

Organize your team's channels for easier use. Pin what's important.

TIPS - Save a Message for Later

Come back to a chat message when you have time to address it.

TIPS - Save specific messages

Save messages that are important to you.

TIPS - Schedule events with a calendar in your channel

Your Teams Channel has a calendar for easy meeting scheduling

TIPS - Search Through Your Conversations

Searching conversations is quick and easy.

TIPS - Search Using Shortcut Commands

Who doesn't like a good shortcut?

TIPS - Send and Filter Messages Using @mention

Get a specific person's attention.

TIPS - Send Urgent Chat Notifications

Urgent message? Need a fast response?

TIPS - Start a chat in a new window

Start a chat in a new window so you don't lose your place.

TIPS - Sync files in a channel with OneDrive

Teams and OneDrive work together.

TIPS - Title your conversations

Titling key messages can help them stand out and make them easier to find later.

TIPS - Translation

Translate from one language to another easily.

TIPS - Use GIFs to Build Cultures

GIFs aren't just for kids.

TIPS - Use Keyboard Shortcuts

Who doesn't love some good shortcuts?

TIPS - Use keyboard shortcuts (finding the shortcut list)

Don't remember the shortcuts that are available? Find them anytime.