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Microsoft Teams is a program which is part of the Microsoft 365 suite (formerly called Office 365) of products. Teams is designed to provide a centralised area where users can collaborate with colleagues or a group on projects to share ideas and communicate.

How to get separate Chats and Teams back in Microsoft Teams

How to get separate Chat and Teams back in Microsoft Teams

For years, Microsoft Teams displayed Chat and Teams as separate icons in the app bar on the left side of the screen. Then Microsoft introduced a new experience that combined chats, channels and teams into a single Chat area. Lots ...
How to use Sections in Microsoft Teams

How to use Sections in Microsoft Teams

If you’re anything like me, your Microsoft Teams list can start looking like a messy wardrobe with teams everywhere, channels scattered, and you can never find what you need when you need it. That’s where sections come in. They’re like ...
How to save a message in Microsoft Teams

How to save a message in Microsoft Teams

Today I want to show you how you can use the Save this message function in Microsoft Teams to allow you to quickly locate, or go back to, specific messages or posts from any Teams channels. Think of it like ...
How to create a channel in Microsoft Teams

How to create a channel in Microsoft Teams

When users begin working with Microsoft Teams, it is important to understand the concept of using channels. The use of channels in Microsoft Teams provides a powerful way to organise conversations, files, and tasks within a team. Channels allow you ...
The best keyboard shortcuts in Microsoft Teams

The best Teams shortcuts

If you’re using Microsoft Teams, stick around, I’m going to share some handy Teams shortcuts that’ll save you time in the Teams desktop app. Keyboard shortcuts aren’t just for Word, Excel, Outlook or PowerPoint; Teams has plenty of great ones ...
How to get the NEW Microsoft Teams app

How to get the NEW Microsoft Teams app

In late 2023 Microsoft released an entirely new Microsoft Teams desktop app. The new desktop app has been rebuilt from the ground up to provide a faster, simpler, and more flexible user experience. The original Microsoft Teams app is now ...
How to share screen on Teams

How to share screen on Teams

One of the great functions of a Teams meeting is the ability to share your screen with those in the meeting. This allows you to provide live demonstrations such as presenting a report, deliver a presentation or author a document ...
How to add members to a team in Microsoft Teams

How to add members to a team in Microsoft Teams

An important part of any team are the members. Once you have created a Microsoft Team, customised the settings and set up your channels, you will need to add members to the Team to begin collaborating within the one workspace ...
How to share audio during a Teams meeting

How to share audio in a Teams meeting

Why are participants unable to hear audio when sharing a video in a Teams meeting? When conducting a Teams meeting and sharing a video you may run into the issue of participants not being able to hear the audio of ...
How to join a team in Microsoft Teams

How to join a team in Microsoft Teams

Are you unsure how to join a team in Microsoft Teams? When we start using new programs it can be a bit daunting. One of the first things you may want to do with Microsoft Teams is to join a ...
How to create a team in Microsoft Teams

How to create a team in Microsoft Teams

Do you want to know how to create a team in Microsoft Teams? You've come to the right place. In this post I am going to outline the simple steps you need to take to create a new team in ...
How to add Seesaw into Microsoft Teams

How to add Seesaw into Microsoft Teams

With many schools having to transition to online learning, teachers need to find ways to integrate the technology they use within the classroom, with the tools they have available for remote online learning. This poses a problem at the best ...
How to navigate in Microsoft Teams

How to navigate in Microsoft Teams

If you are new to Microsoft Teams, this article is for you. Here I will outline how to log in to Microsoft Teams, the Teams window, how to change your account settings, and show you some quick shortcuts for moving ...
How to see more people during Microsoft Teams meeting

How to see all participants in a Microsoft Teams meeting

Microsoft Teams provides an amazing collaboration and communication platform which builds in many fantastic features including video conferencing, file sharing, chat and more. One of the common questions I am asked relates to being able to see all participants in ...