Microsoft Teams Tips Weekly

5h 38mIntermediate2023-09-25

Authors

Nick Brazzi

LinkedIn Learning Staff Author

Course details

Get more out of Microsoft Teams, the popular communication and collaboration app. Each Monday, Nick Brazzi shares tips and shortcuts to help you be more productive and efficient with this easy-to-use and powerful tool. Learn how to get the most out of the core features in Teams—including chat, video calls, conversation channels, and breakout rooms—and discover other powerful features along the way: bots and AI-powered tools, background effects, @mentions, advanced meeting options, and more.

Skills covered

Microsoft TeamsMessagingSerial (Weekly)Business Software and ToolsMicrosoft

Concepts

New This Week

01 - Brainstorm ideas with a whiteboard

1. Introduction

02 - Learn tips for mastering Microsoft Teams

2. Teams Tips (Apr Jun 2020)

03 - Be ready for updates
04 - Join a meeting without an account
05 - Use read receipts to know if your chat messages have been seen
06 - Send a teams conversation in an email using Outlook
07 - Hide teams and channels you don't use often
08 - Pin important chats and conversation channels for quicker access
09 - Pin and unpin apps and other items in the sidebar
10 - Customize the interface in the mobile app

3. Teams Tips (Jul Sep 2020)

11 - Use @mentions effectively
12 - Use the Files tab to access shared files
13 - Use the command box to trigger quick actions
14 - Use the Who command to find information about coworkers
15 - Set message priority
16 - Share your location and send voice messages in the mobile app
17 - Use the in-app camera to send pictures and documents

4. Teams Tips (Oct Dec 2020)

18 - Label and manage a group chat
19 - Add a team picture
20 - Open a chat in a separate window
21 - Enable the new meeting experience
22 - Zoom in on presentation content
23 - Use Presenter View when sharing PowerPoint
24 - Edit and delete messages

5. Teams Tips (Jan Mar 2021)

25 - Understanding who can see a private channel
26 - Link an existing SharePoint group to Teams
27 - Set up a meeting on behalf of somebody else
28 - Disable permissions granted to team members
29 - Create a team from template
30 - Use live captions in a meeting
31 - Format text in a message

6. Teams Tips (Apr Jun 2021)

32 - Make a custom tab
33 - Schedule events in a shared channel calendar
34 - Manage who is allowed to post in a channel
35 - Brainstorm ideas with a whiteboard
36 - Communicate with the Walkie Talkie on an Android device
37 - Sync a Teams file library to Finder or File Explorer
38 - Edit Office documents in Teams
39 - Double-check audio and video settings for a meeting
40 - Use text chat during a meeting
41 - View information about teams you are a member of
42 - Compare the Teams desktop application to the web version

7. Teams Tips (Jul Sep 2021)

43 - Set up a Teams meeting in Outlook
44 - Spotlight or pin a person during a meeting
45 - Use Viva Insights to follow up on commitments
46 - Add interactive polls to meetings
47 - Use the info pane and pin messages in a channel

8. Teams Tips (Oct Dec 2021)

48 - Make tags to organize people in a team
49 - Use background effects in video meetings
50 - Get a meeting recap in Teams
51 - Manage your to-do list in the Tasks app
52 - Manage permissions for shared files
53 - Set up an organization-wide team

9. Teams Tips (Jan Mar 2022)

54 - Set up notifications effectively
55 - Create a To Do task from a Teams message
56 - Reply to a specific chat message
57 - Set an out of office message
58 - Set a meeting to record automatically

10. Teams Tips (Apr Jun 2022)

59 - Use breakout rooms in a meeting
60 - Use Viva Learning in Teams
61 - Have a webinar instead of a meeting
62 - Combine your image with a screen share using Standout mode
63 - Temporarily unmute your microphone with a shortcut
64 - Send high-quality audio in a meeting

11. Teams Tips (Jul Sep 2022)

65 - Use the updated search feature
66 - Rename group chats
67 - Control video mirroring in a meeting
68 - Mute notifications during a meeting
69 - Use companion mode for meeting features in the mobile app
70 - Use presenter modes during a meeting

12. Teams Tips (Oct Dec 2022)

71 - Set the expiration date for a recorded meeting
72 - Find a co-worker's time zone
73 - Improve in-meeting video with brightness and soft focus filters
74 - Set your availability for a meeting
75 - Organize thoughts in a chat message to yourself
76 - Set the compact view for chat messages

12. Teams Tips (Jan Mar 2023)

77 - Shared channels
78 - Work with Loop components in Teams messages
79 - Send an audio or video message in Chats
80 - Use Cameo to show yourself in a PowerPoint presentation
81 - Annotate a shared document during a Teams meeting
82 - Record and use meeting transcripts

13. Teams Tips (Apr Jun 2023)

83 - Set notifications to improve message visibility
84 - Translate messages from other languages
85 - Manage your status indicator
86 - Schedule a specific time to send a chat message
87 - Delete a chat conversation
88 - Add people to a group chat using @mention

14. Teams Tips (Jul Sep 2023)

89 - Introducing Teams Premium
90 - Use Viva Goals to manage OKRs
91 - Disable auto-start in the Teams application
92 - Open new chats in separate windows
93 - Adjust the size and density of text in Teams