Microsoft Teams Quick Tips

Work smarter with Microsoft Teams. Get bite-sized tips for setting up notifications, working with messages and teams, running meetings, and more.

Introduction

• Stay sharp in Microsoft Teams with quick tips

1. General Teams Tips

• Set up notifications effectively
• Quickly change your status
• Use "Do not disturb" efficiently
• Discover keyboard commands in Teams
• Use Who to identify a coworker

2. Working with Messages

• Target people with @mentions
• Edit or delete a message
• Bookmark messages
• Translate messages from another language
• Three ways to share files in Teams
• Forward an email to a channel conversation

3. Working with Teams

• View a list of members on a team
• Remove team members and change member status
• Create a team using an existing team as a template
• Find and join public teams in your organization
• Archive and restore a team

4. Meeting Tips

• Share your screen in a video meeting
• Share a PowerPoint presentation in a meeting
• Share a PowerPoint presentation in the mobile app

5. Customizing the Interface

• Hide a team you don’t use
• Use the Dark theme
• Pin your favorite conversation channels

6. Use the Teams Mobile App Effectively

• Optimize data and battery on mobile
• Customize the navigation in the mobile app