Category: Microsoft Teams

DigiTip 15 – Learn 3 useful functions in Microsoft Teams 💬

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Follow these steps to pin your priority chats to the top of your list: 

  • On the left-hand side of your Teams window, place your cursor over the chat you would like to pin 
  • Right-click once on the chat and click on Pin 
  • Your priority chat will be pinned to the top of your recent chat list 

Follow these steps to mute notifications from your chosen chat: 

  • On the left-hand side of your Teams window, place your cursor over the chat you would like to mute 
  • Right-click once on the chat and click on Mute 
  • Incoming notifications will be muted for this specific chat 

Watch the video below or follow these instructions for saving messages to access them later: 

  • Open the chat you would like to save a message(s) from 
  • Right-click once on the message and click on Save this message 
  • Place your cursor your Teams icon and click on it 
  • Select the Saved option on the menu 

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DigiTip 10 – Brainstorm new ideas using the whiteboard in MS Teams 💡

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Do you need to brainstorm new ideas with your peers for a group assignment? Or perhaps you have a work project that you want to discuss new ideas for with colleagues? The whiteboard in Microsoft Teams is a fantastic tool for this and provides you with a range of templates to choose from.  

Watch the video below to learn how to get started, or please click on this link if you wish to view the below video with closed captions.

We’ll also be showing how to use the whiteboard during our Mastering group work with online tools and strategies session this afternoon (7 November, 15:00-16:00) as part of the Digital Skills Festival! You can join this session directly from the festival programme.

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DigiTip 6: Set your status for a set time in MS Teams to show that you’re busy 🔕

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Sometimes, you may need to set some time aside to concentrate on a particular piece of work, but how can you show other people who are also online that you’re busy? Microsoft Teams allows you to set your status to Do not disturb, meaning that you won’t be interrupted by Teams notifications or calls (unless you choose to receive these from specific people), but it can be too easy to forget to turn this status off once you’re finished.  

Luckily, Teams allows you to set your status for a set duration. Take a look at the video below or follow these instructions:  

  • Open MS Teams and click on your profile picture 
  • Click on your current status 
  • Select Duration 
  • Choose Do not Disturb (or whichever status you want to appear) 
  • Choose for how long you want this status to appear
  • Click Done 

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