{"id":1467,"date":"2023-10-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2025-11-28T11:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T11:34:02","slug":"digitip-6-set-your-status-for-a-set-time-in-ms-teams-to-show-that-youre-busy-%f0%9f%94%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/2023\/10\/10\/digitip-6-set-your-status-for-a-set-time-in-ms-teams-to-show-that-youre-busy-%f0%9f%94%95\/","title":{"rendered":"DigiTip 6: Set your status for a set time in MS Teams to show that you\u2019re busy\u00a0\ud83d\udd15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"241\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-1024x241.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-1024x241.png 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-768x181.png 768w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-1536x362.png 1536w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-2048x482.png 2048w, https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/digitips-banner_61877145-2-712x168.png 712w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u2019re busy? Microsoft Teams allows you to set your status to <strong>Do not disturb<\/strong>, meaning that you won\u2019t 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\u2019re finished.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily, Teams allows you to set your status for a set duration. Take a look at the video below or follow these instructions:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open MS Teams and click on your profile picture&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on your current status&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Duration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose <strong>Do not Disturb<\/strong> (or whichever status you want to appear)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose for how long you want this status to appear<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Done<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"736\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 936 \/ 736;\" width=\"936\" controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/files\/2023\/08\/TipDigi-6-_-DigiTip-6_default_ab182c9e.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(339deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 17%,rgb(107,0,62) 37%,rgb(171,85,85) 91%);font-size:18px\">To follow our DigiTips, <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\">subscribe to our Digital Skills Blog<\/a>.<\/strong> Or alternatively, you can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.aber.ac.uk\/digital-capabilities\/category\/digitips\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>bookmark this webpage<\/strong><\/a>, where a new DigiTip will be added each week!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019re busy? 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