How to stop Microsoft Teams from opening on startup

If you’re getting annoyed because Microsoft Teams keeps opening every time you restart your Mac or PC, you can prevent this from happening. Disabling Microsoft Teams from launching on startup can be done from within the Teams desktop app. To do so: Launch Microsoft Teams for Mac or Windows Click the “…” next to your avatar in the top right-hand corner of the Teams window Click “Settings” in the menu that appears...

October 22, 2023 · 1 min

Copilot for Microsoft Teams announced

At its Future of Work With AI event, Microsoft has unveiled a new AI-powered tool called Copilot that will start rolling out to customers later this year. While Copilot will be integrated into most Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, in this article we’re going to focus on the key changes announced for Microsoft Teams. Business Chat Business chat is a new feature that works across the suite of Office products....

March 20, 2023 · 2 min

How to create a team in Microsoft Teams

In this post, we’ll take a look at how you can quickly create a team in Microsoft Teams. What is a team? A team in Microsoft Teams is the top-level container for channels within the “Teams” tab. As the name suggests, it typically represents a bunch of people working together towards a common goal such as a project or shared interest. Channels are contained within a team, and allow for specific topics of conversation & collaboration....

September 29, 2022 · 3 min

Microsoft Teams Rooms Pro introduced

Microsoft has announced a series of changes for those using Microsoft Teams Rooms, including the addition of a new “Pro” plan. The Pro plan offers a number of benefits over the free “Basic” plan, including: Camera & audio AI enhancements to ensure an optimal experience for those dialling in to hybrid meetings. Includes features to make front row and automatic framing work optimally. Addition of personal Teams meeting features like raise hand and live reactions Ability to add a touch display to enable multi-user experiences such as shared whiteboarding Enhanced management and security including remote configuration, analytics about devices and more From the 1st September, Teams Rooms Basic is now included for free with the purchase of certified Teams Rooms devices....

September 7, 2022 · 1 min

Microsoft Teams Linux client to be retired

Hacker News: We will be retiring the Microsoft Teams desktop client on Linux in 90 days (early December). We hear from you that you want the full richness of Microsoft Teams features on Linux such as background effects, reactions, gallery view, etc. We found the best way to act on this is to offer a Teams progressive web app (PWA) on Linux as a new feature of our current web client, which we’ll make available to our Linux customers in the coming months....

September 2, 2022 · 1 min

Microsoft announces Teams App Camp

Microsoft 365 Developer Blog: Teams App Camp is an on-demand workshop complete with videos and hands-on labs in which you’ll extend a simple web application to become a full-featured Microsoft Teams application, complete with a sample license service based on Microsoft’s Commercial Marketplace. It doesn’t assume any prior Microsoft knowledge. All the code is in vanilla JavaScript with no special tools. If you know JavaScript, you can learn how Teams apps work at their core and apply your learning to any environment and tool chain...

August 31, 2022 · 1 min

How to add a timer to Microsoft Teams meetings

Looking for a way to see how much time is left in your Microsoft Teams meetings? Read on to find out how you can easily see the time remaining using these Teams apps. Read Meeting Navigator This app is a game-changer for ensuring you’re running a successful and well-engaged meeting. The in-meeting sidebar app shows the time remaining within the meeting, as well as giving you numerous statistics about engagement and time spoken....

July 30, 2022 · 2 min

Best podcasts about Microsoft Teams

Looking to stay up to date with the latest advancements with Microsoft Teams? In this article, we’ll list some of the best podcasts that cover Teams. Microsoft Teams News Link: Apple Podcasts As the name suggests, this podcast - released monthly - takes a deep-dive into the latest Teams news. The team also take a look at emerging trends surrounding the Teams platform. On average episodes run for 30mins or less....

July 28, 2022 · 1 min

How to use Notion with Microsoft Teams

In this article we’ll take a look at how you can best integrate Notion with Teams by using third-party automation services and web tabs. Notion has soared in popularity in recent times, but there’s still no official way to integrate the service with Microsoft Teams. However, there are some ways you can consume or create Notion data from Teams. Create Notion database items from Teams The easiest way to create Notion database items from Teams is to integrate with a third-party platform such as Zapier or Automate....

June 20, 2022 · 2 min

Connect Twitter to Microsoft Teams

Looking for an easy way to integrate Twitter with Microsoft Teams? In this article, we’ll look at some options now that Microsoft has removed the Twitter connector. Power Automate (Free tier, 1st party) If you’re looking for a way to integrate Twitter without paying for a third-party tool and you’ve already got a Power Automate license, then this is your best bet. By using Power Automate, you can do things like:...

November 26, 2021 · 2 min