#MICROSOFT TEAMS UPDATE UPDATE#

You can access this information in their contact card, allowing you to receive responses from your colleagues when you need them whilst still being considerate of their schedule. With remote and hybrid working becoming the norm, Microsoft have added time zones to users’ profiles. For specific meetings, click the ellipsis and choose Mute/Allow notifications. To do this, go to Settings > Notifications > meetings and calls and toggle the Mute Notifications during meeting button.

#MICROSOFT TEAMS UPDATE UPDATE#

This update means you no longer have to disable all notifications on Teams and even gives you the option to mute notifications for specific meetings. To help users focus during meeting, you can now mute notifications during Teams meetings. Using the PTZ Camera Controls in Windows, participants can control pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras and zoom in up to 2.5X. Remote meeting attendees can now control the zoom and orientation of a camera in Teams Rooms. In order to claim their reserved meeting room, attendees have to tap the “Check in” button on the panel, otherwise the room will be let go, allowing for others to use it. To ensure meeting spaces are used efficiently, IT admins now have the ability to release rooms that have been booked but are not in use. Check in and room release in Teams panels This new feature aggregates and displays participants’ open-ended responses as a word cloud and this can be done before, during, or after a meeting. Microsoft polls have now become more interactive with Word Cloud Poll. To pin or hide your video, click the ellipsis (…) in the corner of your video and select ‘Pin for me’ or ‘Hide for me’.

Alternatively, you can hide your video so that you have less distractions on your screen while still having your video appear on others’ screen. You can now pin your own video on the meeting stage, so you can see your own video in a larger format. This changes to Teams chat display where you can change the way you view messages depending on your preference, and Teams meetings where there’s a bigger focus on using meetings more efficiently to make use of the time you have with your team.

There have been a significant amount of updates and new features add to Microsoft Teams in February and we've summarised a few of them below.

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