Thank you to everyone who joined the MS Teams Tips and Tricks session! For those who couldn’t make it, no worries—this document has everything you need. I’ve summarized all the key points we covered, and they’re broken down into two sections: Chat Features and Video Conferencing Tips. I hope this helps you make the most out of your Teams experience! In addition, I’ve added some bonus material that wasn’t covered during the session, such as essential keyboard shortcuts to help you work even more efficiently in MS Teams. I hope this guide proves useful in your day-to-day use of the platform!
Mastering the chat in MS Teams can significantly improve your communication and collaboration. In this section, we’ll explore some powerful tools that can enhance your experience. Here we’ll cover the process of creating a new chat, how to format your messages to make them clearer and more engaging, adding tabs within your chats to integrate apps or files for quick access, and schedule messages or meetings directly from the chat for better time management.
Navigate to the chat icon on the left control panel
Select the new chat icon (as shown below), from the top of your chat list.
Search the name(s) of the person(s) you would like to chat to.
Bonus: Select the down arrow to the far right of the To field and then type a name for the chat in the Group Name field.
Start Chatting 😊
To add a participant to an existing MS teams chat select the View
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Key Board Short Cuts:
| Action | In the Desktop app, press | In the Web app, press |
|---|---|---|
| Start a new chat. | Ctrl+N | Left Alt+N |
| Start a chat in a new window. | Ctrl+Shift+N | Alt+Shift+N |
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While composing a teams chat, to format your chats select the Format icon in the far right in the compose box.
In this expanded view, select the text you want to format, then choose an option such as B, I, or U to bold, italicize, or underline the text.
