3 Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks you should know

Turn on dark mode, show your video feed on your slides while presenting, and post to a channel by sending an email.

1. Use Custom Backgrounds: You can easily customize your background during meetings and make it look like you’re in a different location. To do this, go to the “More Actions” section of your meeting and select “Show Background Effects.”

2. Record Meetings: You can record a meeting and store it in the cloud for future reference. To record a meeting, select the “More Actions” option and then select “Start Recording.”

3. Share Your Screen: You can easily share your screen during a meeting. To do this, go to the “More Actions” section and select “Share Screen.” You can then choose which part of your screen you want to share with the other participants.

Questions and Answers about Microsoft 365

• What are the tips and tricks for searching in Microsoft Teams?

Search your current location with Ctrl+F Choose the area you want to search—for example, a recent chat or the General channel within a team. Press Ctrl+F followed by your search terms, and then press Enter. The search results will be displayed from within that chat or channel conversation.

• What are the best practices for Microsoft Teams team?

Best practice: Create teams with a larger set of members and more channels. Minimize the number of teams that require a person's participation. Channels within a team should be thought of as topics or workstreams to aid the team in organizing their work to deliver on their joint objectives.

• How do you have fun on MS Teams?

From Guess Who to scavenger hunts to truth or dare, here is a list of fun games to play on Microsoft Teams.

• What makes Microsoft Teams good?

Teams provides you with access to Microsoft 365 applications within one location, letting you work more efficiently. Access files and documents in OneDrive and SharePoint, plus make calls and conduct video conferences directly from Teams.