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Hands-On Microsoft Teams

Hands-On Microsoft Teams

By : Ferreira
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Hands-On Microsoft Teams

Hands-On Microsoft Teams

3.9 (8)
By: Ferreira

Overview of this book

Microsoft Teams is a platform for unified communication in modern workplaces. It not only enables effective communication, but also helps you manage your resources through its integration with various Microsoft Office 365 services. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the platform, getting you up to speed in no time. Complete with hands-on tutorials, and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you how to use Teams in the best possible way. Starting with the basic concepts that will help you collaborate on Teams, this book takes you through expert techniques for creating and managing teams. A dedicated section also features industry practices to help enhance collaboration in modern workplaces. In later chapters, you’ll explore Microsoft services such as SharePoint, PowerApps, Power Automate, and learn how they interact with Microsoft Teams. You’ll also get to grips with dealing with permissions and security issues in managing private and public teams and channels. Along the way, you’ll discover practical scenarios that will help you improve the collaboration in your organization and increase productivity by using Teams features. By the end of this book, you’ll have hands-on experience of using Microsoft Teams, along with the skills you need to improve the way people collaborate in your organization.
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How to manage contacts

You will not chat with all members of your organization in the same way and you will likely have a set of contacts that you will use more frequently and want to access quickly.

To create your own list of personal contacts, do the following:

  1. Open the Chat app.
  2. In the Recent tab in the left pane, hover over the contact you want to add to your personal list.
  3. Click on the three dots () to open the context menu of the contact.
  4. Click on Add to favorite contacts.

Your favorite contacts will be listed in the Contacts tab in the left pane, organized in alphabetical order:

Figure 3.5: Chat options

The context menu for each contact gives you access to more features and actions that you can use to carry out your work more effectively:

  • Mark as unread: If you accidentally click on a chat when there are new messages available to read but you simply don't have time to read them, this option allows...

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