Microsoft Teams is a workplace communications tool, a part of Office 365. It is best known as Microsoft's take on Slack, the popular cloud-based proprietary instant messaging platform.
Microsoft Teams first launched in March of 2017 and has picked up many new features since then. Keep it tuned to OnMSFT.com for all the latest guides, how-tos, and news on Microsoft Teams.
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Microsoft has just published its monthly recap of all the new features added to its Teams collaboration platform in May 2021. This month, the software giant is highlighting several enhancements made to the meetings, chat, and calling functionalities in Microsoft ... Read more
Microsoft Teams is finally rolling out a new update that brings support for adding external users in group chats. The feature was added to the Microsoft 365 roadmap earlier this month and Microsoft MVP Linus Cansby spotted that it’s already ... Read more
At its Build virtual event last year, Microsoft unveiled its plans to introduce its real-time collaboration technology, Fluid Framework, in select Microsoft 365 experiences. If Outlook and Office web apps were the first Microsoft 365 services to get the Fluid ... Read more
Microsoft has announced that the App Studio for Microsoft Teams is being rebranded to the Developer Portal. The dedicated app management console should provide developers with a central hub for registering and configuring their apps, and it’s accessible both within ... Read more
Microsoft Teams has been enjoying some unprecedented traction since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its usage has spiked massively over the last year. As the world is still dealing with an epidemic that made remote collaboration the new ... Read more
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Microsoft has learned a lot about how to implement a hybrid work model over the past couple of months, and today the company shared new resources to help its customers adapt to this new normal. A lot of companies around ... Read more
Microsoft is working on a new update for video-enabled Teams Android devices, the dedicated Microsoft Teams displays and desk phones that are officially certified by third-party manufacturers. As spotted by Dr. Windows, the feature will finally let users join Zoom ... Read more
Microsoft is getting ready to bring a mobile-optimized Large Gallery view to its Teams collaboration platform. As of today, the feature is available via the Teams desktop client, but it will soon be supported on mobile devices as well. The ... Read more
In September, Microsoft Teams released a new Spotlight feature that lets presenters pin the video feed of a specific participant in a meeting. Now, the company is planning to expand the Spotlighting experience in Teams by adding the ability to ... Read more
Last year, Microsoft announced a new Together Mode for its Teams collaboration platform. While the feature is great for virtual meetings, it doesn’t allow users to upload custom backgrounds, and they can only choose the pre-set background options available in ... Read more
If you've ever found yourself in a Microsoft Teams meeting, then you know how busy things can get. Well, one way to stay efficient during meetings is to try to use keyboard shortcuts. These keyboard shortcuts can help you work ... Read more
Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will enable meeting hosts to manage the video of participants within a meeting. This feature was added to the Microsoft 365 roadmap back in February, and it just started rolling out gradually ... Read more
Last year, Microsoft launched the personal version of Microsoft Teams, allowing users with a free Microsoft account to use the app to communicate with friends and family. The company has now announced that these personal features are now generally available ... Read more
Whenever you set up a meeting in Microsoft Teams, there might be a set of default settings that are usually pre-selected for you by your IT Admin. However, if it is allowed by your admin, you can actually self-control some ... Read more
Microsoft news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back, grab some coffee, and enjoy the read! Microsoft invites fans to celebrate 20 years of Xbox throughout November 15 Xbox's 20th ... Read more
Microsoft is planning to add support for restarting Live Events in Teams. The feature was recently added to Microsoft 365 roadmap and will be available for both desktop and web clients. Currently, producers can't stop and restart the Live Event ... Read more
Microsoft Teams is getting a new in-meeting Share experience that should make it easier for presenters to share content from their device. If the software giant initially released the revised sharing experience to the public preview version of Teams, the ... Read more
Microsoft Teams is finally receiving the much-awaited enhanced Calling experience that has been in the works since last year. This update is currently rolling out to the desktop version of Teams, as spotted by MVP Paul Bloem. The new Calling ... Read more
Microsoft Teams continues to thrive in this new hybrid workplace era, and starting this week the team communication hub is getting support for interactive webinars for up to 1,000 attendees. With Teams webinars, customers will have an end-to-end solution that ... Read more
Microsoft announced its plans to revamp the Microsoft Teams participant roster back in March this year. The company has now started rolling out this update to its Teams apps on the web and desktop, according to the Microsoft 365 roadmap. ... Read more