Let's have this conversation one on one.
Luckily, Microsoft
Teams has an area to do just that.
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Chats is an entire area unto itself
inside Microsoft Teams
with its own unique features,
layout and more.
Let's learn all about chats.
The chat area can be found
as one of the permanent
fixtures of Microsoft Teams
along the left rail chat is perfect
for one on one or group conversations
that aren't about a specific topic.
You can start a new chat
by clicking the new chat icon
and typing in the name
or names of the folks
you want to chat with.
Once you have a chat established,
you can click the...
to see a few options.
You can mark the chat as unread.
Mute a chat to disable notifications.
Manage the apps added to a chat.
And if it's a group chat,
leave the conversation.
You can also pin
a chat to the top of your list
so it's always available.
Pinned Chats can be reorganized
by clicking and dragging.
Individuals can also be added
to a list of favorite contacts.
Click the dropdown next to chat
and switch to the contacts list.
By default,
the only contact group is favourites,
but new contact groups can be created
with the tool at the bottom.
Give the Group A name
and then click the elipsis to start
adding individuals to a group.
Back in the chat list,
there's also the option to filter
your list of chats.
Clicking filter lets
you search for a specific name
and also gives the options
to filter by unread messages,
muted conversations
and chats, tide to specific meetings
will talk more about chats from meetings
in a future video.
The body of a chat is very similar
to the posts area in a channel,
but instead of conversation blocks,
a chat is 1 long flowing conversation.
The reply box along the bottom contains
the same tools as we saw in posts
with the options for rich text, attaching
files, GIFs and apps.
Hovering over messages
also gives us the same reaction
options and features
like translate and immersive reader,
all of which we discussed
in a previous video.
One unique option in a chat
is delivery options.
The exclamation point here
let's users change
how a recipient is notified.
Important is just like in a channel,
the recipient will get notified
via teams of your message
based on their notification settings.
Urgent really gets their attention
by causing a notification
every two minutes for 20 minutes,
including notifications via email.
User discretion is advised.
Let's wrap up by taking a quick
look along the top of the chat area.
You can rename any chat.
Even individual conversations
using the pen here chats
also have tabs just like channels.
Any files shared between chat members
appear in the files tab.
You might also see options
for organization and activity
based on settings handled by IT
organization lets you see the org
chart of who you're chatting with.
An activity will show you
the posts and messages
of that team member.
Finally, the icons on the top right
let you quickly
turn your chat into an audio
or video conversation.
You can also share your screen
without jumping into a call.
Finally, you can always
add more members to a chat
when deciding to add a new team member.
You can choose
how much of that chat history
you'd like them to see, all none
or a select number of days.
Don't forget you can pop out any chat
so you can keep that conversation handy
while working elsewhere in teams.
Chats in Microsoft Teams allows for quick
and versatile conversations
with one or more team members,
but of course teams is much more
than just having a chat
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