learning the ropes of microsoft teams can be tricky where do all of the most basic settings
and options even live well let's find out hey everybody my name is kyle and today we're going
to take a look at one of the first areas you should become familiar with in microsoft teams
the profile dashboard you can find the profile dashboard in the top right corner of microsoft
teams where you should see your picture or initials click that circle to drop
down the profile dashboard here you'll see the profile with which you're signed in as well as
an option to change your picture this change will be reflected across all of microsoft 365.
below this you'll see a number of options and settings the first option is setting your
status hovering over the status lets you choose between options like available busy and do not
disturb your status also changes based on your activity presenting or in a meeting for example
and based on your status set in outlook if you're out of office for example that will be reflected
in microsoft teams you can also set a status message for colleagues to see write your message
choose to have it display when you're messaged and choose a time to have it automatically clear
below your photo you'll see some other account options some users might be using the same email
address with multiple organizations or may have been invited to a team as a guest those users
can switch and see the other organization's teams channels chats and meetings with just a few clicks
we've also recently launched teams for personal accounts
opening a new window in which users can chat or call friends and family instead of work colleagues
below your status is saved we'll cover saved in a different video below saved
is settings these settings manage your individual desktop instance of teams
general settings has the color theme application options like opening teams upon launch
and turning on the option to open meetings in new windows you'll also find language options here
privacy devices and permissions all manage how teams interact with others and with your pc
notifications gives minute controls over how you receive information in microsoft teams
choose how often you receive a missed activity email if notifications place sounds
and set how you see info from teams and channels chats meetings and more you
can even tag specific people to receive notifications when they become available
finally calls manages settings related to voiceover ipcalling if your organization is set up
for that below settings is zoom which can change your view of teams and reset your zoom level
next is keyboard shortcuts keyboard warriors will find a wealth of shortcuts inside of
microsoft teams from shortcuts to jump from layout to layout reply to a thread and toggle mute on and
off during a call below shortcuts is about full of info on microsoft teams version legal info
privacy statements and more below you can check the desktop client of teams for updates updates
are checked periodically and teams will rarely if ever need to close and restart to install updates
finally you'll find a link to download the mobile app for microsoft teams
and the option to sign out the profile dashboard is your one-stop shop for quick
settings changing your status and more but there is a wealth to uncover inside of microsoft teams
to find out more be sure to check out this entire series of microsoft teams tutorials
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