Hey there. I'm Kyle with Microsoft.
Let's not waste any time.
Here are ten tips for getting the most out of the chat area
within Microsoft Teams.
First of all,
if you're new to Microsoft Teams, you can check out
our entire playlist of teams tutorial videos here
and our specific video introducing chat here.
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Chat is the perfect place to have one on one conversations
or group conversations that aren't about a specific topic.
While channels within Teams
are great for announcements and conversations about specific projects.
Chat is your persistent instant message thread with your teammates.
If you always want a particular conversation readily available,
you can pin a chat to the top of this list.
Select the ellipses and then select pin.
You can reorganize PIN
chats by dragging them
selecting the word
chat at the top can switch the view to the contacts list.
By default, the only contact group is favorites
but new contact groups can be created from the bottom of the list.
Give the group a name and then start adding individuals
to that new 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 tied to specific meetings
Let's take a look at a unique option
when you're formatting a message in a chat.
Selecting the exclamation point lets you change
how others in the chat are notified of your message.
Important sends a notification via teams based on your recipient’s
notification settings.
But urgent is where things get really intense.
A notification is sent every 2 minutes for 20 whole minutes,
including notifications
via email, urgent- for when you really need someone's attention.
Chats can be one on one or group conversations,
but you can add people to a conversation at any time.
Selecting the people icon in the top right
will show you the current members of the chat
and give you the option to add more people when deciding to add a new team member.
You can choose how much of the chat history to let them see.
All. None.
Or a select number of days.
A long running conversation can get complicated, especially in a group.
If you need to reply direct to a specific message, just hover over that message.
Select the ellipses and choose the first option.
Reply- This will quote the original message in your new message once posted.
Clicking that quoted message will take you to the context of the original post
There are a bunch of icons underneath the message formatting
box here, but one unique to chats is loops.
This lets you post an element like a checklist, a table or a paragraph
and more that everyone in the chat can edit.
Perfect for, say, building a contact list or assigning tasks
for an upcoming project.
Chats are the perfect place to express yourself.
You can find emojis, stickers, and animated gifs
right next to loops underneath the message box.
Finally, sometimes you just need to multitask.
If you need to chat with multiple people in different conversations,
just look for the pop out button either in the top right corner
or by hovering over that chat in your list.
You can have as many open teams chat windows as you need
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