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Steve is a nine-time Microsoft MVP, author of several Exchange Server books and regular conference speaker, including at Microsoft conferences including Ignite, TechEd and Future Decoded.

Steve has worked with Microsoft technology for over 20 years beginning and has been writing about Exchange and the earliest iterations of Office 365 since its inception. Steve helps customers plan their digital transformation journey and gets hands on with Microsoft Teams, Exchange and Identity projects.

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New Meeting Organizer Options Arriving in Teams this January

Two new features arrive in Microsoft Teams in January and will roll out over the next week or so.

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How to Enable PowerPoint Presenter View in Teams

Microsoft is finally bringing Presenter view to Teams when you share a PowerPoint deck.

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Getting Started with Shared Calendars in Microsoft Teams

Shared Calendars are available in Teams but there are a few limitations, here is how to get started.

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How and When to Use Breakout Rooms in Teams

In a move that mirrors in-person meetings, Microsoft has released breakout rooms for Microsoft Teams. Breakout rooms were originally expected to arrive in October and after a delay, they have finally arrived in December. It is a wise assumption that the delay was to listen to feedback from customers who were using the feature in…

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Getting Started with Custom Templates in Teams

Announced back in May 2020, Team templates arrived in Microsoft 365 tenants over the last couple of weeks. Teams templates allow administrators to define the basic information architecture (IA) of a Microsoft team, including the channels and application tabs, along with relevant information in the template to help users understand each team’s purpose. The key…

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How To Enable Advanced Teams Audio Features Including Hard Mute

Microsoft Teams has advanced audio controls and here is how you can use them during your next meeting or presentation.

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Teams Education Drops Support for Cloud Recording in Stream for A1 Customers

A surprising change from Microsoft arrived at the end of August and it has caught many schools returning for the new term by surprise and prevented some from using cloud recording features.

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How To Broadcast Teams Meetings Like a Pro with NDI and OBS

Looking to use Teams with OBS and broadcast your video streams? This is how you can accomplish that task.

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How to Identify Unsupported Teams Devices using Endpoint Manager

If you need to understand how to find older devices that will no longer work with Teams, here is how you can identify those assets.

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How to Configure Lobby Meeting Options in Teams

In the midst of the many updates for Microsoft Teams, you could be excused for missing one interesting option that began rolling-out this month that is aimed at making it easier for people to manage their meetings.

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