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About Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams stands at the forefront of revolutionizing workplace communication, specifically engineered to meet the complex needs of today's workplace. It's more than just a chat and video conferencing tool; Teams is a comprehensive hub for collaboration that seamlessly integrates with a wide range of Microsoft 365 applications and third-party services. This integration allows teams to streamline their workflows, manage projects efficiently, and for IT Pros to maintain continuity in their daily operations. With robust features like channels, file sharing, and custom app integrations, Microsoft Teams provides a unified platform that enhances productivity and collaboration.

Recognizing the critical importance of data security and regulatory compliance, Microsoft Teams is designed with industry-leading security measures. It offers advanced data protection capabilities, including end-to-end encryption, multi-factor authentication, and strict compliance standards that align with global regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and more. IT can manage user access and permissions with granular control, ensuring sensitive information is safeguarded. Additionally, the Teams Admin Center allows for thorough monitoring and reporting, giving IT departments the tools they need to maintain a secure and compliant communication ecosystem. Embrace the power of Microsoft Teams to drive efficiency and security in your IT operations.

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How Microsoft Teams Meeting Notes Can Supercharge Your Meeting Efficiency

Microsoft Teams Meeting Notes is a feature in the Teams and Outlook apps that allows you to take collaborative notes during meetings in Microsoft Teams. Meeting Notes are Loop components stored in the chat transcript for the meeting, so you can easily access them later or share them elsewhere. In this article, I will show…

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Microsoft Teams Channels vs. Chat

As Microsoft puts it, teams and channels are where ‘real work gets done’. Let’s look more closely at Teams channels vs chats. Microsoft Teams is a complex tool that allows users to collaborate using a mixture of apps provided by Microsoft 365, like OneDrive files, SharePoint libraries, Microsoft Lists, Planner, Approvals, and many others. In…

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5 Ways to Get Things Done More Efficiently in Microsoft 365

Last Update: May 07, 2024

It can seem at times we all have an overwhelming amount of things to do and information to deal with. Solutions like Microsoft 365 are supposed to help us collaborate and be more productive. But unless you understand the tools and how to best create a process that works for you and your team, it…

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Set Up Microsoft Teams Using the Machine-Wide Installer – Complete Guide

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024

  This article is a step-by-step guide that will show you how to ensure that everyone in your Microsoft Teams organization has access to Teams using the machine-wide installer. What is the Microsoft Teams machine-wide installer, and do I need it? The Microsoft Teams machine-wide installer is an MSI-based installation method for Teams. It allows…

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Introduction to Microsoft Teams Premium

Last Update: Jan 25, 2023

Microsoft Teams Premium is a new add-on SKU that provides a better way to meet. Built on Microsoft Teams’ familiar, all-in-one collaboration experience, Microsoft Teams Premium aims to make every meeting — from 1:1 reunions to large meetings to virtual appointments to webinars — more personalized, intelligent, and secure. In this article, we’ll explain everything…

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What is the Microsoft Teams Exploratory License, And When Should You Use It?

The Microsoft Teams Exploratory experience is a free trial license that Microsoft has implemented to help new businesses and startups to get started with Office 365. It gives access to all the same features as Microsoft Teams, but with a limited number of users. In this article, we’ll explain why the Teams Exploratory experience can…

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How to Add a Custom Background in Microsoft Teams Meetings

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024

  In this article, I will show you how to change the Microsoft Teams background in meetings with your own custom image. Virtual backgrounds in Teams meetings let you hide your location and give users more privacy. Change Microsoft Teams Background in Meetings When Microsoft Teams launched, way back when, there were limited features for…

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How to Use Microsoft Teams Shared Channels

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024

Microsoft recently announced a new channel type in Teams: shared channels. Microsoft Teams shared channels allow organizations to create more flexible teams that can welcome people who don’t work together regularly. This article will explore how to enable shared channels and the advantages of using them. With shared channels, you can invite people from other…

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How to Share Files in Teams (And Understand Where They Are Stored)

Last Update: Jan 20, 2023

In this article, I will show you how to share files in Teams. Not only that, but I will also explain how file sharing in Microsoft Teams actually works and where your files are stored after you share them. For those of us who learned how to use a computer before the cloud era, the…

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SharePoint vs Teams: Choosing the Right Collaboration Platform for Your Needs

This article will explore SharePoint vs Teams and how the tools work separately, together, and whether you should choose SharePoint, Teams, or both. Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Teams are powerful collaboration tools, but they serve different purposes. Let’s get started. What is Microsoft SharePoint? Microsoft SharePoint, released in 2001 as Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server, is…

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Microsoft Teams Adds New Live Chat Feature and Other Capabilities for Businesses

Microsoft has announced several new capabilities for Microsoft Teams at its Enterprise Connect 2025 Conference to help businesses boost productivity in a hybrid work environment. This time around, the company highlighted enhancements for chat and collaboration, meetings, Teams Phone, Teams Rooms, security, and much more. New chat and collaboration capabilities First off, Microsoft Teams has…

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Microsoft Teams Gets a Major Upgrade: New Chat and Meeting Features You Need to Know

Microsoft Teams just got a whole lot smarter and more efficient with its latest February updates, introducing intelligent features that enhance chat, meetings, and collaboration. From adding bots to group chats to scheduling messages and improving webinar experiences, here’s a quick look at everything new in Teams this month. New chat & collaboration features Microsoft…

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Microsoft Teams Adds Name Pronunciation to Profile Cards

Mispronouncing a colleague’s name can be awkward, but Microsoft Teams is making it easier to get it right with its new Name Pronunciation feature. This new tool allows users to record and share the correct pronunciation of their names on profile cards. With just one click, Microsoft Teams users can listen to how their colleagues’…

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Microsoft Teams Gets AI-Powered Super Resolution Feature to Enhance Video Call Quality

Microsoft Teams has introduced a new Super Resolution feature that leverages AI to enhance the quality of video calls. This new capability is currently available in public preview for Snapdragon X-based Copilot PCs. Microsoft Teams may send lower-quality videos to maintain smooth meetings in poor network conditions. Traditionally, the app would attempt to improve these…

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New Microsoft Teams PowerShell Setting Enables Federation with Specific Trial Tenants

Microsoft has introduced a new PowerShell setting within Tenant Federation Configuration, offering administrators enhanced flexibility to tailor their federation posture. The company announced on the Micrososoft 365 admin center that this setting is now available to commercial users through Microsoft Teams PowerShell. Last year, Microsoft added a new PowerShell setting (called -ExternalAccessWithTrialTenants) to the Set-CsTenantFederationConfiguration…

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Microsoft Teams Gets New Meetings Features and Advanced IT Controls

Microsoft published its monthly roundup of all the new capabilities added to its Teams collaboration platform in January. The latest update brings a new message forwarding experience, stronger security controls, advanced admin tools, and upgrades for Teams Phones. New chat features Microsoft has added a new feature that allows users to seamlessly insert hyperlink into…

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Microsoft Teams to Add Brand Impersonation Protection to Prevent Phishing Attacks

Microsoft has announced that the new brand impersonation protection feature will become generally available in Microsoft Teams next month. This security feature proactively alerts enterprise users to potential brand impersonation attempts in Teams chat messages. Previously, enabling external access in Teams allowed users to receive messages from outside domains. Microsoft Teams would automatically scan these…

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Microsoft Teams Meetings to Let Users Edit Display Names

Microsoft Teams is getting a new update that will allow participants to edit their display names in real time during live meetings. This new personalization feature will begin rolling out to participants using the Microsoft Teams desktop and web apps on Windows and macOS. In Microsoft Teams, an “(edited)” label will appear next to a…

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How to Apply Sensitivity Labels to Microsoft Teams

Microsoft launched Microsoft Teams in March 2016 as a real-time team collaboration tool. Since then, it has seen substantial adoption inside Microsoft and outside. According to a recent Microsoft announcement, Teams has 270 million monthly active users, and 3 million organisations use it. With Teams sensitivity labels, managing sensitive data has become easier for administrators….

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Microsoft Teams Now Lets Users Control Where Notifications Appear on Screen

Last month, Microsoft announced plans to roll out a new feature that enables users to customize the location of notifications in Microsoft Teams. This new setting is currently available in public preview for the new Microsoft Teams desktop client for Windows. Typically, Microsoft Teams’ banner notifications appear at the bottom right corner of the screen….

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New Unified Contacts Experience Enhances Collaboration Across Microsoft Teams and Outlook

Microsoft has announced the general availability of the new unified contacts experience in Microsoft Teams and Outlook. This new feature is currently available to all Outlook users and will be gradually rolled out to Microsoft Teams users by April 30, 2025. The new unified contacts experience aims to improve collaboration by allowing Microsoft Entra ID…

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