What’s new in Teams for Personal | October 2024

October has been busy, and we've rolled out several upgrades in Teams (free). Grab some coffee and read on for the updates. Device settings (desktop) We have heard your feed...

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Introducing the AI Community Learning Program: Play with AI, Make Friends, and Have Fun!

Introducing the AI Community Learning Program: Play with AI, Make Friends, and Have Fun (All in Just 10 Minutes a Day) Who says learning AI has to be serious? With our new AI...

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What’s new in Teams for Personal | September 2024

As September kicks off the autumn season, everyone is getting back into the swing of work and school. Grab a cup of coffee and read about the latest improvements in Teams for ...

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Set sound notifications in Teams

With the frequent influx of notifications, maintaining focus can be challenging, especially when they are accompanied by sounds. Fortunately, you can enhance your sound notifi...

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Give or take control when screen sharing on Teams

Microsoft Teams for personal use is an excellent collaboration tool. A notable new feature is the ability to give and take control during screen sharing. This proves extremely...

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What’s new in Teams for Personal | August 2024

The summer season has been bustling with activity, marked by the launch of the new unified Teams desktop application and the introduction of numerous new features in Teams for...

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Managing Teams startup settings

Based on your preferences, you can set the Teams desktop app to automatically start with your computer, open in the background, or not start at all. To get notifications for n...

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Personal Teams accounts now available on new Teams desktop app

The new unified Teams experience is now available for personal accounts on Windows 11, Windows 10 and Mac, bringing all your Teams accounts, whether personal, work, or school,...

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Try out the new Teams for Personal on web today!

The new web experience for Teams for Personal is now available to all users! This enhanced version is faster and includes the latest features of Teams for Personal. To ...

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AISECT empowers students with upskilling and career development using Teams

The worldwide job market has expanded remarkably with the rise of cutting-edge technologies, giving birth to new roles and sectors that didn't exist before. Consequently, ther...

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What’s new in Teams for Personal | June 2024

This blog post will explore the new quick access to camera and audio settings during a Teams meeting, as well as how to discover Teams communities to join. Additionally, we're...

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Slash commands in Teams for Personal

Slash commands are a convenient feature in many apps for quick actions. We've recently introduced the first set of slash commands for Teams Insiders who use Teams with a perso...

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Teams Insider Community call | June 2024

With the launch of the new Teams Insider Community, we're excited to announce that our next monthly community call is scheduled for June 25th, 2024, at 9 AM PDT (4 PM GMT). Jo...

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A community for the wise leader

The soul of technology is the people who make it come alive. In Teams, these are community builders and people who come together to find shared purpose and meaning. Today w...

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Optimize Your Notifications on Teams for Personal

Microsoft Teams is a great tool for collaboration and communication. Like any communication app, as you connect with more and more people over time, notifications can become o...

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Be a part of the Teams Insider Community!

Our Teams Insider Community is a space where Teams for Personal users can connect with each other, try out new features before they are released to the public, and share feedb...

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Connect with anyone, anytime with meetings in Teams for Personal

With free meetings up to 60 minutes, Microsoft Teams for Personal makes it easy to connect with anyone, anytime. In this post we'll explore all your options when hosting a mee...

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What’s new in Teams for Personal | Apr 2024

In this blog post, we introduce the redesigned Calendar tab on Teams for personal use on mobile and show you how simple it is to plan, organize, and attend meetings and commun...

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10 Tips to Foster an Engaging Community

Leading an online community? We are here to help! Microsoft Teams offers a suite of tools designed to help community owners foster a vibrant and engaging environment. H...

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More hidden gems in Teams for personal use

Following our earlier blog post about lesser-known features in Teams for personal use, this post will show you more capabilities that you might have missed, and that are very ...

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Using Designer in Teams for personal use

In this article, we will share practical tips and tricks on how to leverage the power of Designer to create stunning images for your digital hangouts, personal celebrations, o...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Mar 2024

We have been busy releasing new features in Teams for personal use in March and here's a recap of some of the recently released features available for you today: Welcome ...

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Hidden gems in Teams for personal use

Teams is great for connecting and collaborating with anyone, anytime. In this post we'll shine a spotlight on Teams features that you might not be aware of that can level up p...

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Teams Insider call | April 2024

Our next monthly Teams Insider call is scheduled for April 5th, 2024, at 9 AM PDT. In these monthly calls, the Teams product team will cover the latest updates to Teams for...

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Visual refresh in Microsoft Teams for personal use

Teams Insider exclusive - Visual refresh in Microsoft Teams for personal use We've received consistent feedback from you that Teams for personal use can be more fun and light...

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All you can do as a community owner in Microsoft Teams

Welcome to a new series covering best practices and tips when using Teams for personal use! In this article, you will learn about Teams Communities, how to get started, and...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Feb 2024

It's easier than ever to take a quick look at all shared photos in your community with the new Photos tab in communities in Teams free on Windows 11. Just navigate to your ...

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Join Teams for work or school meeting with your personal account

Teams Insider exclusive - Join Teams for work or school meeting with your personal Microsoft account As a part of ongoing work to improve the experience when joining Teams me...

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Richard Cloudesley School Engages Parents using Communities in Teams

Schools are exploring new avenues to foster communication and engagement with parents. Through Communities in Microsoft Teams, schools can establish secure private spaces to c...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Jan 2024

We have been busy working on new features in December and January, making the free version of Teams even better! You can now set community specific nicknames to make it e...

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PIEDS, BITS Pilani: Fostering Startup Connections with Communities in Teams

Currently, startup accelerators are crucial in linking aspiring entrepreneurs and founders of early-stage startups, offering them mentorship, funding support, and networking o...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Nov 2023

We are steadily heading toward the holiday season and here's the last feature update before the end of the year. And what a year it has been! So many new features released, an...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Oct 2023

We published a blog post on the Microsoft Tech Community about some of the most recent updates in Teams (free), for example the new exciting mini Teams experience on Windows 1...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Sep 2023

Sometimes you might feel that a community in Microsoft Teams is getting too noisy. Or sometimes you just want to be notified about everything. You can now do both in Teams fre...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Aug 2023

In the previous What's new in Microsoft Teams (free) post we mentioned that we are rolling out the communities feature on Windows 10, macOS and Web as well. The rollout is don...

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How is IIT Madras connecting Mentors & Students using Communities in Teams?

With ongoing advancements in technology, there has been a continuous shift in how we learn, network, and interact with each other. Communities in Teams experience enables stud...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Jul 2023

You have just created a new community in Teams free and you realize you made a small typo in the community's name. With our recent updates it's now easy to edit your community...

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What’s new in Microsoft Teams (free) | Jun 2023

You have been invited to a Teams meeting but when it's time to join, there's no meeting link to click. Instead, you have a meeting ID and passcode, but you cannot find where t...

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Joining Teams for work or school meetings from Teams (free)

There are many ways to join Teams meetings depending on your account, device and even the type of the meeting (defined by who organizes the meeting). This blog post covers a f...

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