Microsoft Teams Tips and Tricks (2021)

1h 3mIntermediate2021-12-08

Authors

Nick Brazzi

LinkedIn Learning Staff Author

Course details

Discover how to work more efficiently with Microsoft Teams, the popular collaboration app in Microsoft 365. In this concise, targeted course, Nick Brazzi shares tips that can help power users get even more use out of Teams. He goes over useful commands and keyboard shortcuts that can help you streamline your workflow, and explains how to use Teams as a hub to access information from different Office 365 apps. Nick also demonstrates how to leverage different communication options, explores some particularly useful apps in Teams, and shows how to work with bots and messaging apps.

Skills covered

Microsoft TeamsMessagingTips, Tricks, & TechniquesOffice 365Microsoft 365Business Software and ToolsMicrosoft

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Work more efficiently in Microsoft Teams

1. Streamline Work in Teams

02 - Use Teams as a hub for Microsoft 365
03 - Set up notifications
04 - Use keyboard shortcuts in Teams
05 - Some useful commands for the command box
06 - Keep track of commitments using Viva Insights

2. Control Teams and Channels

07 - Hide channels and teams you don't use
08 - Use private channels
09 - Pin channels for quick access

3. Read and Send Messages Effectively

10 - Target specific people with @mentions
11 - Moderate conversation channels or post announcements
12 - Use the Immersive Reader to read messages more easily
13 - Translate messages in other languages

4. Features for Better Meetings

14 - Apply special rules to a scheduled meeting
15 - Use presenter mode during a meeting
16 - Ideate with your team using Whiteboard
17 - Get a meeting summary and attendance report

5. Special Options in the Mobile App

18 - Voice messages, location, and other message options
19 - Scan documents with the mobile app

Conclusion

20 - Continue learning in Microsoft Teams