Microsoft Teams: Training, tutorials, how-tos

Microsoft Teams Meetings Update: New Features for Pop-out Meetings, Focus Mode, Meeting Notes and more | July 2020

Microsoft has some major features scheduled for release for Microsoft Teams, particularly to do with Meetings

Teams download custom background images for Family Guy, the Simpsons and other shows

Fox has created backgrounds you can use as custom images in Teams meetings. The background images include The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Masked Singer, LEGO Masters, Bob's Burgers, and others.

Teams add your own virtual background directly in Teams

Microsoft has released a Teams meetings update that allows meeting participants to upload their own personal backgrounds. Teams is known for the popular blurry background effect and soon added pre-installed backgrounds. Now Teams allow custom backgrounds to be added easily.

Pop-out Chat in Microsoft Teams

Teams now allow you to instantly pop-out your one-on-one or group chat into a separate window. After popping out the chat, you can drag it, place it on another monitor, resize, or close the window as you wish. Pop-out chats are a great way to get a lot done when you’re in a meeting or in a call. I demonstrate in this short video how to have a meeting in Teams and then pop-out two chats.

Microsoft Teams - Create customized backgrounds for Meetings

Workaround for adding your own images to a Teams meeting as a background. Simply add images or pictures to the Teams Upload folder in Explorer.

Invite guests to a Teams Meeting

Inviting guests to a Microsoft Teams meeting is very easy using the Teams app. Click the Calendar, and click a date for the appointment.

Virtual Backgrounds in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams now has 24 virtual backgrounds to chose from in meetings.

Teams: Announcements and Post in multiple channels

Announcements allow you to post either an image or a heading with a background color. With Post in multiple channels, you now have the ability to post a conversation or announcements to multiple channels at one time.

Use the Command Box to master Microsoft Teams

The command box in Microsoft Teams is always at the top of the screen. Use slashes to access shortcuts in Teams.

Send an email to a channel in Microsoft Teams

Send an email to a channel in Microsoft Teams by using the channel's email address.