New features in Microsoft Teams that will save you time and help you socialize with coworkers!

Information Technology
Productivity
Published on June 17, 2022
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Express yourself in Teams with a wider range of diversity and representation. Teams has added a number of emoji that will allow you to express yourself in a more personal way.

Set your out of office from Teams

Whether you're going on holiday or offline for the afternoon, it's now possible to set your out-of-office status and auto-responders in Teams instead of Outlook. It is faster and simpler.  

To set your status, please follow these steps:

How to set the "Out of Office" status in Teams. Step 1: Select your profile picture on the top right corner; Step 2: Select "Set status message"; Step 3: Select "Schedule out of office"; Step 4: Type a message.
How to set the "Out of Office" status in Teams. Step 1: Select your profile picture on the top right corner; Step 2: Select "Set status message"; Step 3: Select "Schedule out of office"; Step 4: Type a message.

Improved sharing in Teams meetings

It's now easier to find the right content when you need it. Do you want to share audio files, PowerPoint slides or a window? You can find these items by selecting the content sharing icon in a Teams meeting. 

For more details, including a screenshot of the new design, go to Share content in a meeting in Teams.