Office 365 now provides guest access that can be used to grant content access to team members outside of your organization. However, the process of setting up a guest user works differently from that of setting up a normal, licensed user from within your organization. Although within the Microsoft 365 Admin Center you will now... Continue Reading →
Microsoft Adds admin roles to teams
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Microsoft Teams collaboration service now supports the assignment of four different IT administrator roles. The four roles that can be assigned with the Microsoft Teams and Skype for Business Admin Center" are Service Administrator, Communication Administrator, Communications Support Engineering and Communications Support Specialist. Service Administrator. This role appears to... Continue Reading →
Microsoft Teams Background Blur feature in teams
Teams has come up with a brilliant enhancement called the Background Blur Feature. You will appear clear in the video conference while everything behind you is simply concealed. To start a meeting with background blur, move the blur slider—the one to the right of the video slider—to the right on the Choose your audio and video... Continue Reading →
What’s New in Microsoft Teams – November
Microsoft Teams now adding new features, such as, new features like Quiet Hours, Teams based on dynamic group membership, org-wide team, scoped Exchange directory search, view organizational information from anywhere, schedule meeting on the go and know who is calling you via Microsoft Teams. Quiet Hours, keep your work-life balance with quiet hours. Quiet Hours... Continue Reading →
Microsoft Teams: Personal Wiki and Private Notes. New features that fall a little short for me.
In August, Microsoft announced a couple new enhancements for teams that I would like to discuss further. These two new features, on the surface, seem to be a valued enhancement that seems to fall a little short for me. Am I missing something? What are your thoughts? Take private notes and get the whole picture... Continue Reading →
How do you use Microsoft Teams? Let’s start with Teams and Channels.
How do you use Microsoft Teams? Do you find it effective? Are you getting the level of adoption you planned for? Do you use it for temporary projects? Long term central communications? Are you fumbling around, lost seeking value? I have planned A good number of blogs this summer will demonstrate value I have found... Continue Reading →