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Hands-On Microsoft Teams

You're reading from   Hands-On Microsoft Teams A practical guide to enhancing enterprise collaboration with Microsoft Teams and Office 365

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839213984
Length 324 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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João Ferreira João Ferreira
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1:Microsoft Teams Basics 2. Chapter 2: Microsoft Teams' Core Features FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: How to Use Microsoft Teams – Chats and Conversation 4. Chapter 4: How to Use Microsoft Teams – Meetings and Live Events 5. Chapter 5: Public versus Private – Teams and Channels 6. Chapter 6: Extending Microsoft Teams Using Apps 7. Chapter 7: Extend Microsoft Teams Using Custom Apps and Microsoft 365 8. Chapter 8: Build Your Own App for Microsoft Teams Using App Studio 9. Chapter 9: Building Your Own Bot for Microsoft Teams 10. Chapter 10: Microsoft Teams PowerShell – a Tool for Automation 11. Other Books You May Enjoy

How to use private chats

Private chats can be used to have conversations about topics that are not relevant to an entire team. You can use it to plan your daily tasks with your co-workers or even to schedule a coffee break. All of the content shared in private chats will only be visible to you and the other members of the chat.

Microsoft Teams supports one-to-one and one-to-n private chats (with a limit of 100 users). In this section, we will look at how to use both.

To start a new one-to-one private conversation using Microsoft Teams, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the Chat app in the app bar.
  2. Look for the user in the left pane that you want to chat with and click on their name.
  3. Start your conversation.

Even though this three-step process is the easiest way to start a chat on Microsoft Teams, sometimes the user you want to chat with will not be available in the contacts list. In this case, do the following:

  1. In the top bar of Microsoft Teams, click...
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