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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 Microsoft 365

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801075275
Length 532 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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João Ferreira João Ferreira
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Microsoft Teams Basics 2. Microsoft Teams' Core Features FREE CHAPTER 3. How to Use Microsoft Teams: Chats and Conversation 4. How to Use Microsoft Teams: Meetings, Webinars, and Live Events 5. Private vs Public vs Shared: Teams and Channels 6. Teams Templates 7. Employee Experience in Microsoft Teams Using Microsoft Viva 8. Other Microsoft Teams Use Cases 9. Extending Microsoft Teams Using Apps 10. Extending Microsoft Teams Using Custom Apps and Microsoft 365 11. Building Your Own App for Microsoft Teams Using the Developer Portal 12. Building Your Own Bot for Microsoft Teams 13. Microsoft Teams PowerShell: A Tool for Automation 14. Other Books You May Enjoy
15. Index

Understanding chats in the context of teams

Chats in the context of a team have the same functionalities as described previously. However, due to the different scope of the conversation, there are also a few other options available that will help you to communicate better and be more productive.

The chat feature is the first tab in the channel. It is called Posts and its position and label cannot be modified.

Each channel inside of a team starts with its own Chat app, which allows you to have conversations with all the members of a team, relating to the topic of the channel. The following section describes the special features present within this app.

Reply versus typing a new message

Unlike individual chats, where everything is displayed as a single thread, in a channel, things can quickly get out of control if everybody uses the New conversation button. In a channel chat, each message contains a Reply link underneath. This is the option you should use to reply...

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