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Overview
Microsoft has made a new version of Microsoft Teams available. This new version includes many enhancements, new features, and quality of life improvements. A full list of changes and improvements can be found on Microsoft's "What's new in Microsoft Teams" page.
Installation
- Click the toggle in the upper left corner of your Teams window.
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- Click Get it now button in the bottom right of the pop-up window. Clicking the See the full list link in the bottom left of the pop-up window will open a web page detailing the changes in the new version of Teams.
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Note: This will force a restart of Teams.
- Click Continue in the Install Microsoft Teams (work or school) installation window.
- Click Close once the installation is complete. The new Teams will launch.
- Click your tamu.edu account.
- Click OK to allow Teams to use your microphone, if you use Teams for calls or video meetings.
Adjusting layout
- Click the three dots next to your user icon in the top right corner of Teams.
- Click Settings.
- Click Appearance and accessibility.
- Click List under Layout to display your teams and chats as a list rather than as a grid of icons.
- Click on any icon on the left (Teams, Chat, etc.) to exit the settings menu.
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Setting notification preferences
General notifications settings
- Click the three dots next to your user icon in the top right corner of Teams.
- Click Settings.
- Click Notifications and activity.
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- Configure application-wide notifications including:
- Mac notifications and Focus preferences
- Notification sounds, including incoming calls, requests to join, and meeting start notifications
- Show messages and content previews in notifications
- Chat notifications
- @Mentions
- Channel and team @mentions
- Tag mentions
- Replies to your posts and replies
- Likes and reactions
- Meeting start and meeting chat notifications
- Click on any icon on the left (Teams, Chat, etc.) to exit the settings menu.
Per-channel notifications
- Click the three dots to the right of a channel name.
- Click Channel notifications.
- Select your notification preferences (Banner and feed, only show in feed, or off) to the right of both All new posts and Channel mentions.
- Click Save.
- Repeat steps 1-4 for each team or channel.