Questions tagged [microsoft-teams]
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Download video from Microsoft Stream
I'd like to download video from Microsoft Teams, or better yet, from Microsoft Stream. I read that this function is available only for the owner.
The problem is the following: from tomorrow my university is starting streaming lectures because in…
Gennaro Arguzzi
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How to avoid Microsoft Teams to act as a multimedia application?
I use Microsoft Teams in my corporate environement.
I have a multimedia keyboard (Logitech MX keys if it matters) that have a play/pause button.
When I press the button, it triggers the Microsoft Teams ring tone (even if no communication is active).…
Steve B
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How to put Microsoft Teams call on hold?
I'm using Microsoft Teams on a Windows machine.
Sometimes I find myself needing to step away from my computer for a moment, but I don't want people in the call to think I am still there.
There doesn't appear to be a way to manually put the call on…
TeamDman
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How do I stop Microsoft Teams from converting smileys to emojis?
Whenever I try to type a smiley face in Microsoft Teams, it gets automatically converted into an emoji. This means :) -> , <3 -> ❤ , etc. Other chat applications like Discord have options to disable auto-emoji, but Teams seems to be missing…
Stevoisiak
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Force Microsoft Teams to use default audio devices set in Windows
Teams doesn't have a setting to use the default audio devices set in Windows. It just remembers its own (rather buried) device settings, and if those devices aren't present, decides on its own what devices you'll use. (And you'll like it, mister.)
I…
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How do I stop Microsoft Teams from auto-changing my status?
Throughout the day I will happen to notice that my status has somehow flipped from available to busy/in meeting. I have no idea how/when it's happening, but I definitely do not want it to do this. I imagine Teams is trying to figure out from my…
Brian Knoblauch
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How to make Microsoft Teams launch my default browser instead of Edge?
I use Firefox as my daily browser. But when I use Microsoft Teams, when I click on a link in Chat, it always bring up Microsoft Edge. My default browser is set to Firefox. But Teams ignores it. Is there a way to get around it?
some user
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How to change the image of a group chat in microsoft teams
I did not find a way to change the image of a group chat (NOT a team) in microsoft teams under Chat. If I click on the edit pencil, I can only change the name of the group.
MacOS: 12.0.1
Nash
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Teams turns on my camera for every meeting
Every time I join a meeting, my camera turns on. I can't find out how to fix this. Video Settings doesn't seem to have anything for that.
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Where is Microsoft Teams application located on my Windows 10 Computer?
From the 'tray icon' I chose to disable "start Teams on startup" but now I can't find the application.
It's not in Programs Files > Microsoft [neither in Program Files (x86)].
It's not in App Data for the current user.
It's not in the Start Menu…
Kostas Gogas
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Microsoft Teams – Notification when someone becomes available
In Microsoft Teams, is it possible to get a notification when another user change status from busy to available?
Let’s say I want to send a non-urgent message to my coworker Jane. I see that her status is set to busy and therefore I don’t want to…
Carl Winbäck
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Force Microsoft Teams to use OS-native Notifications
Using Microsoft Teams, I get ugly purple no-padding notifications on my Desktop:
In addition to being non-standard, these alerts do not respect my system's Do Not Disturb settings.
How can I force Microsoft Teams to use the operating system's…
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Clear cache of Microsoft Teams / Login with a different domain
I have Microsoft Teams installed on my laptop (Kubuntu 20.04)
I used to use teams via my work account (while interning). (To log-in, enter work email on teams sign in page, redirects to company SSO, enter credentials, and I am inside teams)
Now that…
kalpaj agrawalla
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Make a left panel not auto collapsible in MS Teams
After I pressed some keys on keyboard this panel has disappeared and now appears only on mouse hovering:
How do I lock it back again?
UPD. Below are some screenshots.
user10101
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How to Jump to Beginning of Chat in Teams
Is there a way to quickly jump to the beginning of a chat in Microsoft Teams? I have a conversation history that goes back months and is easily hundreds of pages long. Scrolling would take a long time.
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