Here’s a question from Dianne: I want to access my project management channel Teams files directly from File Explorer on my Windows 11 Computer. How can I map the files i store in my channels (mostly PowerPoint and Excel spreadsheets) to File Explorer? Are those kept on my hard drive? Mapping Teams file to Windows … Read more
Eddy asks: Why can’t I see the meeting chat history from my Teams meeting after it’s ended? Is there a way to keep the chat available?” Troubleshoot Teams chat persistence issues The issue you’re experiencing with Teams meeting chat disappearing is probably related to chat persistence settings. Let’s see how to fix this issue. We … Read more
Corey asks: As a team admin I need to change who’s in charge of our project channels. How do I keep the channel owner list fully updated – including adding and removing owning users as needed for the different panel. THis is absolutely critical as we are going through some restructuring. Our answer: Managing channel … Read more
Here’s a question from Ulrich: I work as a project manager in a remote company out of South East Asia. Part of my job is to share files with my co-workers via channel conversations and 1:1 chats. Thing is that from time to time, file uploads get stuck for some reason. Not sure whether it’s … Read more
Here’s a question from Daniel: I work as an executive assistant in a multinational company. I have noted that lately some of the Teams meeting requests i get are planned to start later (typically 5 minutes into the hour) or end up earlier than the bottom or top of the hour. Any idea on how … Read more
Here’s a question from our reader Bobbi: When working for my previous employer, we had an hybrid work setup which meant that some of our group meetings were conducted in the office and some offline. I just switch to a new, remote only employer who uses Outlook Calendar and Microsoft Teams. The thing is that … Read more
Here’s a question from Daisy: I am using Microsoft Teams on a daily basis to communicate with colleagues and customers. I remember that a couple of days ago, i had a conversation with a customer who asked for a specific report. The thing is that i can’t actually find that conversation in my Teams desktop … Read more
Here’s a question from Dave: as a project manager, I use Microsoft Teams on my Windows 10 computer all day long. Sometimes, instead of typing, i prefer to send a recorded audio message to my colleagues and peers. As this capability is not currently available on Teams for Windows or macOS (as far as i … Read more
Here’s another reader question we just received: I work for a contracting project management firm and use Microsoft Teams on a daily basis on my Windows 10 and 11 computers. I have a folder located in the Microsoft Teams channel that i manage that contains a couple of spreadsheets which contains supplier information which i … Read more
Last week we received the following question from Ronda: I can access my Microsoft Teams Channel files from my OneDrive in my Windows computer’s File Explorer. The files are synced locally to my computer for offline access So far so good. The thing is that lately, my Microsoft Teams files stopped syncing up to my … Read more