Online Collaboration

“I have several Outlook meetings and appointments which i would like to turn into Microsoft Teams meetings (including a call link etc’) without creating a new invitation. – Is that possible? Adding teams links to existing Outlook meeting Convert Outlook to Teams meeting Here’s a step by step process to transition Outlook appointment into Teams … Read more

Here’s a question we got via our Facebook group:Any idea why the Microsoft Teams is missing from my Windows 10 taskbar? I can’t find the icon anywhere, and it’s making it difficult to access the app quickly. How can I get Teams to appear in the taskbar again? Any ideas are appreciated.. Solve the Teams … Read more

Here’s a question i often encounter at work: I need to save some important videos from my Microsoft Teams chats, meetings, channels, as well as Microsoft Stream. How can I download these videos to my computer?” Save video files from Microsoft Teams to your computer Downloading videos from Microsoft Teams and Stream can be useful … Read more

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?” Meeting chat access depends on invite path Teams meeting chat availability after a meeting is not identical for every participant. Microsoft documents that scheduled meeting attendees can usually return … 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