Microsoft Teams: 7 shortcuts for quick access to basic but important functions

Microsoft Teams and other virtual work-related platforms have been in the centre of the digital revolution that was accelerated by the pandemic. MS Teams is one of the most popular go-to platforms for professionals. In order to make the workday a little less hectic, the platform offers certain shortcuts for important tasks. These keyboard shortcuts can help the user work faster, saving them a few clicks.

These seven keyboard shortcuts can help users access important functions instantly.

These are some shortcuts that can be used while in a meeting:

1. Ctrl + shift + M – Mute/unmute yourself

2. Ctrl + shift + O – Turn on/off your camera

These shortcuts can come in handy while chatting and collaborating to easily start conversations, and quickly share files:

3. Ctrl + N – Start a new chat

4. Ctrl + O – Attach a file

These shortcuts will help you move between chats, teams, and calls, and search of information quickly:

5. Ctrl + 1+ 2 + 3 – Navigate up and down the left navigation rail. (i.e. Ctrl + 1 = Activity feed; Ctrl +2 = Chat; Ctrl + 3 = Teams etc.)

6. Ctrl + E – Quick access to the search bar at the top of Teams.

Shortcut to find and use emoji:

7. :word – Type a colon “:” immediately followed by a word to discover additional emojis (e.g. :person or :apple)

In order to view other shortcuts, the user can Type Ctrl + . to see all of them or click on your profile in the top right-hand corner and click keyboard shortcuts

Subscribe to Mint Newsletters

* Enter a valid email

* Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

Never miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint.
Download
our App Now!!

For all the latest Technology News Click Here 

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! TechAI is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – [email protected]. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.