Set Up Your Active Audio Device Make sure you select the audio device you want to use with Microsoft Teams. Here are the steps to follow: Launch Teams and click on your profile picture. Then click on Settings. Select Devices. Use the drop-down menu to set up the Audio device you want to use (speakers/headphones).  If you’re in a meeting, click the three dots and go to Device settings. Make sure your speakers or headphones are set as the audio devices to be used with Teams.  Alternatively, you can also set your device as Windows 10’s default audio output device. In this manner, Windows 10 will send all sound to the specified headphones/speakers.            Go to System → Sound → Output. Select your speakers or headphones as the default output device.           Restart Teams and check if you can hear all the attendees now.

Meeting notes are a great place to capture and share notes before, during, and after a Teams meeting.   A few things to keep in mind:   Guests (outside of our organization) will not be able to access meeting notes.   Meeting notes are available in meetings with up to 100 people.   Only people who are invited to a meeting before notes are created will have access to them initially. Others can request access, and the owner of the notes will be notified via email.   Before the meeting To take notes before a meeting, go to Calendar, select the meeting, and then Chat with participants. Select the Meeting Notes tab, then Start taking meeting notes.              Add the agenda or other important discussion points. @mention people to get their attention or assign action items.   Note: Pre-meeting notes are currently only available for meetings that don't take place in a channel. If you click Chat with participants in a meeting that takes place in a channel, you'll be taken to that channel.   During the meeting Once you’re in the meeting, go to More actions in your meeting controls, then choose Meeting notes.   If you haven't taken any notes yet, select Take notes. Otherwise, start typing your notes. Use the controls at the top of the panel to format the text. To add a new note, select Add a new section here. Use @mentions to draw someone's attention to a specific note or assign an action item.     When you first add a note, a message will be posted on your behalf in the meeting chat.   In a recurring meeting, the notes persist from meeting to meeting. Each meeting becomes a new section in the notes.   After the meeting To access notes from a channel meeting, go to the channel where the meeting occurred and find the meeting. Beneath it, select Show notes in fullscreen.     To access notes from a private meeting, open the meeting event on your calendar and select the notes.   Tip: Along with the meeting notes, you'll find any other available meeting-related items (attached docs, the transcript and recording) on the Details tab when you open the meeting event.  

  Create and format a post or announcement to start a conversation in a channel. Create New Conversations   Select the New conversation button.   Type a message.   Select Format    To create an announcement, select a post type > Announcement .   Type a headline and an optional subhead, and then add a color scheme or your own background image.   Format your post including the following options: Font size Bold Bulleted list or Numbered list Insert link   Select Send .

Select Activity  to see your activity feed -- a summary of everything that's happened in the teams and channels you follow.   Filter your activity Under Activity, select Filter. Type to filter by a keyword or select More options (...) and choose how to filter your feed. You can filter by: Unread messages Mentions Replies Reactions Missed call Voicemail Apps Suggested Select the X next to a filter to clear it. When you're done, select Close filter to close it completely.   View your activity Under Activity, select the Feed dropdown arrow and choose My Activity to see just your activity.

How do I share my screen?   To share your screen in a meeting, select the share content   button in your meeting controls. Then, choose to present your entire desktop, a window, a PowerPoint file, or a whiteboard.             NOTE:  If you’re using Teams on the web, you’ll only be able to share your screen if you are using Google Chrome or the latest version of Microsoft Edge.   Once you have clicked  to share your screen, you’ll be presented with one of the options below:     Share your... If you want to... Great when... Desktop Show your entire screen, including notifications and other desktop activity You need to seamlessly share multiple windows Window Show just one window, and no notifications or other desktop activity You only need to show one thing and want to keep the rest of your screen to yourself PowerPoint Present a PowerPoint file others can interact with You need to share a presentation and want others to be able to move through it at their own pace Whiteboard Collaborate with others in real time  You want to sketch with others and have your notes attached to the meeting   NOTE:  If you are sharing a window and a recently opened application (spreadsheet, report, etc.) is not appearing in your list of windows, please leave the Teams meeting and rejoin.  This will refresh your list of applications.    What is “Include computer sound?” Sharing computer sound lets you stream audio from your computer to meeting participants through Teams. You can use it to play a video or audio clip as part of a virtual presentation.  Attendees will hear sound from their audio devices.    To share sound, select the share content button in your meeting controls and then select “Include computer sound” (it's the switch on the top left of your sharing options). All sound from your computer, including notifications, will be audible in the meeting.            

Microsoft has updated the audio/video options before joining Teams meetings!    This update will help with: preventing feedback noise when multiple devices join in the same room. connecting to pre-installed audio devices in meeting rooms.  (not available at all locations)   First, to the left, are video settings to activate your camera and background filters.  Choose to modify.      Next, to the right, are audio settings.  Choose “Computer audio” to use your current setup.  You can also modify by clicking the  button.     Choose “Phone audio” to provide a number to join.  This is very helpful to those that don’t have audio devices on their computers.    Choose the “Don’t use audio” option when another microphone/speaker is active in the room. (This prevents that pesky feedback noise!) Use this option when you only need to share a screen on a personal device. If you choose to not use audio, you can always reactivate by clicking the  button.