The benefits of using Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams was launched in 2017 and while the rise in its use was steady for two years, the platform experienced an explosion of new users during the pandemic to levels that have not only been maintained but grown still further since.
One of the main benefits of Microsoft Teams over its rivals is its deep integration with Office 365 - and another bonus is that Teams is a free add-on service for those businesses who hold a Office 365 subscription.
Facts and figures
- Microsoft Teams had 20 million users in November 2019, a figure which rose to 44 million by March the following year.
- The company says the figure in 2022 now stands at 270 million users.
- Nearly 185,000 educational institutions are now using Microsoft Teams.
- More than one million organisations use it as their default messaging platform.
- Teams is now available in 44 languages and in 181 countries
With an increasing number of people turning to Microsoft Teams as their go-to platform of communication, we thought it a good idea to tell you about 10 keyboard shortcuts which should help your user experience:
10 keyboard shortcuts of Microsoft Teams
Shortcut Function
- Ctrl + …………… For additional shortcuts - to see all shortcuts, click on your profile in the top right hand corner and then click on keyboard shortcuts.
- Ctrl + N…………..Begin a new chat.
- Ctrl + O…………..Add a file.
- Ctrl + E…………..Quick access to the search bar at the top of Teams.
- Ctrl + /……………View all commands that you can use to access content, easily navigate to different locations or set your status.
- Ctrl + Shift + O….Turn your camera on and off.
- Ctrl + Shift + M….Mute and unmute.
- Ctrl + 1 +2 +3……Navigate up and down the left navigation rail - Ctrl 1 = Activity feed, Ctrl 2 = Chat, Ctrl 3 = Teams.
- ^............................This shortcut key will edit your last message sent without the need to click on “...”.
- :word……………..Typing a colon immediately followed by a word will discover more emojis, for example :person.
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