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How to use Compact Chat List in Microsoft Teams
This feature will be available in the new Teams desktop experience later year.
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Updated onSeptember 21, 2023
updated onSeptember 21, 2023
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Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular apps to use in organizations or schools for a reason. It gets a lot of new and excellent features very often, almost on a weekly basis. For example, just recentlyAI recap made its way into the app, and you’ll be ableto take notes in the Teams as well.
For teachers,AI will help you build comprehension passagesand comprehension questions for your students. The feature is live starting this week. So you’re missing out on a lot of cool stuff if your organization is not on Teams yet.
And some time ago, Teams announced that you canpreview and play videosin Chat as well. Speaking of Teams Chat, it seemsCompact Chat Listsare coming to Microsoft Teams. And the feature is exciting.
This feature addition will be available in the new Teams desktop experience later this calendar year. But some organizations can gradually experience it sooner.
Here’s how to use Compact Chat List in Microsoft Teams
You will be able to use this feature by switching to compact mode. To do so, you need to:
When you exit Settings, you will see a more condensed view of messages in your message pane, as well as a compacted chat list.
The compacted chat list includes hidden message previews and allows you to see more chats on your screen at a given time.
Your screen will look approximately like this.
Microsoft Teams has been very popular in organizations and still is. And the features are always helping users to get work done efficiently.
However, the platform has its misfortunes as well.In a recent study, research has shown that Teams is very prone to malware, and viruses. 80% of Microsoft 365 accounts were hacked in 2022. And unfortunately, it can easily becomethe target of hackers.
So it might not be a good option for every organization out there, especially the ones that are holding very sensitive information. Alternatively, you canutilize the block feature in Teamsto avoid receiving messages from bots and unknown users.
But what do you think? Is Microsoft Teams worth the risks? Let us know in the comments section below.
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Flavius Floare
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
He’s always curious and ready to take on everything new in the tech world, covering Microsoft’s products on a daily basis. The passion for gaming and hardware feeds his journalistic approach, making him a great researcher and news writer that’s always ready to bring you the bleeding edge!
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Flavius is a writer and a media content producer with a particular interest in technology, gaming, media, film and storytelling.
