Sometimes a document can’t be edited in Teams for no good reason. Here’s some things to try and workaround the problem. Teams uses SharePoint to manage documents and sometimes the technology doesn’t behave the way it should. A document that you should have full access to, can only be viewed.
Teams software isn’t updated like other Microsoft Office software, here’s how to make sure your Teams is the latest version on Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Microsoft is putting a lot of effort into Teams with seemingly never-ending changes and updates. That’s mostly good for users and also
As promised, the Live Components in Teams are now called Microsoft Loop or Loop Components In Teams chats and posts, look for Loop Components under their new or old name. The features haven’t changed, just the labelling. And there’s a new ‘Loop’ icon in the taskbar, a blue circle with
Microsoft Loop is Microsoft’s next ‘big thing’ and the first place to try and use it is in Teams. Here’s how to use, or at least try out, Loop components in Teams. Loop is a new way of collaboration using small modules that can be dropped into various locations. People
Outlook 365 for Windows is getting more Teams features that link received emails with Teams, start chats or schedule a meeting. Above the email, beside the Reply, Reply All and Forward buttons is now a Teams pull-down menu. Only in Microsoft 365 hosted mailboxes, including Outlook.com Share to Teams This
Looks like many people will be using Zoom, Facetime, Skype or Teams to meet up with family and friends over Christmas. Take a few moments to get ready, look and sound your best for family and friends. All through 2020/2021, Office Watch expanded its coverage to include no-nonsense guides to
Microsoft is increasing the prices on their main Business and Enterprise plans ranging from 9% to 25% effective 1 March 2022 now extended to 14 March 2022. Of course, Microsoft hasn’t stated the price rises in such stark terms. They give the increases as monthly prices (e.g $1 a month)
Now there’s a new and different way to get paid Teams called Teams Essentials. Teams Essentials is a standalone Teams offering, not bundled into any other Microsoft 365 plan. That’s what makes it different from other ways to get a paid version of Teams. It costs US$48 a year per
Checking in and out of documents for Teams isn’t well understood. Using it can end in tears with lost changes or a seemingly stranded document that’s not available to others. What is Check in / Out? In a multi-user environment where lots of people might want to edit a file
Here’s a good video that explains the changes coming to Microsoft Office.com portal Big Tick ✔️ for a Microsoft video that’s more substance than style. Also ✔️ the lovely peg-board for office supplies. Some ❌ marks for too often used Microsoft Hype™ words the form of ‘Excited’ and ‘Experience’. Two
ClipChamp is an online video editing service that’s been bought by Microsoft and is now available to their customers. Not just long videos but also very short ones for social media. It has a wide range of ClipChamp features for both personal and business use. Video Editor Templates Stock image
Microsoft has confirmed the prices for Office 2021 to consumers and announced some ‘extras’ which aren’t really anything new and, in one case, self-serving for Microsoft. Office 2021 prices Office 2021 is the new perpetual license, single payment or non-subscription version of Microsoft Office. The replacement for Office 2019. It
Skype is getting a surprise makeover with improved group calling views, display customization, two camera support and even translation on calls to regular phone lines. Microsoft calls these changes, we’re not kidding, ‘buttery smooth’. The announcement is a surprise because all the indications have been that Skype is on its
Not only can Teams share Word, Excel or PowerPoint files, but you can also make new documents right in Teams or upload existing documents. Create a New File You can easily create a new file within Teams for Word, Excel, PowerPoint or OneNote from the New pull-down list at left.
Teams makes it simple to share files and collaborate. If you are working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Visio files, your coworkers may read, edit, and collaborate on them directly from Teams. The different ways to open a document in Teams. Files Access Within Microsoft Teams, each Channel has a
Teams makes it simple to share files and collaborate. If you are working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Visio files, your coworkers may read, edit, and collaborate on them directly from Teams. Co-edit files Each team member has access to files that have been uploaded and shared on Teams. You
If you’re not willing or able to spend the money, there are several ways you can access Microsoft Office for free. These tips are just good for saving money. Some are useful standby’s to keep in mind if you can’t use the full Microsoft 365 desktop programs. Maybe your computer
Microsoft spends a lot of time explaining how to share a file (Word document, Excel workbook, PowerPoint deck or OneNote notebook) but very little on how to accept a sharing request and collaborate on a ‘live’ document saved online. Live or real-time collaboration lets two or more people work on
Here’s new suggested backgrounds for Teams, Zoom or other calls, dug out of Microsoft’s not always illustrious past. In other words, they are trying to rewrite the history of Clippy, again. Clippy The new Clippy image is part of Microsoft’s ongoing revisionist history. This campaign seeks to convince people that
There’s a major gap between Meet Now in Teams and Skype which means you’ll want to keep both. Also two other features in Skype but not Meet Now plus another reason that Microsoft doesn’t like talking about. Meet Now is Microsoft’s newer computer-to-computer calling and virtual conferencing service. It’s linked
Outlook 365 for Windows has a Meet Now button on the calendar views, why not elsewhere? Meet Now is Microsoft’s calling & meeting service. It’s officially part of Teams but is getting a life of its own for computer-to-computer calling and online meetings by individuals. It has features like screen
Microsoft has added more stock images to Office 365 apps to help people celebrate Mental Health month (May). Also some extra app themes and pictures for Pride Month (June). Mental Health images May was Mental Health Awareness Month so Microsoft added some appropriate Stock Images for documents and slides. They
A little known but useful Teams feature is synchronizing Teams files folders to your Windows or Mac computer. Files are available quickly, more easily and offline via Explorer or Finder. But there’s a trick to getting it working. The official way to access documents and files in Teams is via
Microsoft has announced their plans for later this year with additions to Teams, Whiteboard and an expansion of their Fluid components concept. None of these things are available now. It’s all future promises, nothing substantial customers can use today. Let’s strip away all the hype about ‘hybrid’ workplaces that are
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