The SAMPE 2021 Microsoft Team is a dedicated SAMPE 2021 networking channel for Seminar attendees. Attendees can start a new post, arrange a ad-hoc audio/video meeting or private meeting. This channel available until the 12 March 2021 and will be monitored by our moderators to ensure there is no anti-social behaviour.
Starting a conversation
To start a channel conversation, type your post in the "start a new conversation" box.
Some features of Channel conversations:
@mention:
@ the Channel name to get everyone's attention
Set your post as an announcement:
Click "format" (icon of an A and a pen), then click "New conversation" in the top left and select "announcement"
Set your post as important:
Click "format", then click the 3 dots and select "Mark as Important"
Add emojis, stickers, files and gifs to your post
Cross-post to other channels:
Click "format", then click "Post in multiple channels" and select them
Replying/Reacting to other's posts
To reply to a post:
Click reply at the bottom of the post (if there is no reply button replies have been disabled to this post). Make sure to click reply if you want to reply to another person's post rather than creating a new conversation.
To react to a post:
hover your mouse over the top of the post
Replying/Reacting to other's posts
To reply to a post:
Click reply at the bottom of the post (if there is no reply button replies have been disabled to this post). Make sure to click reply if you want to reply to another person's post rather than creating a new conversation.
To react to a post:
hover your mouse over the top of the post
Audio/Video Discussion
DO
- @mention the channel or team - if the information you are posting is very important to all Team members. @mention individual colleagues - on your channel posts except when replying.
- Reply to the existing conversation instead to keep the Channel organised.
DON'T
- Start a new conversation without checking if a similar active conversation exists
How to change your availability status
When you are set to do not disturb you will not receive Teams notifications, except for the priority notifications which you have set to appear.
You can change these priority notifications:
- Click your profile picture
- Next, click "Settings" and a settings box will appear
- Then, click "Privacy" from the list on the left of the settings box
- Next, click "Manage priority access"
How to change your notification settings
- Click your profile picture
- Then, click "Settings" and a settings box will appear
- Next, click "Notifications" from the list on the left side of the box
- Then, click the drop down arrow beside each notification to change them
Hint -"Notification sounds" setting - If you have a meeting you may wish to change this setting to "Off". If notification sounds are left on people in your meeting will hear them.
