{"id":22231,"date":"2021-09-16T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T00:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exigotech.com.au\/?p=22231"},"modified":"2024-04-17T14:39:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T09:09:31","slug":"a-list-of-ms-teams-app-new-features-your-key-to-stepping-up-your-collaboration-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/sg\/blog\/a-list-of-ms-teams-app-new-features-your-key-to-stepping-up-your-collaboration-game","title":{"rendered":"A List of MS Teams App New Features \u2013 Your Key to Stepping Up Your Collaboration Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft (MS)\u00a0Teams app,\u00a0sits at the\u00a0centre\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0collaboration suite for most\u00a0Australian businesses. Microsoft\u00a0has confirmed that it saw an unprecedented increase in the number of Teams users. They added 95 million users alone in 2020. And,\u00a0with the\u00a0pandemic situation\u00a0becoming\u00a0graver, forcing people to return to their home office setup, it is expected that the numbers will shoot up\u00a0again. When\u00a0Microsoft Teams was rolled out in 2017, the Seattle based tech giant marketed it as a\u00a0chat-based\u00a0workspace. But over the years, the businesses\u2019 demands have changed\u00a0and so\u00a0has\u00a0Microsoft\u2019s vision\u00a0for\u00a0the product.<\/p>\n<p data-contrast=\"none\">Microsoft CEO,\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Satya_Nadella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Satya Nadella<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0once quoted that they are building MS Teams app as an\u00a0organising\u00a0layer\u00a0for all the ways businesses function. His vision is to\u00a0extend\u00a0Microsoft Teams\u2019\u00a0capabilities over apps and services while making it a\u00a0hub of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/blog\/new-features-in-ms-office-365-suite-that-will-help-employees-improve-communication-and-collaboration\">communication and collaboration<\/a><\/strong>. He envisions\u00a0Microsoft Teams\u00a0as a tool\u00a0that enables businesses to\u00a0build social capital\u00a0and\u00a0allow people\u00a0to collaborate outside and inside of the\u00a0organisation.<\/p>\n<p data-contrast=\"none\">To make vision of their CEO\u00a0successful and\u00a0revolutionise\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/services\/business-communications\"><strong>business communications<\/strong><\/a>, Microsoft is releasing features almost every month for MS Teams app. Let\u2019s not go too far back and just talk about the additions that were made in the month of July and August.<\/p>\n<h3>MS Teams New Features Rolled Out in July 2021<\/h3>\n<p>As per a data breach study by IBM,\u00a061%\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/reports\/data-breach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>organisations<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0say that data theft is the greatest threat to their reputation costing them millions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lock a Meeting<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The presenters\u00a0now\u00a0have the flexibility to avoid distractions due to late\u00a0joiners. The presenters can lock a meeting and the participant who\u00a0was\u00a0late won\u2019t be able to enter the meeting. The Lock meeting option\u00a0can be accessed from\u00a0the\u00a0more options\u00a0menu in the participant pane and is available for desktop app only.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slide Translate in PowerPoint Live<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The feature of MS <a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/blog\"><strong>Teams app<\/strong><\/a> allows the users to understand the contents of\u00a0a\u00a0presentation more quickly and easily when it is being shared during a Teams meeting.\u00a0The private setting in Power Point Live enables\u00a0the users to view the slides in their own language. Presently, the slide contents can be translated in 19 languages. The support for more languages will be coming soon.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>End User Real-time Telemetry During Meetings<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A call health panel was introduced that enables\u00a0the end users to figure out any issue related to audio, video, network or screen they had whilst\u00a0attending the call.\u00a0The information in\u00a0call health panel is updated every 15 minutes for superior and engaging end user experience.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paging on Video Gallery<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When a user is engaged in a call where many people are sharing their videos\u00a0in the gallery mode, this feature\u00a0allows users\u00a0to navigate across the Window\u00a0and view the participants of\u00a0their\u00a0preference.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Support for Human Interface Devices for Azure Virtual Desktop<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The end users are now allowed to\u00a0plug in their external devices such as mouse or a headphone while accessing MS Teams app from a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/services\/cloud\/azure-virtual-desktop\"><strong>virtual desktop<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Additions to MS Teams App in August 2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-blog1.jpg\" alt=\"features of Microsoft Teams\" width=\"940\" height=\"1695\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Role of Exigo Tech in Making MS Teams App a Part of Your Collaboration Suite<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There is no shadow of doubt in the fact that Australian businesses have risen above the\u00a0operational challenges\u00a0the pandemic has thrown at them.\u00a0Access to\u00a0the\u00a0latest\u00a0digital\u00a0technology solutions\u00a0played a major role in enabling\u00a0organisations\u00a0to survive\u00a0and keep navigating through the crisis.\u00a0And,\u00a0it\u00a0is\u00a0clear that acquiring\u00a0digital resilience\u00a0helped corporates not just stay open but innovate and grow during the difficult times.<\/p>\n<p>Exigo\u00a0Tech, with\u00a0our vision\u00a0of Technology Made Simple, partners with businesses of all sizes and verticals\u00a0to help\u00a0them to become\u00a0technology enabled. We,\u00a0being a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/exigotech.co\/au\/about-us\/partners\"><strong>Microsoft Solutions Partner<\/strong><\/a> are well-versed with their\u00a0solutions\u00a0and offer deployment, implementation, maintenance and support services. We have been\u00a0successful\u00a0in enhancing the collaboration stature of\u00a0hundreds of\u00a0clients across\u00a0the country\u00a0with Microsoft Teams app. To speak to our expert consultants and discuss how we can build a modern workplace for you, call <strong><a href=\"tel:1300 394 468\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">1300 EXIGOTECH (394 468)<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sales@exigotech.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>sales@exigotech.com.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft (MS)\u00a0Teams app,\u00a0sits at the\u00a0centre\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0collaboration suite for most\u00a0Australian businesses. 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