9 new features in Microsoft Teams for Summer 2024
- 2024.08.06
- MicrosoftTeams

In this Microsoft Teams tutorial video, I show the top 9 Microsoft Teams new features for summer 2024. MS Teams new features include icons/photos for Group Chats, Custom Emojis, Group Chat Meet Now, Improved notifications, and lots more. New features in Teams are always rolling out and updating, so this can help you keep up with the latest additions. Many of these features are in public preview right now, while some have rolled out globally. Learn more about signing up for Public Preview here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/MicrosoftTeams/public-preview-doc-updates
✅ What’s new in Teams July 2024: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-july-2024/ba-p/4205316
✅ What’s new in Teams June 2024: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-june-2024/ba-p/4176606
✅ What’s new in Teams April 2024: https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-april-2024/ba-p/4127313
✅ Group Chat profile picture https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/what-s-new-in-microsoft-teams-microsoft-ignite-2023/ba-p/3976670
✅ Turn Notifications ON or OFF on a Post https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/turn-notifications-on-or-off-for-a-post-in-a-channel-in-microsoft-teams
✅ Custom emojis and Tenant Admin control: https://insider.microsoft365.com/en-us/blog/custom-emojis-and-reactions-in-microsoft-teams
📝 Table of contents
0:00 Introduction
0:11 Group Chat profile picture
0:56 Thumbnail documents when pasting in Chat/Channel
1:42 Context of recent files
2:00 Slash commands
3:07 Meet Now in Group Chats
3:32 Enhanced sound notification controls
4:33 Hide General Channel
5:14 Turn Notifications ON or OFF on a Post
5:36 Custom Emojis (Public Preview)
📺 Top 25 Tips and Tricks for Microsoft Teams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIxHXolDn6Q&list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&index=1
📺 Top 25 Microsoft Teams meetings tips and tricks – the ultimate Teams Meetings tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8XWzvF5G-8&list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7&index=5
For a Microsoft Teams tutorial and lots of tips and tricks, check out my Teams quick tip video playlists:
📺 All Microsoft Teams tips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdHjJccRYryNlNxlFJO7XiHVdr8ah5c_7
📺 Microsoft Teams meetings tutorial playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdHjJccRYryMc_bPsdhWKubx-8xdUSe_p
📺 Microsoft Teams basics playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdHjJccRYryPrLBkZVT7xZfanXpfllasQ
📺 Microsoft Teams advanced playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdHjJccRYryM9mpRJl5PbJ6TWn0UJJ-QP
📺 Microsoft Teams for Education playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdHjJccRYryPKeATXM_9AHxmS0txwJew3
📺 Teams Assignments tutorial playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdHjJccRYryOlJz-CHosA0MzkH4hLED9l
I am always creating more quick tip Microsoft Teams tutorials, so let me know in the comments about other features you’d like to see videos for.
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