1 October 2021

MS Teams 9/2021 update highlights

Present from powerpoint to teams

IF you store your presentation on MS OneDrive or sharepoint, powerpoint will show a [Present in Teams] button in the upper right corner (next to [Comments]). You will then have a presenter view in your teams meeting while attendees see the real slides.

Presenter mode

When sharing the screen, you can now have your camera a(i.e. your face) as an inset in the shared screen

Breakout rooms assignment enhanced

You can now easily find which person is in which breakout room.

Chat

Live reactions

Users can now highlight icons to communicate their state of mind. These are the same icons as the ones you use as a short reaction to a chat message. 

Chat bubbles

Chat messages can now appear as callouts for the corresponding person in the participant gallery.

Pin messages

You can pin important chat messsages to make them standout from a long chat flow. The option is in the ... menu you have on your own chat messages (same place as Edit, Remove...)