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Running Teams PowerShell Cmdlets in Azure Automation
This article describes the prerequisites and how to run cmdlets from the Teams PowerShell module in Azure Automation runbooks. We also consider when you’d want to consider using Teams PowerShell cmdlets instead of Graph API requests or cmdlets from the Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK. The bottom line is that it’s possible, but maybe not a frequently-used option. https://office365itpros.com/2025/09/12/teams-powershell-azure-automation/
Test call option not showing up in Teams?
Hi I've downloaded a personal version of Teams and need to test it. However, the 'Test call' option is not available? I've tried 2 methods: 1) typing 'Test call' in the search bar and pressing enter - nothing happens when I do this! 2) going to Settings then Devices then checking for the 'Test call' option - but it's not there! I've attached what I can see when I got to Devices and what I should be able to see (from a video I watched online) I'm using Version 1.4.00.22472 (64-bit). Can anyone please advise?
How to embed large text blocks in a chat message
I am trying to include a large-ish code snippet in a Teams message. I understand that the message itself can only be so many characters, but is there a way to create an ad-hoc object to place a larger text chunk in, rather than save my content to a file and attach the file?How to Add a Timer to Microsoft Teams Meetings | Step-by-Step Guide
🚀 Boost Your Microsoft Teams Productivity! Have you ever wished you could keep your meetings on track and avoid running over time? Good news: Microsoft Teams has a built-in way to add a timer to your meetings! In my latest YouTube video, I walk you through: ✅ How to add a timer in Teams ✅ Why timeboxing improves meeting efficiency ✅ Tips for making your meetings more productive 📺 Watch the full tutorial here: https://youtu.be/5OEMaRZOfmY If you’re looking to optimize your Microsoft 365 experience, this one’s for you! 👉 What’s your favorite tip for running efficient meetings? Share it in the comments! #MicrosoftTeams #Productivity #Microsoft365 #Collaboration #WorkSmarterTeams Support for Emojis in Chat and Channels Section Names
Teams users can use emojis to create or rename chat section names. By incorporating emojis into section names, users create “visual anchors” to help navigate through Teams chats and channels. Sprinkling emojis around section names doesn’t really make me navigate any smarter, but it’s a feature that Slack has, so Teams can’t be left behind in the pretty interface stakes. https://office365itpros.com/2025/10/08/teams-chat-section-names/
How to STOP Teams from auto-deciding for me what I should see and not see
I don't know about others but for me its very annoying when TEAMS decides for me what I need to see and don't need to see vs letting me make that decision myself. YES I can SHOW a channel that has been hidden but if I don't know it was hidden then I don't know it needs to be shown. I was looking for information that I knew would be in a file somewhere but I didn't know the file name and b/c TEMAS auto hid the channel it was in for me I couldn't locate it via manual search. I had to go ask someone else who had worked with the info and when they ds showed me the file I went back to my desk and of course I still couldn't locate it b/c I didn't realize it was in a hidden channel. I could search by the file name but I didn't make note of the file name b/c I thought that knowing in what Channel it was that I could then manually find it myself. Time was wasted all b/c MS Teams made choices for me without asking or checking with me first. Is there a way to shut this down so in the future TEAMS does not hide something soi that only I can hide it if I want to hide it? If any MS Engineer is reading this,. PLEASE stop making choices for us users! Its great that we can if we so choose, hide or show something but stop deciding for us what we should see and not see! It was annoying when you started this hide & seek game with the functions in the MS Applications and it's no more fun now that your doing it in TEAMS. Some users like to decide for themselves vs letting software choose for them.
How to organise Posts within channels
Hi, Hoping that someone could share some thoughts and/or advice in relation to a scenario we're trying to find a solution for. We have a channel, in which we use Posts to share information, which can be grouped into two or three themes, with channel members. For clarity, please refer to the below pic for what I mean when referring to Posts (as distinct/different functionality from chats). What we'd like to do is mark the posts, with the respective theme, and be able to filter the theme so that users don't need to scroll through the whole list to manually find posts related to the theme they'd like to see. Some other considerations: we like the idea of using a consolidated channel for multiple themes, so that there are less different channels etc that users need to navigate/keep across all channel members need to have access all posts (not any specific subset of members/users) if there was a way to have multiple "Posts" tabs, this would work for us to be able to share the themed posts to a centralised posts space, as then users could access the separate Posts tab for specific themes as/if required we're trying to find the least "clunky" solution/approach to achieve an ease of grouping/finding posts related to a specific theme Thanks in advance for your time and thoughts : -) Cam.
