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Change Outlook Calendar Invite to set Teams Status to Do Not Disturb
How can I use my calendar invites in Outlook to automatically change my Teams Status to Do Not Disturb?
I schedule out specific tasks in my Outlook calendar so I can plan and manage my day better & I would like my Status to be set to Do Not Disturb in Teams during these periods similarly to this "Focus Time" feature which MS have developed.
I do not want to use this generic "Focus Time" term / feature as I like to set time aside to give my attention to a specific thing - it also helps me to remember what I should be working on and when.
Any help would be appreciated as I know the "Show As" function within an Outlook Calendar invite you can use this to Change your Teams Status to Away or Busy, but annoyingly.....not Do Not Disturb.... :S
Hi,
Updated 2021, feedback under review
Enable Scheduled Do Not Disturb, like Slack · Community (microsoft.com)
Would recommend to vote on it to push it up the agenda. By voting on it, you'll be notified if Microsoft picks it up. I think that this would be a great feature and I would love to see it introduced so voted it up too
Best, Chris
Hi,
Updated 2021, feedback under review
Enable Scheduled Do Not Disturb, like Slack · Community (microsoft.com)
Would recommend to vote on it to push it up the agenda. By voting on it, you'll be notified if Microsoft picks it up. I think that this would be a great feature and I would love to see it introduced so voted it up too
Best, ChrisChrisHoardMVP - That's amazing, thank you Chris! 🙂
- I would agree that this is a feature that would be very useful. In education, our faculty present through teams in their virtual classes. Sometimes people will call while they are in class and it disrupts class. This would be a great feature to have. Microsoft please implement this in the next revision of Outlook/Teams
- In an education environment having your Outlook calendar set DND in Teams would assist staff adopt Teams calling better as currently they get a pop-up if someone is calling if they forget to set DND before they head into class.
nt_n15a I am actually looking for the opposite solution - how to turn off DND during Focus Time. Don't judge ;). It's a necessary evil at times. Any suggestions welcome!
Anyway - I rename and categorize (and move around) my pre-set Focus Time blocks. This allows me to earmark time for specific activities, while maintaining inclusion in Focus Time stats. Maybe this helps you too.
I am trying to solve for keeping the Focus Time stats + being available in Teams concurrently - struggling to find an existing solution.
That's a great idea - I will try this too!
Thanks for your help 🙂
- Same! I'd like the "Focus Time" to set my status to "Busy" like it does in Slack, not to DND...
nt_n15a In the meantime, I copy a focus meeting and repurpose it. It triggers the DND like it is a focus meeting, but can be renamed and date and time changed.
