{"id":15231,"date":"2022-02-15T08:53:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T08:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/?p=15231"},"modified":"2022-02-15T08:53:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T08:53:38","slug":"how-to-change-status-on-microsoft-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linuxways.net\/de\/centos\/how-to-change-status-on-microsoft-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change Status on Microsoft Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you want other users to know what you are up to on Microsoft Teams and when they should and should not make contact with you? Do you want them to know why you are busy or unavailable by displaying a short message? Similar to other team collaboration apps<\/a>, Microsoft Teams lets you display your current status so that other users know about your availability. You can show your current status by displaying a little icon on your profile picture and by displaying a short message.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s post, we will be explaining how to change the status on Microsoft Teams. If you do not have Microsoft Teams on your Linux system, you can visit our post on how to install Microsoft Teams on Ubuntu<\/a>, Debian<\/a>, openSUSE<\/a> and CentOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Note<\/strong>: The steps outlined here are focused on Linux distribution Ubuntu, but you can follow the same steps if you’re using Microsoft Teams on another OS platform.<\/p>\n

Changing Status on Microsoft Teams<\/h2>\n

Follow the steps outlined below in order to change the status on Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n

In the upper right corner of Microsoft Teams, click your profile photo.<\/p>\n

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It’ll bring up a small window. Click Set status message<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Then the following window will open. Type your status in the text area. You can type up to 280 characters.<\/p>\n

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Under the text area, you will find a drop-down menu. Using this menu, you can choose when to clear the status message. Choose any time frame from the drop-down menu or create your custom time frame, whatever works best for you.<\/p>\n

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Then to save the changes, click Done<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Now if you click your profile photo, you will see the new status that you have set.<\/p>\n

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Setting Custom Status Message on Microsoft Teams<\/h2>\n

Follow the steps outlined below in order to set a custom status message on Microsoft Teams.<\/p>\n

In the upper right corner of Microsoft Teams, click your profile photo.<\/p>\n

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It’ll bring up a small window. Click on your current status whatever it is (Available<\/strong> in our case).<\/p>\n

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This will bring up a list of different status options. From the list, you can pick the below status options:<\/p>\n