Recently Added Teams Features
See also: Upcoming Teams Features
- Search within a chat or channel — In the Teams desktop application, press Ctrl-F (Windows) or Command-F (Mac) while in a Teams chat or channel. A search box will appear at the top of the Teams window that searches within the chat or channel. Pictured below is a search limited to the "Golden Eagle Care and Feeding" channel. Generally became available on July 2, 2020.

- Teams meeting size increased from 250 to 300 participants on June 26, 2020.
- Upload your own background image for the background settings in a Teams meeting/online class session. Generally became available on June 9, 2020.
- View three-by-three video feeds — up to nine total at a time. Generally became available on May 13, 2020.

- Download a participant report, found in the participant list, that includes join and leave times for participants. Generally became available on May 15, 2020.
- Raise hand lets meeting participants indicate they have something to say during a meeting by clicking or tapping the hand-raise icon on the meeting control bar. Alerts for raised hands appear at bottom of the Teams screen and in the participant list (when shown as a right column). Generally became available on May 15, 2020.
- End meeting allows the meeting organizer to end a meeting for all participants. To end the meeting, click or tap the Leave meeting button. A drop-down menu appears. Select End meeting. If the online meeting or class was recording, the recording also stops when you use the end meeting feature. Generally became available on April 10, 2020.
- Select background settings gives you several background images to replace the standard blurred background. IT Services has added several Marquette themed backgrounds as well. Before you join an online meeting, turn on your camera and click or tap the blur icon to reveal the background settings options in the right column. Generally became available in April 2020.

Also, during the online meeting or class, you can turn on or switch the background setting image. With your camera on, click or tap the three-dots icon on the meeting control bar. Select Show background effects.
Questions?
Please contact the IT Services Help Desk for questions about Microsoft Teams.