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Microsoft Teams: Maestro: Contacts in Teams

Basic Things to Know About "Contacts" in Microsoft Teams

Contacts:

Hover your cursor over a contact picture. 

You will be able to perform several activities:

  • See the status of the contact (available, busy, etc.)
  • Start a chat
  • Send an email
  • Look at a contact's organizational structure
  • Start a video call
  • Start an audio call

contacts window

Create a group

  • Click Chat
  • Click the Contacts tab
  • At the bottom of the tab, click Create a new contact group
  • Name your group and click Create
  • You can always rename or delete your group later

Add people to a contact group

  • Click Chat
  • Click Contacts
  • Click More options more options icon beside the group’s name
  • Click Add a contact to this group
  • Type the name of a team member
  • Click Add

Rename a contact group

  • Click Chat 
  • Click Contacts 
  • Click More options more options icon beside the group’s name
  • Click Rename this group.
  • Type a new name
  • Click Save

Remove someone from a contact group

  • Click Chat
  • Click Contacts
  • Click More options more options icon beside the person’s name
  • Click Remove from this group

Delete a contact group

  • Click Chat
  • Click Contacts
  • Click More options more options icon beside the group’s name
  • Click Delete this group