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Microsoft Teams for Mac

Microsoft Teams for Mac

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Microsoft Teams for Mac is an industry-leading communication and collaboration platform designed to enable users of all ages and technical levels to work together seamlessly, share files, and communicate effectively.

With its user-friendly interface and robust functionality powered by the large Azure cloud architecture, this app represents an essential tool for businesses, organizations, and individuals looking to enhance their productivity and collaboration.

Offered as a free app to everyone, the capabilities of this communication utility can be expanded with the purchase of various business tier addons (Phone, Rooms, Premium) and services that are part of the Microsoft 365 suite.

Due to its flexibility and full integration into Microsoft’s service ecosystem, this app is particularly useful to preexisting users of Office 365, SharePoint, and OneDrive, enabling them to contact remote people, share data, and collaborate more easily.

And as a straight communication tool, this app hits all the marks. It features versatile text, voice, and chat services, with built-in support for video conferencing, screen sharing, file transfers, and more.

Main Features
  • Secure Video Conferencing – Access high-quality video conferencing capabilities with all contacts managed by Outlook and other Microsoft 365 apps.
  • Streamlined File Sharing – Share files and folders with team members, with secure file transfers and user access management.
  • Chat and Messaging – Instantly contact people with a robust text and voice messaging system.
  • Screen Sharing – Share screens with team members, demonstrate software, share presentations, and more.
  • Integration with Microsoft Tools – Automatic and deep integration with other Microsoft tools, including web apps and cloud services.
  • Flexible Pricing Options – From free access to home users to a wide offering of professional and team plans.
Installation and Setup

This popular chat and communication app is distributed as an automated installer that can be downloaded from the Mac App Store, the official Microsoft website, or secure FileHorse servers.

To finalize the process of installation, users are required to log into the app using their Microsoft Account credentials.

How to Use

When inside the app, users are free to add or browse their contact lists, initiate calls, create teams, or join a new one. The app provides easy access to all its basic text chat tools at all points, enabling users to be flexible when communicating online.

During all types of team meetings, users are encouraged to share their files, and desktop screens with easy-to-reach tools.

While the app can automatically detect webcams and microphone accessories, users can manually pick which hardware devices are to be used during the virtual conferencing sessions.

User Interface

The user interface is designed to streamline the way users manage remote communication sessions.

It features a clean and organized layout that closely matches the design template that is currently used in all other Microsoft applications, enabling users of the Microsoft 365 suite to instantly discover all the tools this powerful communication apps offer.

FAQ

What is Microsoft Teams?
It is a communication and collaboration platform for home, education, and enterprise, designed by Microsoft for all modern computing platforms.

Is it safe?
Yes. This is a trusted and widely used app with a strong reputation for security and reliability.

Alternatives

Slack for Mac – A popular cross-platform communication and collaboration platform.

Google Workspace – A suite of productivity tools that includes communication and collaboration tools.

Zoom for Mac – Video conferencing-focused application with support for a large number of active participants during video calls.

Webex for Mac – A video conferencing and collaboration tool that enables virtual meetings, screen sharing, and messaging for teams and businesses.

Pricing
  • Free Tier: Available for free for all non-commercial home users.
  • Microsoft 365 Personal: $6.99 per month.
  • Microsoft 365 Family: $9.99 per month.
  • Microsoft Teams Essentials: $4.00 per user per month.
  • Microsoft 365 Business Basic: $6.00 per user per month.
  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard: $12.50 per user per month.
System Requirements
  • CPU: Intel Core Duo processor
  • RAM: 4GB of memory
  • Storage: 1.5GB of free space
  • Accessories: webcam and microphone
PROS
  • Robust communication features.
  • Deep integration with Microsoft services.
  • User-friendly interface.
  • Free tier of use and flexible pricing options.
CONS
  • None.
Conclusion

Microsoft Teams for Mac is a powerful chat and collaboration platform designed for users of all ages and technical knowledge levels.

It can serve both home and enterprise users, enabling them to maintain contact easily and reliably with remote people, with a wide array of premium features for facilitating secure business collaboration sessions.


Also Available: Download Microsoft Teams for Windows

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Have small group discussions with breakout rooms:
- With teachers and meeting organizers looking for ways to encourage meaningful discussion, a need for small groups to break out into smaller group discussions. Luckily, you can get just that with breakout rooms in Teams meetings.
- Organizers can learn how to set up breakout rooms via the Windows or Mac desktop app at Use breakout rooms in Teams meetings


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Keep it secret, keep it safe:
- To provide you with even more privacy, Teams now lets you turn off message previews in your desktop notifications. Message previews are on by default. To turn them off, go to your profile picture, select Settings > Notifications > Show message preview. From here, switch the toggle to off.

Appear offline in Teams:
- You can now set your status in Teams to Appear offline, You'll still receive notifications if anyone messages you, but you'll be able to work in Teams while appearing invisible to others. Like magic!

Notification settings got a makeover:
- Check out the new, simplified organization of your notification settings. To access, go to your profile picture, select Settings > Notifications and you're there.

New industry-based team templates :
- Use team templates created specifically for your industry to help you create teams optimized for the way you work. There are also some new templates for project management, employee in-boarding, and more.

Transfer meetings between devices:
- Seamlessly switch between devices when in a Teams meeting. So if you join a meeting from your phone while making your morning cup of caffeine, you can transfer to your computer when you get to your desk and no one will be the wiser.


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Take a peek at your meetings:
- View meeting details from your calendar without opening the meeting. All you need to do is hover your cursor over the event in your calendar and a brief summary of details will pop up for you to read.

Speaker name added to Live captions :
- Live captions are now able to attribute the name of the speaker when generating captions during a meeting. Live captions is currently available in US English only.

New keyboard shortcuts:
- For improved accessibility in Teams, there are two new shortcuts. To start a new conversation, type Alt+Shift+C on PC and Opt+Shift+C on Mac. To reply to a thread, type Alt+Shift+R on PC and Opt+Shift+R on Mac.

New attendee audio option for meetings:
- Meeting organizers can now disable attendee mics to prevent them from unmuting during a meeting. In Meeting options, go to Allow attendees to unmute and switch the toggle to Yes.

Better access to meeting notes:
- Meeting notes now supports up to 100 meeting participants at a time. Participants who have access to notes will now continue to have access to meeting notes, even after the meeting ends. Also, if anyone joins your meeting after it's scheduled and doesn't have access to notes, they can now request access from the notes owner. Get the full scoop at Take meeting notes in Teams.

Share the spotlight:
- Spotlighting a video is like pinning it for everyone in the meeting. If you're an organizer or a presenter, you can choose anyone's video (including your own) to be the main video people see. Learn how to bring everyone's focus on a specific person in Spotlight someone's video in a Teams meeting.


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Push the big button:
- Introducing the updated New conversation button in channels. Confidently know you're starting a new conversation (and not replying to a thread) with the new button look. The same old keyboard shortcuts will still work for you and you can find those in Keyboard shortcuts for Microsoft Teams.
- The new button is at the bottom of the channel. Select, New conversation to open the box where you write your message. Just as before, you can type a quick message and press Enter to send, or select Format Expand button to expand the box and use your formatting tools. Select Send Send icon to send your message when in the expanded mode.


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More control in meeting options:
- Now, you have the option to make everyone—even people from your organization—wait in the meeting lobby when they join a meeting you've organized
- To access this setting, open Meeting options. Then, where is asks Who can bypass the lobby?, select Only me. Learn how to access these options at Change participant settings for a Teams meeting.

Clearer options when joining a meeting via link:
- When you join a Teams meeting via a link, you're provided three options for how you can join. If you don't have the app, but want all the meeting functionality it provides, select the first button to download the app compatible with your operating system. Want to join via web? Select Continue on this browser. And, if you already have the app, select Open your Teams app to join the meeting like you would from the Teams calendar.


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Access pinned chats and channels while offline:
- Your most recent conversations, as well as your pinned chats and channels, are now available when working offline in Teams

Customize your background:
- Whether it's outer space or your favorite cartoon living room, try out customized backgrounds in your next video call