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Teams - Change application settings in Teams Tutorial

Change application settings in Teams describes how to access the Settings by clicking the three dots and selecting Settings, then outlines sections for general startup behavior, appearance themes, chat and channel layout, notifications, accounts and organizations, privacy and accessibility, device hardware, call options, files and links, app authorization, and recognition features. It explains where to change startup options, theme, display preferences, message previews, notification controls, account switching, and device audio/video behavior, with concrete examples such as auto-start and theme choices.

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the overall behavior of teams on your computer.

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To open them,

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click the three dots at the top of Teams

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and then click settings.

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The search box allows you to quickly find a setting if you know its name.

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In the general section,

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you can change the startup behavior of teams.

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For example,

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you can choose whether teams should start automatically,

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stay open in the background,

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or continue to run when you close the window.

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You can also choose how content opens in teams.

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Depending on your preference,

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conversations or certain links can open in the main window or in a new window

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below Teams also displays options related to meeting,

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time zone,

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spell checking,

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out of office responses,

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and keyboard shortcuts.

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In appearance,

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you can change the theme of the app.

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The theme changes the visual display of teams,

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such as with a light,

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dark,

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or classic appearance,

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depending on the choices available.

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You can also customize certain visual elements such as the phototype preference

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or the display of the app bar.

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In chat and channels teams lets you choose how chats,

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teams and channels are organized.

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You can use a combined display or further separate conversations and channels.

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This section also contains options to view message previews,

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time stamps,

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filtered items,

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co-pilot,

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or automatic thread tracking.

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In notification activity

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you control how teams notifies you.

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You can manage sounds,

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message previews,

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notifications during calls and meetings,

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the position of notifications on the screen,

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their size and emails related to missed activities

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in accounts and organization you'll find accounts connected to teams.

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This section allows you to check which account you're working on,

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manage an account,

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or switch

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organizations when multiple environments are connected.

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The privacy and accessibility sections are a collection of specialized settings

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you can open them when you want to adjust permissions,

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sensitive notifications,

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subtitles,

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shortcuts,

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or support options

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in device you manage the hardware used by teams.

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You can choose the camera,

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check the video preview,

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adjust certain effects,

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manage connected devices,

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or set the behavior of audio and video equipment.

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The call section brings together options related to teams calling,

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such as managing certain call

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or ring behaviors depending on your configuration.

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In files and links,

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you choose where the downloaded files are saved.

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You can also control whether Word,

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PowerPoint,

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and Excel files open in Teams,

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desktop,

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or browser.

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The open links preference allows you to choose

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which browser is used to open web links

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in app authorization

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teams list the apps that can request certain access.

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For example,

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if you open Excel in this list,

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you can see the available permissions such as media access

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when the application needs them.

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Finally,

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the recognition section is for voice and face profiles

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when these features are available in your environment.

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These settings can be used to improve certain in meeting features

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such as voice identification or voice isolation,

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and you can manage,

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update or delete associated profiles.

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The idea is not to change everything

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but to know where the main families of settings are

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when you need to adapt teams to the way you work.

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