The use of Microsoft Teams has exploded in the last few years, and it now boasts 270 million people using it every month.

Of course, it was the right tool at the right time when we all rushed to work from home at the start of the pandemic.

But the growth of Microsoft Teams continues, even if some believe the growth has slowed down a little recently.

With Microsoft Teams so crucial to some businesses that the owners and managers wonder how they ever operated without it.

Teams allow us to stay connected wherever we work and collaborate on projects with no fuss.

Because it's part of the Microsoft 365 package, it's the logical solution to keep a team working together in the hybrid work age.

One thing that makes Teams so unique is Microsoft's commitment to constantly making improvements and adding features. They're not just making the core features better. They're helping all of us be more productive and less distracted.

Over the past few months, we've seen new features such as a virtual whiteboard you can use to throw around ideas in a video meeting.

Another improvement is improved chat features, such as pinning chats to the top. You can also filter messages more quickly. And change your view to allow you to focus just on the task you're working on.

There are always more new features in development to improve the experience.

Three new features are being released soon that we're excited about.

The first is due for release later this month. However, this feature feels like it should have been there from day one. When you rename a Teams channel, it will automatically change the name of the corresponding SharePoint folder.

This will help make everything more organized and save you time hunting for the correct folder.

Then in June, a new Chat With Self feature will be released. This will allow you to send yourself notes, messages, files, and images. How have we lived without this feature for so long? We think this could be a real game-changer.

And finally, an improvement to Teams calls you to make from your browser, rather than the Teams app. It should be the same experience with the same features in both.

Of course, many other updates are being released throughout the rest of the year. With Teams, there's always an exciting new update on the way.

If you need any help setting up Teams, so it's customized to your business, get in touch.

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