The other days Microsoft has announced new features to Microsoft Teams. The message outlined the new features and capabilities of Zoom's competitor platform.
New add-ons offer improvements for Meetings, Meeting room experiences, calling others, chatting, collaboration and integration with Microsoft 360.
What is more, it also provides better features for first-line and health care workers, new security updates and options.
The most attractive thing is Together Mode. It allows teammates to appear in a single virtual environment together, such as a conference room, classroom or coffee shop. The person setting up the call chooses the setting.
Custom layout feature for customizing presentations is also something new. Now a person can appear in front of their datasheet, like a weather forecaster standing in front of a map.
Microsoft has also added a breakout feature to Teams, allowing subgroups of people on a call to meet privately. The new and improved Teams also provides automatic recaps of meetings in a variety of formats and shared files—both can be linked to Microsoft Outlook.
Microsoft also revealed more features to come. For instance, the company noted that it will very soon be launching Microsoft Teams panels. It is supposed to be tablet-like panels that can be posted on walls to display meeting details, including listings of people who have logged in. Also, an 85-inch surface HUB display for use with Teams meetings will be available at the start of next year.